diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
index 3900dd2a1fa..956a2fe6e45 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ genasmsym(void (*put)(Sym*, char*, int, vlong, vlong, int, Sym*))
 			case SDATA:
 			case SELFDATA:
 			case SMACHO:
+			case SWINDOWS:
 				if(!s->reachable)
 					continue;
 				put(s, s->name, 'D', symaddr(s), s->size, s->version, s->gotype);
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/l.h b/src/cmd/8l/l.h
index fd0b6424480..a14a2bf2a6b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/l.h
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/l.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ enum
 	SRODATA,
 	SDATA,
 	SMACHO,	/* Mach-O __nl_symbol_ptr */
+	SWINDOWS,
 	SBSS,
 
 	SXREF,
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/obj.c b/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
index 1c3407206df..b6ebc1a9bff 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	doelf();
 	if(HEADTYPE == 6)
 		domacho();
+	if(HEADTYPE == 10)
+		dope();
 	dostkoff();
 	if(debug['p'])
 		if(debug['1'])
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/pe.c b/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
index 953611969d1..82c6941f251 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@ static IMAGE_FILE_HEADER fh;
 static IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER oh;
 static IMAGE_SECTION_HEADER sh[16];
 
+typedef struct Imp Imp;
+struct Imp {
+	Sym* s;
+	long va;
+	long vb;
+	Imp* next;
+};
+
+typedef struct Dll Dll;
+struct Dll {
+	char* name;
+	int count;
+	Imp* ms;
+	Dll* next;
+};
+
+static Dll* dr;
+static int ndll, nimp, nsize;
+
 static IMAGE_SECTION_HEADER*
 addpesection(char *name, int sectsize, int filesize, Segment *s)
 {
@@ -122,66 +141,160 @@ strput(char *s)
 	cput('\0');
 }
 
-static void
-addimports(vlong fileoff)
+static Dll* 
+initdynimport(void)
 {
-	IMAGE_IMPORT_DESCRIPTOR ds[2], *d;
-	char *dllname = "kernel32.dll";
-	struct {
-		char *name;
-		uint32 thunk;
-	} *f, fs[] = {
-		{ "GetProcAddress", 0 },
-		{ "LoadLibraryExA", 0 },
-		{ 0, 0 }
-	};
+	Imp *m;
+	Dll *d;
+	Sym *s;
+	int i;
+	Sym *dynamic;
 
-	uint32 size = 0;
-	memset(ds, 0, sizeof(ds));
-	size += sizeof(ds);
-	ds[0].Name = size;
-	size += strlen(dllname) + 1;
-	for(f=fs; f->name; f++) {
-		f->thunk = size;
-		size += sizeof(uint16) + strlen(f->name) + 1;
+	dr = nil;
+	ndll = 0;
+	nimp = 0;
+	nsize = 0;
+	
+	for(i=0; i<NHASH; i++)
+	for(s = hash[i]; s != S; s = s->hash) {
+		if(!s->reachable || !s->dynimpname)
+			continue;
+		nimp++;
+		for(d = dr; d != nil; d = d->next) {
+			if(strcmp(d->name,s->dynimplib) == 0) {
+				m = mal(sizeof *m);
+				m->s = s;
+				m->next = d->ms;
+				d->ms = m;
+				d->count++;
+				nsize += strlen(s->dynimpname)+2+1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if(d == nil) {
+			d = mal(sizeof *d);
+			d->name = s->dynimplib;
+			d->count = 1;
+			d->next = dr;
+			dr = d;
+			m = mal(sizeof *m);
+			m->s = s;
+			m->next = 0;
+			d->ms = m;
+			ndll++;
+			nsize += strlen(s->dynimpname)+2+1;
+			nsize += strlen(s->dynimplib)+1;
+		}
 	}
-	ds[0].FirstThunk = size;
-	for(f=fs; f->name; f++)
-		size += sizeof(fs[0].thunk);
+	
+	nsize += 20*ndll + 20;
+	nsize += 4*nimp + 4*ndll;
+	
+	dynamic = lookup(".windynamic", 0);
+	dynamic->reachable = 1;
+	dynamic->type = SWINDOWS;
+	for(d = dr; d != nil; d = d->next) {
+		for(m = d->ms; m != nil; m = m->next) {
+			m->s->type = SWINDOWS | SSUB;
+			m->s->sub = dynamic->sub;
+			dynamic->sub = m->s;
+			m->s->value = dynamic->size;
+			dynamic->size += 4;
+		}
+		dynamic->size += 4;
+	}
+		
+	return dr;
+}
 
+static void
+addimports(vlong fileoff, IMAGE_SECTION_HEADER *datsect)
+{
 	IMAGE_SECTION_HEADER *isect;
-	isect = addpesection(".idata", size, size, 0);
+	uint32 va;
+	int noff, aoff, o, last_fn, last_name_off, iat_off;
+	Imp *m;
+	Dll *d;
+	Sym* dynamic;
+	
+	isect = addpesection(".idata", nsize, nsize, 0);
 	isect->Characteristics = IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|
 		IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE;
-	
-	uint32 va = isect->VirtualAddress;
+	va = isect->VirtualAddress;
 	oh.DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT].VirtualAddress = va;
 	oh.DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT].Size = isect->VirtualSize;
 
-	ds[0].Name += va;
-	ds[0].FirstThunk += va;
-	for(f=fs; f->name; f++)
-		f->thunk += va;
-
 	seek(cout, fileoff, 0);
-	for(d=ds; ; d++) {
-		lputl(d->OriginalFirstThunk);
-		lputl(d->TimeDateStamp);
-		lputl(d->ForwarderChain);
-		lputl(d->Name);
-		lputl(d->FirstThunk);
-		if(!d->Name) 
-			break;
+
+	dynamic = lookup(".windynamic", 0);
+	iat_off = dynamic->value - PEBASE; // FirstThunk allocated in .data
+	oh.DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IAT].VirtualAddress = iat_off;
+	oh.DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IAT].Size = dynamic->size;
+
+	noff = va + 20*ndll + 20;
+	aoff = noff + 4*nimp + 4*ndll;
+	last_fn = 0;
+	last_name_off = aoff;
+	for(d = dr; d != nil; d = d->next) {
+		lputl(noff);
+		lputl(0);
+		lputl(0);
+		lputl(last_name_off);
+		lputl(iat_off);
+		last_fn = d->count;
+		noff += 4*last_fn + 4;
+		aoff += 4*last_fn + 4;
+		iat_off += 4*last_fn + 4;
+		last_name_off += strlen(d->name)+1;
 	}
-	strput(dllname);
-	for(f=fs; f->name; f++) {
-		wputl(0);
-		strput(f->name);
+	lputl(0); //end
+	lputl(0);
+	lputl(0);
+	lputl(0);
+	lputl(0);
+	
+	// put OriginalFirstThunk
+	o = last_name_off;
+	for(d = dr; d != nil; d = d->next) {
+		for(m = d->ms; m != nil; m = m->next) {
+			lputl(o);
+			o += 2 + strlen(m->s->dynimpname) + 1;
+		}
+		lputl(0);
 	}
-	for(f=fs; f->name; f++)
-		lputl(f->thunk);
-	strnput("", isect->SizeOfRawData - size);
+	// put names
+	for(d = dr; d != nil; d = d->next) {
+		strput(d->name);
+	}
+	// put hint+name
+	for(d = dr; d != nil; d = d->next) {
+		for(m = d->ms; m != nil; m = m->next) {
+			wputl(0);
+			strput(m->s->dynimpname);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	strnput("", isect->SizeOfRawData - nsize);
 	cflush();
+
+	// put FirstThunk
+	o = last_name_off;
+	seek(cout, datsect->PointerToRawData + dynamic->value - PEBASE - datsect->VirtualAddress, 0);
+	for(d = dr; d != nil; d = d->next) {
+		for(m = d->ms; m != nil; m = m->next) {
+			lputl(o);
+			o += 2 + strlen(m->s->dynimpname) + 1;
+		}
+		lputl(0);
+	}
+	cflush();
+	seek(cout, 0, 2);
+}
+
+void
+dope(void)
+{
+	initdynimport();
 }
 
 void
@@ -210,7 +323,7 @@ asmbpe(void)
 	d->Characteristics = IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|
 		IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE;
 
-	addimports(nextfileoff);
+	addimports(nextfileoff, d);
 
 	fh.NumberOfSections = nsect;
 	fh.TimeDateStamp = time(0);
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/pe.h b/src/cmd/ld/pe.h
index 38180052f91..f8161cc4a67 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/pe.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/pe.h
@@ -120,3 +120,5 @@ enum {
 
 void peinit(void);
 void asmbpe(void);
+void dope(void);
+
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/windows/386/sys.s b/src/pkg/runtime/windows/386/sys.s
index c191feb61db..7f99b34de86 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/windows/386/sys.s
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/windows/386/sys.s
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "386/asm.h"
 
-TEXT runtime·get_kernel_module(SB),7,$0
-	MOVL	0x30(FS), AX		// get PEB
-	MOVL	0x0c(AX), AX		// get PEB_LDR_DATA
-	MOVL	0x1c(AX), AX		// get init order module list
-	MOVL	(AX), AX		// get next entry (kernel module)
-	MOVL	0x08(AX), AX		// get base of module
-	RET
-
 // void *stdcall_raw(void *fn, int32 count, uintptr *args)
 TEXT runtime·stdcall_raw(SB),7,$4
 	// Copy arguments from stack.
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/windows/mem.c b/src/pkg/runtime/windows/mem.c
index c113c40c32a..15ccd9551d6 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/windows/mem.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/windows/mem.c
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ abort(int8 *name)
 	runtime·throw(name);
 }
 
+#pragma dynimport runtime·VirtualAlloc VirtualAlloc "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·VirtualFree VirtualFree "kernel32.dll"
+void *runtime·VirtualAlloc;
+void *runtime·VirtualFree;
+
 void*
 runtime·SysAlloc(uintptr n)
 {
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/windows/os.h b/src/pkg/runtime/windows/os.h
index f247ce99661..445e5b5f454 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/windows/os.h
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/windows/os.h
@@ -2,16 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// The following function allows one to dynamically
-// resolve DLL function names.
-// The arguments are strings.
-void *runtime·get_proc_addr(void *library, void *name);
-
-extern void *runtime·VirtualAlloc;
-extern void *runtime·VirtualFree;
 extern void *runtime·LoadLibraryEx;
 extern void *runtime·GetProcAddress;
-extern void *runtime·GetLastError;
 
 #define runtime·goargs runtime·windows_goargs
 void runtime·windows_goargs(void);
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/windows/thread.c b/src/pkg/runtime/windows/thread.c
index 6d961beea1b..9a6f121aba9 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/windows/thread.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/windows/thread.c
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "os.h"
 
-extern void *runtime·get_kernel_module(void);
+#pragma dynimport runtime·LoadLibraryEx LoadLibraryExA "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·GetProcAddress GetProcAddress "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·CloseHandle CloseHandle "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·ExitProcess ExitProcess "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·GetStdHandle GetStdHandle "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·SetEvent SetEvent "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·WriteFile WriteFile "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·GetLastError GetLastError "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·SetLastError SetLastError "kernel32.dll"
 
 // Also referenced by external packages
 void *runtime·CloseHandle;
@@ -13,71 +21,37 @@ void *runtime·ExitProcess;
 void *runtime·GetStdHandle;
 void *runtime·SetEvent;
 void *runtime·WriteFile;
-void *runtime·VirtualAlloc;
-void *runtime·VirtualFree;
 void *runtime·LoadLibraryEx;
 void *runtime·GetProcAddress;
 void *runtime·GetLastError;
 void *runtime·SetLastError;
 
-static void *CreateEvent;
-static void *CreateThread;
-static void *WaitForSingleObject;
+#pragma dynimport runtime·CreateEvent CreateEventA "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·CreateThread CreateThread "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·GetModuleHandle GetModuleHandleA "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·WaitForSingleObject WaitForSingleObject "kernel32.dll"
 
-static void*
-get_proc_addr2(byte *base, byte *name)
-{
-	byte *pe_header, *exports;
-	uint32 entries, *addr, *names, i;
-	uint16 *ordinals;
-
-	pe_header = base+*(uint32*)(base+0x3c);
-	exports = base+*(uint32*)(pe_header+0x78);
-	entries = *(uint32*)(exports+0x18);
-	addr = (uint32*)(base+*(uint32*)(exports+0x1c));
-	names = (uint32*)(base+*(uint32*)(exports+0x20));
-	ordinals = (uint16*)(base+*(uint32*)(exports+0x24));
-	for(i=0; i<entries; i++) {
-		byte *s = base+names[i];
-		if(runtime·strcmp(name, s) == 0)
-			break;
-	}
-	if(i == entries)
-		return 0;
-	return base+addr[ordinals[i]];
-}
+void *runtime·CreateEvent;
+void *runtime·CreateThread;
+void *runtime·GetModuleHandle;
+void *runtime·WaitForSingleObject;
 
 void
 runtime·osinit(void)
 {
-	void *base;
-
-	base = runtime·get_kernel_module();
-	runtime·GetProcAddress = get_proc_addr2(base, (byte*)"GetProcAddress");
-	runtime·LoadLibraryEx = get_proc_addr2(base, (byte*)"LoadLibraryExA");
-	runtime·CloseHandle = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "CloseHandle");
-	CreateEvent = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "CreateEventA");
-	CreateThread = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "CreateThread");
-	runtime·ExitProcess = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "ExitProcess");
-	runtime·GetStdHandle = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "GetStdHandle");
-	runtime·SetEvent = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "SetEvent");
-	runtime·VirtualAlloc = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "VirtualAlloc");
-	runtime·VirtualFree = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "VirtualFree");
-	WaitForSingleObject = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "WaitForSingleObject");
-	runtime·WriteFile = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "WriteFile");
-	runtime·GetLastError = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "GetLastError");
-	runtime·SetLastError = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "SetLastError");
 }
 
-// The arguments are strings.
-void*
-runtime·get_proc_addr(void *library, void *name)
-{
-	void *base;
+#pragma dynimport runtime·GetCommandLine GetCommandLineW  "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·CommandLineToArgv CommandLineToArgvW  "shell32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·GetEnvironmentStrings GetEnvironmentStringsW  "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·FreeEnvironmentStrings FreeEnvironmentStringsW  "kernel32.dll"
+#pragma dynimport runtime·LocalFree LocalFree "kernel32.dll"
 
-	base = runtime·stdcall(runtime·LoadLibraryEx, 3, library, 0, 0);
-	return runtime·stdcall(runtime·GetProcAddress, 2, base, name);
-}
+void *runtime·GetCommandLine;
+void *runtime·CommandLineToArgv;
+void *runtime·GetEnvironmentStrings;
+void *runtime·FreeEnvironmentStrings;
+void *runtime·LocalFree;
 
 void
 runtime·windows_goargs(void)
@@ -85,22 +59,15 @@ runtime·windows_goargs(void)
 	extern Slice os·Args;
 	extern Slice os·Envs;
 
-	void *gcl, *clta, *ges, *fes, *lf;
 	uint16 *cmd, *env, **argv;
 	String *gargv;
 	String *genvv;
 	int32 i, argc, envc;
 	uint16 *envp;
 
-	gcl = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "GetCommandLineW");
-	clta = runtime·get_proc_addr("shell32.dll", "CommandLineToArgvW");
-	ges = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "GetEnvironmentStringsW");
-	lf = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "LocalFree");
-	fes = runtime·get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "FreeEnvironmentStringsW");
-
-	cmd = runtime·stdcall(gcl, 0);
-	env = runtime·stdcall(ges, 0);
-	argv = runtime·stdcall(clta, 2, cmd, &argc);
+	cmd = runtime·stdcall(runtime·GetCommandLine, 0);
+	env = runtime·stdcall(runtime·GetEnvironmentStrings, 0);
+	argv = runtime·stdcall(runtime·CommandLineToArgv, 2, cmd, &argc);
 
 	envc = 0;
 	for(envp=env; *envp; envc++)
@@ -124,8 +91,8 @@ runtime·windows_goargs(void)
 	os·Envs.len = envc;
 	os·Envs.cap = envc;
 
-	runtime·stdcall(lf, 1, argv);
-	runtime·stdcall(fes, 1, env);
+	runtime·stdcall(runtime·LocalFree, 1, argv);
+	runtime·stdcall(runtime·FreeEnvironmentStrings, 1, env);
 }
 
 void
@@ -161,7 +128,7 @@ initevent(void **pevent)
 {
 	void *event;
 
-	event = runtime·stdcall(CreateEvent, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	event = runtime·stdcall(runtime·CreateEvent, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 	if(!runtime·casp(pevent, 0, event)) {
 		// Someone else filled it in.  Use theirs.
 		runtime·stdcall(runtime·CloseHandle, 1, event);
@@ -176,7 +143,7 @@ eventlock(Lock *l)
 		initevent(&l->event);
 
 	if(runtime·xadd(&l->key, 1) > 1)	// someone else has it; wait
-		runtime·stdcall(WaitForSingleObject, 2, l->event, -1);
+		runtime·stdcall(runtime·WaitForSingleObject, 2, l->event, -1);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -237,7 +204,7 @@ runtime·newosproc(M *m, G *g, void *stk, void (*fn)(void))
 	USED(g);	// assuming g = m->g0
 	USED(fn);	// assuming fn = mstart
 
-	runtime·stdcall(CreateThread, 6, 0, 0, runtime·tstart_stdcall, m, 0, 0);
+	runtime·stdcall(runtime·CreateThread, 6, 0, 0, runtime·tstart_stdcall, m, 0, 0);
 }
 
 // Called to initialize a new m (including the bootstrap m).