diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile b/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
index 103515c13a..bc8a2d8bfa 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ GOFILES=\
 GOFILES_pchw=\
 	pchw/io.go\
 
+OFILES_mingw=\
+	syscall.$O\
+
 # 386-specific object files
 OFILES_386=\
 	vlop.$O\
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/os.h b/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/os.h
index 3864dbf8f1..0de3885243 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/os.h
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/os.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ void *stdcall(void *fn, ...);
 void *stdcall_raw(void *fn, ...);
 
 extern void *VirtualAlloc;
+extern void *LoadLibraryEx;
+extern void *GetProcAddress;
+extern void *GetLastError;
 
 #define goargs mingw_goargs
 void mingw_goargs(void);
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/syscall.cgo b/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/syscall.cgo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1553c61315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/syscall.cgo
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package syscall
+#include "runtime.h"
+#include "os.h"
+
+func loadlibraryex(filename uintptr) (handle uint32) {
+	handle = (uint32)stdcall(LoadLibraryEx, filename, 0, 0);
+}
+
+func getprocaddress(handle uint32, procname uintptr) (proc uintptr) {
+	proc = (uintptr)stdcall(GetProcAddress, handle, procname);
+}
+
+func Syscall(trap uintptr, a1 uintptr, a2 uintptr, a3 uintptr) (r1 uintptr, r2 uintptr, err uintptr) {
+	·entersyscall();
+	r1 = (uintptr)stdcall_raw((void*)trap, a1, a2, a3);
+	r2 = 0;
+	err = (uintptr)stdcall_raw(GetLastError);
+	·exitsyscall();
+}
+
+func Syscall6(trap uintptr, a1 uintptr, a2 uintptr, a3 uintptr, a4 uintptr, a5 uintptr, a6 uintptr) (r1 uintptr, r2 uintptr, err uintptr) {
+	·entersyscall();
+	r1 = (uintptr)stdcall_raw((void*)trap, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6);
+	r2 = 0;
+	err = (uintptr)stdcall_raw(GetLastError);
+	·exitsyscall();
+}
+
+func RawSyscall(trap uintptr, a1 uintptr, a2 uintptr, a3 uintptr) (r1 uintptr, r2 uintptr, err uintptr) {
+	r1 = (uintptr)stdcall_raw((void*)trap, a1, a2, a3);
+	r2 = 0;
+	err = (uintptr)stdcall_raw(GetLastError);
+}
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/thread.c b/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/thread.c
index 89f33f8a4a..94ffc27521 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/thread.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/mingw/thread.c
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ void *GetStdHandle;
 void *SetEvent;
 void *WriteFile;
 void *VirtualAlloc;
+void *LoadLibraryEx;
+void *GetProcAddress;
+void *GetLastError;
 
 static void *CreateEvent;
 static void *CreateThread;
 static void *GetModuleHandle;
-static void *GetProcAddress;
-static void *LoadLibraryEx;
 static void *WaitForSingleObject;
 
 static void*
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ osinit(void)
 	VirtualAlloc = get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "VirtualAlloc");
 	WaitForSingleObject = get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "WaitForSingleObject");
 	WriteFile = get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "WriteFile");
+	GetLastError = get_proc_addr("kernel32.dll", "GetLastError");
 }
 
 // The arguments are strings.
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/asm_mingw_386.s b/src/pkg/syscall/asm_mingw_386.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1bd3cc9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/asm_mingw_386.s
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+//
+// System calls for 386, Windows are implemented in ../runtime/mingw/syscall.cgo
+//
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/mkall.sh b/src/pkg/syscall/mkall.sh
index cfefc67198..b1650d7ca8 100755
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/mkall.sh
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/mkall.sh
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ linux_arm)
 	mktypes="godefs -gsyscall -carm-gcc"
 	mkerrors="mkerrors.sh"
 	;;
+mingw_386)
+	# TODO(brainman): create proper mksyscall / mksysnum / mktypes
+	mksyscall="mksyscall.sh -l32"
+	mksysnum="XXXXXX_mksysnum.sh"
+	mktypes="XXXXXX_godefs -gsyscall -f-m32"
+	exit 1
+	;;
 *)
 	echo 'unrecognized $GOOS_$GOARCH: ' "$GOOSARCH" 1>&2
 	exit 1
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_mingw.go b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_mingw.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b653a5a20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_mingw.go
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Windows system calls.
+
+package syscall
+
+import "unsafe"
+
+const OS = "mingw"
+
+/*
+
+small demo to detect version of windows you are running:
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func print_version(v uint32) {
+	major := byte(v)
+	minor := uint8(v >> 8)
+	build := uint16(v >> 16)
+	print("windows version ", major, ".", minor, " (Build ", build, ")\n")
+}
+
+func main() {
+	h, err := syscall.LoadLibrary("kernel32.dll")
+	if err != 0 {
+		panic("failed to LoadLibrary #", err, "\n")
+	}
+	defer syscall.FreeLibrary(h)
+	proc, err := syscall.GetProcAddress(h, "GetVersion")
+	if err != 0 {
+		panic("could not GetProcAddress #", err, "\n")
+	}
+	r, _, e := syscall.Syscall(uintptr(proc), 0, 0, 0)
+	err = int(e)
+	if err != 0 {
+		panic("GetVersion failed #", err, "\n")
+	}
+	print_version(uint32(r))
+}
+
+*/
+
+//sys	GetLastError() (lasterrno int)
+
+// TODO(brainman): probably should use LoadLibraryW here instead
+//sys	LoadLibraryA(libname string) (handle Module, errno int)
+
+func LoadLibrary(libname string) (handle Module, errno int) {
+	h, e := LoadLibraryA(libname)
+	if int(h) != 0 {
+		return h, 0
+	}
+	return h, e
+}
+
+// TODO(brainman): should handle errors like in LoadLibrary, otherwise will be returning 'old' errors
+//sys	FreeLibrary(handle Module) (ok Bool, errno int)
+//sys	GetProcAddress(module Module, procname string) (proc uint32, errno int)
+//sys	GetVersion() (ver uint32, errno int)
+
+// dll helpers
+
+// implemented in ../pkg/runtime/mingw/syscall.cgo
+func loadlibraryex(filename uintptr) (handle uint32)
+func getprocaddress(handle uint32, procname uintptr) (proc uintptr)
+
+func loadDll(fname string) Module {
+	m := loadlibraryex(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(StringBytePtr(fname))))
+	if m == 0 {
+		panic("syscall: could not LoadLibraryEx ", fname)
+	}
+	return Module(m)
+}
+
+func getSysProcAddr(m Module, pname string) uintptr {
+	p := getprocaddress(uint32(m), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(StringBytePtr(pname))))
+	if p == 0 {
+		panic("syscall: could not GetProcAddress for ", pname)
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+// TODO(brainman): fix all this meaningless code, it is here to compile exec.go
+
+func Pipe(p []int) (errno int) { return EMINGW }
+
+//sys	Close(fd int) (errno int)
+//sys	read(fd int, buf *byte, nbuf int) (n int, errno int)
+
+func fcntl(fd, cmd, arg int) (val int, errno int) {
+	return 0, EMINGW
+}
+
+const (
+	F_SETFD = 1 + iota
+	FD_CLOEXEC
+	F_GETFL
+	F_SETFL
+	O_NONBLOCK
+	SYS_FORK
+	SYS_PTRACE
+	SYS_CHDIR
+	SYS_DUP2
+	SYS_FCNTL
+	SYS_EXECVE
+	PTRACE_TRACEME
+	SYS_CLOSE
+	SYS_WRITE
+	SYS_EXIT
+	SYS_READ
+	EPIPE
+	EINTR
+)
+
+type Rusage struct {
+	Utime    Timeval
+	Stime    Timeval
+	Maxrss   int32
+	Ixrss    int32
+	Idrss    int32
+	Isrss    int32
+	Minflt   int32
+	Majflt   int32
+	Nswap    int32
+	Inblock  int32
+	Oublock  int32
+	Msgsnd   int32
+	Msgrcv   int32
+	Nsignals int32
+	Nvcsw    int32
+	Nivcsw   int32
+}
+
+func Wait4(pid int, wstatus *WaitStatus, options int, rusage *Rusage) (wpid int, errno int) {
+	return 0, EMINGW
+}
+
+type WaitStatus uint32
+
+func (WaitStatus) Exited() bool { return false }
+
+func (WaitStatus) ExitStatus() int { return -1 }
+
+func (WaitStatus) Signal() int { return -1 }
+
+func (WaitStatus) CoreDump() bool { return false }
+
+func (WaitStatus) Stopped() bool { return false }
+
+func (WaitStatus) Continued() bool { return false }
+
+func (WaitStatus) StopSignal() int { return -1 }
+
+func (WaitStatus) Signaled() bool { return false }
+
+func (WaitStatus) TrapCause() int { return -1 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_mingw_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_mingw_386.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61d2d8cb65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_mingw_386.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package syscall
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/zerrors_mingw_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/zerrors_mingw_386.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd51d22fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/zerrors_mingw_386.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// mkerrors_nacl.sh /home/rsc/pub/nacl/native_client/src/trusted/service_runtime/include/sys/errno.h
+// MACHINE GENERATED BY THE COMMAND ABOVE; DO NOT EDIT
+
+package syscall
+
+// TODO(brainman): populate errors in zerrors_mingw.go
+
+const (
+	EMINGW = 99 /* otherwise unused */
+)
+
+// Error table
+var errors = [...]string{
+	EMINGW: "not supported by windows",
+}
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_mingw_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_mingw_386.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c457eb43ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/zsyscall_mingw_386.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// mksyscall.sh -l32 syscall_mingw.go
+// MACHINE GENERATED BY THE COMMAND ABOVE; DO NOT EDIT
+
+package syscall
+
+import "unsafe"
+
+func GetLastError() (lasterrno int) {
+	r0, _, _ := Syscall(SYS_GET_LAST_ERROR, 0, 0, 0)
+	lasterrno = int(r0)
+	return
+}
+
+func LoadLibraryA(libname string) (handle Module, errno int) {
+	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_LOAD_LIBRARY_A, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(StringBytePtr(libname))), 0, 0)
+	handle = Module(r0)
+	errno = int(e1)
+	return
+}
+
+func FreeLibrary(handle Module) (ok Bool, errno int) {
+	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_FREE_LIBRARY, uintptr(handle), 0, 0)
+	ok = Bool(r0)
+	errno = int(e1)
+	return
+}
+
+func GetProcAddress(module Module, procname string) (proc uint32, errno int) {
+	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_GET_PROC_ADDRESS, uintptr(module), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(StringBytePtr(procname))), 0)
+	proc = uint32(r0)
+	errno = int(e1)
+	return
+}
+
+func GetVersion() (ver uint32, errno int) {
+	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_GET_VERSION, 0, 0, 0)
+	ver = uint32(r0)
+	errno = int(e1)
+	return
+}
+
+func Close(fd int) (errno int) {
+	_, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_CLOSE, uintptr(fd), 0, 0)
+	errno = int(e1)
+	return
+}
+
+func read(fd int, buf *byte, nbuf int) (n int, errno int) {
+	r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_READ, uintptr(fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(buf)), uintptr(nbuf))
+	n = int(r0)
+	errno = int(e1)
+	return
+}
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/zsysnum_mingw_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/zsysnum_mingw_386.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..144cf2b623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/zsysnum_mingw_386.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// mksysnum_nacl.sh /home/rsc/pub/nacl/native_client/src/trusted/service_runtime/include/bits/nacl_syscalls.h
+// MACHINE GENERATED BY THE ABOVE COMMAND; DO NOT EDIT
+
+package syscall
+
+// TODO(brainman): autogenerate winapi proc pointers in zsysnum_mingw.go
+
+var (
+	SYS_KERNEL32         = loadDll("kernel32.dll")
+	SYS_GET_LAST_ERROR   = getSysProcAddr(SYS_KERNEL32, "GetLastError")
+	SYS_LOAD_LIBRARY_A   = getSysProcAddr(SYS_KERNEL32, "LoadLibraryA")
+	SYS_FREE_LIBRARY     = getSysProcAddr(SYS_KERNEL32, "FreeLibrary")
+	SYS_GET_PROC_ADDRESS = getSysProcAddr(SYS_KERNEL32, "GetProcAddress")
+	SYS_GET_VERSION      = getSysProcAddr(SYS_KERNEL32, "GetVersion")
+)
diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/ztypes_mingw_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/ztypes_mingw_386.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24e9f40997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/ztypes_mingw_386.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// godefs -gsyscall -f-m32 types_linux.c
+
+// MACHINE GENERATED - DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package syscall
+
+// TODO(brainman): autogenerate types in ztypes_mingw_386.go
+
+//import "unsafe"
+
+// Constants
+const (
+	sizeofPtr           = 0x4
+	sizeofShort         = 0x2
+	sizeofInt           = 0x4
+	sizeofLong          = 0x4
+	sizeofLongLong      = 0x8
+	PathMax             = 0x1000
+	SizeofSockaddrInet4 = 0x10
+	SizeofSockaddrInet6 = 0x1c
+	SizeofSockaddrAny   = 0x70
+	SizeofSockaddrUnix  = 0x6e
+	SizeofLinger        = 0x8
+	SizeofMsghdr        = 0x1c
+	SizeofCmsghdr       = 0xc
+)
+
+// Types
+
+type _C_short int16
+
+type _C_int int32
+
+type _C_long int32
+
+type _C_long_long int64
+
+type Bool uint32
+type Module uint32
+
+type Timeval struct {
+	Sec  int32
+	Usec int32
+}