diff --git a/freetype2/mingw-w64/PKGBUILD b/freetype2/mingw-w64/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caf4d5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype2/mingw-w64/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Maintainer: Martchus <martchus@gmx.net>
+pkgname=mingw-w64-freetype2
+pkgver=2.6.2
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="TrueType font rendering library (mingw-w64)"
+arch=('any')
+url="http://www.freetype.org/"
+license=('GPL')
+# adding harfbuzz for improved OpenType features auto-hinting
+# introduces a cycle dep to harfbuzz depending on freetype wanted by upstream
+depends=(mingw-w64-crt mingw-w64-zlib mingw-w64-harfbuzz mingw-w64-bzip2)
+makedepends=(mingw-w64-gcc mingw-w64-configure)
+provides=(mingw-w64-freetype)
+replaces=(mingw-w64-freetype)
+conflicts=(mingw-w64-freetype)
+source=(http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-${pkgver}.tar.bz2{,.sig}
+        0001-Enable-table-validation-modules.patch
+        0002-Enable-subpixel-rendering.patch
+        0003-Enable-subpixel-hinting.patch
+        0004-Mask-subpixel-hinting-with-an-env-var.patch)
+options=(!strip !buildflags !libtool staticlibs)
+sha1sums=('29c22b85b77cb22cf95c13e7062e21f39fe6b17a'
+          'SKIP'
+          '1c7bc438df0428a63f881e7e4343b22c5b09ecb1'
+          'e2d2b8c4847ab9cfd497179c7140835e99ece711'
+          'ebe3d7a6fc41304a77c23cb56e94dc718146d963'
+          'f50c70080f3fbee45b9c4264d8ae37eb4f1ac335')
+validpgpkeys=('58E0C111E39F5408C5D3EC76C1A60EACE707FDA5')
+
+_architectures="i686-w64-mingw32 x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+
+prepare() {
+    cd "${srcdir}/freetype-${pkgver}"
+    patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0001-Enable-table-validation-modules.patch"
+    patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0002-Enable-subpixel-rendering.patch"
+
+    # https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/35274
+    patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0003-Enable-subpixel-hinting.patch"
+    # Provide a way to enable the above patch at runtime.
+    # Hopefully just a temporary measure until fontconfig picks up
+    # the necessary configurables.
+    patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/0004-Mask-subpixel-hinting-with-an-env-var.patch"
+}
+
+build() {
+    for _arch in ${_architectures}; do
+        mkdir -p "${srcdir}/freetype-${pkgver}/build-${_arch}"
+        cd "${srcdir}/freetype-${pkgver}/build-${_arch}"
+        ${_arch}-configure --with-zlib=/usr/${_arch} --without-png
+        make
+    done
+}
+
+package () {
+    for _arch in ${_architectures}; do
+        cd "${srcdir}/freetype-${pkgver}/build-${_arch}"
+        make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install
+        rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/${_arch}/share/"
+        ${_arch}-strip -g "${pkgdir}/usr/${_arch}/lib/"*.a
+        ${_arch}-strip --strip-unneeded "$pkgdir"/usr/${_arch}/bin/*.dll
+    done
+}
diff --git a/pkgbuilds.pro b/pkgbuilds.pro
index 9e248846..fc6b7c7d 100644
--- a/pkgbuilds.pro
+++ b/pkgbuilds.pro
@@ -61,4 +61,5 @@ OTHER_FILES += \
     ffmpeg-libfdk_aac-git/git/PKGBUILD \
     bento4/default/PKGBUILD \
     ubuntu-latex-fonts/git/PKGBUILD \
-    ubuntu-latex-fonts/git/ubuntu-latex-fonts.install
+    ubuntu-latex-fonts/git/ubuntu-latex-fonts.install \
+    freetype2/mingw-w64/PKGBUILD