diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e798a84264ae0dd761e0a4100e69b7134b647584..ee8e8623b708d83c85bff433fca7990fb377d9ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "cmake_modules")
 set(cppunit_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(cppunit)
 
+if (WIN32)
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(msvc-deps)
+else()
 set(sqlite3_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(sqlite3)
+endif()
 
 set(mysql_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(mysql)
@@ -29,12 +33,14 @@ find_package(event)
 set(Swiften_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(Swiften REQUIRED)
 
+if (NOT WIN32)
 set(openssl_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(openssl REQUIRED)
+endif()
 
 set(Boost_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 if (WIN32)
-set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS        ON)
+set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS      ON)
 set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED      ON)
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME    OFF)
 endif()
@@ -56,8 +62,10 @@ find_package(event)
 set(pqxx_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(pqxx)
 
+if (NOT WIN32)
 set(dbus_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(dbus)
+endif()
 
 find_package(Doxygen)
 
@@ -75,7 +83,10 @@ if (SPECTRUM_VERSION)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DSPECTRUM_VERSION="${SPECTRUM_VERSION}")
 else (SPECTRUM_VERSION)
 	if (EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git)
-		execute_process(COMMAND git "--git-dir=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git" rev-parse --short HEAD
+		if (NOT GIT_EXECUTABLE)
+		set (GIT_EXECUTABLE git)
+		endif()
+		execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} "--git-dir=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git" rev-parse --short HEAD
 						OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_REVISION
 						OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 		)
@@ -94,8 +105,15 @@ if (SQLITE3_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	message("SQLite3           : yes")
 else (SQLITE3_FOUND)
+if (WIN32)
+	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWITH_SQLITE)
+	include_directories(msvc-deps/sqlite3)
+	set (SQLITE3_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/msvc-deps/sqlite3/sqlite3.lib")
+	message("SQLite3           : bundled")
+else()
 	set(SQLITE3_LIBRARIES "")
 	message("SQLite3           : no")
+endif()
 endif (SQLITE3_FOUND)
 
 if (MYSQL_FOUND)
@@ -148,15 +166,19 @@ if (PROTOBUF_FOUND)
 		message("IRC plugin        : no (install libCommuni and libprotobuf-dev)")
 	endif()
 
+if (NOT WIN32)
 	message("Frotz plugin      : yes")
 	message("SMSTools3 plugin  : yes")
-
+else()
+	message("Frotz plugin      : no")
+	message("SMSTools3 plugin  : no")
 	if(${LIBDBUSGLIB_FOUND})
 		message("Skype plugin      : yes")
 		include_directories(${LIBDBUSGLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 	else()
 		message("Skype plugin      : no (install dbus-glib-devel)")
 	endif()
+endif()
 
 else()
 	message("Network plugins   : no (install libprotobuf-dev)")
@@ -169,11 +191,10 @@ endif()
 if (LOG4CXX_FOUND)
 	message("Logging           : yes")
 	include_directories(${LOG4CXX_INCLUDE_DIR})
-else()
-	message(FATAL_ERROR "Logging           : no (install log4cxx-devel)")
 endif()
 
 if (WIN32)
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DLOG4CXX_STATIC)
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x501)
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
 endif()
@@ -209,7 +230,10 @@ include_directories(include)
 include_directories(${EVENT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 include_directories(${SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR})
 include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
 include_directories(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+endif()
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(src)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(plugin)