diff --git a/include/serial/libserial_exports.h b/include/serial/libserial_exports.h
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..994c35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/serial/libserial_exports.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#  if defined(LIBSERIAL_STATIC)
+#    define LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API
+#  else
+#    if defined(LIBSERIAL_EXPORTS)
+#      define LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#    else
+#      define LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API __declspec(dllimport)
+#    endif
+#  endif
+#else
+#  define LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/serial/serial.h b/include/serial/serial.h
index afa4ce1..9e22530 100755
--- a/include/serial/serial.h
+++ b/include/serial/serial.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "libserial_exports.h"
+
 #define THROW(exceptionClass, message) throw exceptionClass(__FILE__, \
 __LINE__, (message) )
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ typedef enum {
  *
  * In order to disable the interbyte timeout, set it to Timeout::max().
  */
-struct Timeout {
+struct LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API Timeout {
 #ifdef max
 # undef max
 #endif
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ struct Timeout {
 /*!
  * Class that provides a portable serial port interface.
  */
-class Serial {
+class LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API Serial {
 public:
   /*!
    * Creates a Serial object and opens the port if a port is specified,
@@ -669,7 +671,7 @@ private:
 
 };
 
-class SerialException : public std::exception
+class LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API SerialException : public std::exception
 {
   // Disable copy constructors
   SerialException& operator=(const SerialException&);
@@ -687,7 +689,7 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
-class IOException : public std::exception
+class LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API IOException : public std::exception
 {
   // Disable copy constructors
   IOException& operator=(const IOException&);
@@ -726,7 +728,7 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
-class PortNotOpenedException : public std::exception
+class LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API PortNotOpenedException : public std::exception
 {
   // Disable copy constructors
   const PortNotOpenedException& operator=(PortNotOpenedException);
@@ -747,7 +749,7 @@ public:
 /*!
  * Structure that describes a serial device.
  */
-struct PortInfo {
+struct LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API PortInfo {
 
   /*! Address of the serial port (this can be passed to the constructor of Serial). */
   std::string port;
@@ -767,7 +769,7 @@ struct PortInfo {
  *
  * \return vector of serial::PortInfo.
  */
-std::vector<PortInfo>
+LIBSERIAL_EXPORT_API std::vector<PortInfo>
 list_ports();
 
 } // namespace serial