diff --git a/BUILDING b/BUILDING
index 5fb42f179..89b1b4022 100644
--- a/BUILDING
+++ b/BUILDING
@@ -210,11 +210,16 @@ env OS=Windows_NT make
 Prerequisites:
 
 * Bash/WSL, MinGW/MSYS, or Cygwin with bash, git, grep, make, sed, etc.
-* Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or 2015
+* Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2017, or 2015
 * WiX Toolset (for making an install)
 
 Be sure that git config core.autocrlf is set to false.
 
+If you're using Visual Studio 2019, install "Desktop development with C++"
+on the "Workloads" tabs and the "C++ 2019 Redistributable MSMs" on the
+"Individual components" tab under the "Compilers, build tools, and runtimes"
+section.
+
 To run Chez Scheme or Petite Chez Scheme from a Windows command prompt,
 set PATH:
 
diff --git a/LOG b/LOG
index 2820179af..765542481 100644
--- a/LOG
+++ b/LOG
@@ -1370,3 +1370,5 @@
     cpnanopass.ss
 - make test for relop-length more sensitive
     5_2.ms
+- added support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 on Windows
+    BUILDING, c/vs.bat, wininstall/locate-vcredist.bat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/c/vs.bat b/c/vs.bat
index 7a1d2c45d..92251f290 100644
--- a/c/vs.bat
+++ b/c/vs.bat
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ set Applications=%ProgramFiles%
 :: Set up Visual Studio command line environment variables given a
 :: machine type, e.g., amd64 or x86.
 
+:: Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise
+set BATDIR=%Applications%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build
+if exist "%BATDIR%\vcvarsall.bat" goto found
+
+:: Visual Studio 2019 Professional
+set BATDIR=%Applications%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\VC\Auxiliary\Build
+if exist "%BATDIR%\vcvarsall.bat" goto found
+
+:: Visual Studio 2019 Community
+set BATDIR=%Applications%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
+if exist "%BATDIR%\vcvarsall.bat" goto found
+
+:: Visual Studio 2019 BuildTools
+set BATDIR=%Applications%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\Build
+if exist "%BATDIR%\vcvarsall.bat" goto found
+
 :: Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise
 set BATDIR=%Applications%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build
 if exist "%BATDIR%\vcvarsall.bat" goto found
diff --git a/wininstall/locate-vcredist.bat b/wininstall/locate-vcredist.bat
index f9b39cbf3..cddf128dd 100755
--- a/wininstall/locate-vcredist.bat
+++ b/wininstall/locate-vcredist.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   SET "Path64=%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Merge Modules\Microsoft_VC140_CRT_x64.msm"
 )
 
-@IF "%VisualStudioVersion%"=="15.0" (
+@IF "%VisualStudioVersion%"=="15.0" or "%VisualStudioVersion%"=="16.0" (
   @PUSHD "%VCINSTALLDIR%Redist\MSVC"
   @FOR /D %%D IN (*) DO (
     @PUSHD %%D