diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9255344ae..ec0bb0fd2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3028,6 +3028,10 @@ rpm::
 	@false
 .PHONY: rpm
 
+ifneq ($(INCLUDE_DLLS_IN_ARTIFACTS),)
+OTHER_PROGRAMS += $(shell echo *.dll t/helper/*.dll)
+endif
+
 artifacts-tar:: $(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(SCRIPT_LIB) $(BUILT_INS) $(OTHER_PROGRAMS) \
 		GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS $(TEST_PROGRAMS) $(test_bindir_programs) \
 		$(MOFILES)
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 55ee23ad0f..fe587ebd8d 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,147 @@ jobs:
       PathtoPublish: t/failed-test-artifacts
       ArtifactName: failed-test-artifacts
 
+- job: msvc_build
+  displayName: Windows (MSVC) Build
+  condition: succeeded()
+  pool: Hosted VS2017
+  timeoutInMinutes: 240
+  steps:
+  - powershell: |
+      if ("$GITFILESHAREPWD" -ne "" -and "$GITFILESHAREPWD" -ne "`$`(gitfileshare.pwd)") {
+        net use s: \\gitfileshare.file.core.windows.net\test-cache "$GITFILESHAREPWD" /user:AZURE\gitfileshare /persistent:no
+        cmd /c mklink /d "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\test-cache" S:\
+      }
+    displayName: 'Mount test-cache'
+    env:
+      GITFILESHAREPWD: $(gitfileshare.pwd)
+  - powershell: |
+      $urlbase = "https://dev.azure.com/git/git/_apis/build/builds"
+      $id = ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "${urlbase}?definitions=9&statusFilter=completed&resultFilter=succeeded&`$top=1").content | ConvertFrom-JSON).value[0].id
+      $downloadUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "${urlbase}/$id/artifacts").content | ConvertFrom-JSON).value[0].resource.downloadUrl
+      (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($downloadUrl, "compat.zip")
+      Expand-Archive compat.zip -DestinationPath . -Force
+      Remove-Item compat.zip
+    displayName: 'Download vcpkg artifacts'
+  - powershell: |
+      $urlbase = "https://dev.azure.com/git-for-windows/git/_apis/build/builds"
+      $id = ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "${urlbase}?definitions=22&statusFilter=completed&resultFilter=succeeded&`$top=1").content | ConvertFrom-JSON).value[0].id
+      $downloadUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "${urlbase}/$id/artifacts").content | ConvertFrom-JSON).value[1].resource.downloadUrl
+      (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($downloadUrl, "git-sdk-64-minimal.zip")
+      Expand-Archive git-sdk-64-minimal.zip -DestinationPath . -Force
+      Remove-Item git-sdk-64-minimal.zip
+
+      # Let Git ignore the SDK and the test-cache
+      "/git-sdk-64-minimal/`n/test-cache/`n" | Out-File -NoNewLine -Encoding ascii -Append "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.git\info\exclude"
+    displayName: 'Download git-sdk-64-minimal'
+  - powershell: |
+      & compat\vcbuild\vcpkg_copy_dlls.bat release
+      if (!$?) { exit(1) }
+      & git-sdk-64-minimal\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc @"
+        INCLUDE_DLLS_IN_ARTIFACTS=YesPlease \
+        ci/make-test-artifacts.sh artifacts
+      "@
+      if (!$?) { exit(1) }
+    displayName: Build
+    env:
+      HOME: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+      MSYSTEM: MINGW64
+      DEVELOPER: 1
+      NO_PERL: 1
+      MSVC: 1
+      VCPKG_ROOT: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\compat\vcbuild\vcpkg
+  - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@0
+    displayName: 'Publish Pipeline Artifact: MSVC test artifacts'
+    inputs:
+      artifactName: 'msvc-artifacts'
+      targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\artifacts'
+  - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@0
+    displayName: 'Publish Pipeline Artifact: git-sdk-64-min-msvc'
+    inputs:
+      artifactName: 'git-sdk-64-min-msvc'
+      targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\git-sdk-64-minimal'
+  - powershell: |
+      if ("$GITFILESHAREPWD" -ne "" -and "$GITFILESHAREPWD" -ne "`$`(gitfileshare.pwd)") {
+        cmd /c rmdir "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\test-cache"
+      }
+    displayName: 'Unmount test-cache'
+    condition: true
+    env:
+      GITFILESHAREPWD: $(gitfileshare.pwd)
+
+- job: msvc_test
+  displayName: Windows (MSVC) Test
+  dependsOn: msvc_build
+  condition: succeeded()
+  pool: Hosted
+  timeoutInMinutes: 240
+  strategy:
+    parallel: 10
+  steps:
+  - powershell: |
+      if ("$GITFILESHAREPWD" -ne "" -and "$GITFILESHAREPWD" -ne "`$`(gitfileshare.pwd)") {
+        net use s: \\gitfileshare.file.core.windows.net\test-cache "$GITFILESHAREPWD" /user:AZURE\gitfileshare /persistent:no
+        cmd /c mklink /d "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\test-cache" S:\
+      }
+    displayName: 'Mount test-cache'
+    env:
+      GITFILESHAREPWD: $(gitfileshare.pwd)
+  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@0
+    displayName: 'Download Pipeline Artifact: MSVC test artifacts'
+    inputs:
+      artifactName: 'msvc-artifacts'
+      targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
+  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@0
+    displayName: 'Download Pipeline Artifact: git-sdk-64-min-msvc'
+    inputs:
+      artifactName: 'git-sdk-64-min-msvc'
+      targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\git-sdk-64-minimal'
+  - powershell: |
+      & git-sdk-64-minimal\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc @"
+        test -f artifacts.tar.gz || {
+          echo No test artifacts found\; skipping >&2
+          exit 0
+        }
+        tar xf artifacts.tar.gz || exit 1
+
+        # Let Git ignore the SDK and the test-cache
+        printf '%s\n' /git-sdk-64-minimal/ /test-cache/ >>.git/info/exclude
+
+        ci/run-test-slice.sh `$SYSTEM_JOBPOSITIONINPHASE `$SYSTEM_TOTALJOBSINPHASE || {
+          ci/print-test-failures.sh
+          exit 1
+        }
+      "@
+      if (!$?) { exit(1) }
+    displayName: 'Test (parallel)'
+    env:
+      HOME: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+      MSYSTEM: MINGW64
+      NO_SVN_TESTS: 1
+      GIT_TEST_SKIP_REBASE_P: 1
+  - powershell: |
+      if ("$GITFILESHAREPWD" -ne "" -and "$GITFILESHAREPWD" -ne "`$`(gitfileshare.pwd)") {
+        cmd /c rmdir "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\test-cache"
+      }
+    displayName: 'Unmount test-cache'
+    condition: true
+    env:
+      GITFILESHAREPWD: $(gitfileshare.pwd)
+  - task: PublishTestResults@2
+    displayName: 'Publish Test Results **/TEST-*.xml'
+    inputs:
+      mergeTestResults: true
+      testRunTitle: 'msvc'
+      platform: Windows
+      publishRunAttachments: false
+    condition: succeededOrFailed()
+  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+    displayName: 'Publish trash directories of failed tests'
+    condition: failed()
+    inputs:
+      PathtoPublish: t/failed-test-artifacts
+      ArtifactName: failed-msvc-test-artifacts
+
 - job: linux_clang
   displayName: linux-clang
   condition: succeeded()
diff --git a/ci/lib.sh b/ci/lib.sh
index 44db2d5cbb..42eec840f7 100755
--- a/ci/lib.sh
+++ b/ci/lib.sh
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ then
 	CI_OS_NAME="$(echo "$AGENT_OS" | tr A-Z a-z)"
 	test darwin != "$CI_OS_NAME" || CI_OS_NAME=osx
 	CI_REPO_SLUG="$(expr "$BUILD_REPOSITORY_URI" : '.*/\([^/]*/[^/]*\)$')"
+	jobs=10
+	if test -n "$MSVC"
+	then
+		CC=compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
+		jobname=windows-msvc
+		jobs=4
+	fi
 	CC="${CC:-gcc}"
 
 	# use a subdirectory of the cache dir (because the file share is shared
@@ -127,9 +134,9 @@ then
 	}
 
 	BREW_INSTALL_PACKAGES=gcc@8
-	export GIT_PROVE_OPTS="--timer --jobs 10 --state=failed,slow,save"
+	export GIT_PROVE_OPTS="--timer --jobs $jobs --state=failed,slow,save"
 	export GIT_TEST_OPTS="--verbose-log -x --write-junit-xml"
-	MAKEFLAGS="$MAKEFLAGS --jobs=10"
+	MAKEFLAGS="$MAKEFLAGS --jobs=$jobs"
 	test windows_nt != "$CI_OS_NAME" ||
 	GIT_TEST_OPTS="--no-chain-lint --no-bin-wrappers $GIT_TEST_OPTS"
 else