diff --git a/src/main/windowsrt/SDL_winrt_main.cpp b/src/main/windowsrt/SDL_winrt_main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cc046de5
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+++ b/src/main/windowsrt/SDL_winrt_main.cpp
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+
+//#include "pch.h"
+
+// The app's C-style main will be passed into SDL.dll as a function
+// pointer, and called at the appropriate time.
+typedef int (*SDLmain_MainFunction)(int, char **);
+extern __declspec(dllimport) int SDL_WinRT_RunApplication(SDLmain_MainFunction mainFunction);
+extern "C" int SDL_main(int, char **);
+
+[Platform::MTAThread]
+int main(Platform::Array<Platform::String^>^)
+{
+    return SDL_WinRT_RunApplication(SDL_main);
+}