diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index dbdc774d32..174309b05b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ jobs:
         mvn apache-rat:check
         mvn checkstyle:check
 
+  windows:
+    name: "Build on Windows"
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Add msbuild to PATH
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
+    - name: "Test"
+      run: |
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_LIBHDFSPP=OFF -DBUILD_TOOLS=OFF -DBUILD_JAVA=OFF
+        cmake --build . --config Debug
+        ctest -C Debug
+
   doc:
     name: "Javadoc generation"
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04