diff --git a/contrib/irrXML/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/irrXML/CMakeLists.txt
index ef3ce1478..7518e382a 100644
--- a/contrib/irrXML/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/irrXML/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if ( MSVC )
   ADD_DEFINITIONS( -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS )
 endif ( MSVC )
 
-add_library(IrrXML ${IrrXML_SRCS})
+add_library(IrrXML SHARED ${IrrXML_SRCS})
 set(IRRXML_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" CACHE INTERNAL "IrrXML_Include" )
 set(IRRXML_LIBRARY "IrrXML" CACHE INTERNAL "IrrXML" )
 
diff --git a/contrib/irrXML/irrXML.cpp b/contrib/irrXML/irrXML.cpp
index 609d51359..5a4b04507 100644
--- a/contrib/irrXML/irrXML.cpp
+++ b/contrib/irrXML/irrXML.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace io
 {
 
 //! Implementation of the file read callback for ordinary files
-class CFileReadCallBack : public IFileReadCallBack
+class IRRXML_API CFileReadCallBack : public IFileReadCallBack
 {
 public:
 
diff --git a/contrib/irrXML/irrXML.h b/contrib/irrXML/irrXML.h
index b51ddeb54..abf1e1869 100644
--- a/contrib/irrXML/irrXML.h
+++ b/contrib/irrXML/irrXML.h
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#    define IRRXML_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#else
+#    define IRRXML_API
+#endif _WIN32
+
 /** \mainpage irrXML 1.2 API documentation
  <div align="center"><img src="logobig.png" ></div>
 
@@ -409,7 +415,7 @@ namespace io
 	\return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReader* createIrrXMLReader(const char* filename);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReader* createIrrXMLReader(const char* filename);
 
 	//! Creates an instance of an UFT-8 or ASCII character xml parser.
 	/** This means that all character data will be returned in 8 bit ASCII or UTF-8. The file to read can 
@@ -421,7 +427,7 @@ namespace io
 	\return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReader* createIrrXMLReader(FILE* file);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReader* createIrrXMLReader(FILE* file);
 
 	//! Creates an instance of an UFT-8 or ASCII character xml parser. 
 	/** This means that all character data will be returned in 8 bit ASCII or UTF-8. The file to read can 
@@ -434,7 +440,7 @@ namespace io
 	 \return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	 deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	 and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReader* createIrrXMLReader(IFileReadCallBack* callback);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReader* createIrrXMLReader(IFileReadCallBack* callback);
 
 	//! Creates an instance of an UFT-16 xml parser. 
 	/** This means that
@@ -446,7 +452,7 @@ namespace io
 	\return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReaderUTF16* createIrrXMLReaderUTF16(const char* filename);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReaderUTF16* createIrrXMLReaderUTF16(const char* filename);
 
 	//! Creates an instance of an UFT-16 xml parser. 
 	/** This means that all character data will be returned in UTF-16. The file to read can 
@@ -458,7 +464,7 @@ namespace io
 	\return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReaderUTF16* createIrrXMLReaderUTF16(FILE* file);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReaderUTF16* createIrrXMLReaderUTF16(FILE* file);
 
 	//! Creates an instance of an UFT-16 xml parser. 
 	/** This means that all character data will be returned in UTF-16. The file to read can 
@@ -471,7 +477,7 @@ namespace io
 	\return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReaderUTF16* createIrrXMLReaderUTF16(IFileReadCallBack* callback);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReaderUTF16* createIrrXMLReaderUTF16(IFileReadCallBack* callback);
 
 
 	//! Creates an instance of an UFT-32 xml parser. 
@@ -483,7 +489,7 @@ namespace io
 	\return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReaderUTF32* createIrrXMLReaderUTF32(const char* filename);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReaderUTF32* createIrrXMLReaderUTF32(const char* filename);
 
 	//! Creates an instance of an UFT-32 xml parser. 
 	/** This means that all character data will be returned in UTF-32. The file to read can 
@@ -495,7 +501,7 @@ namespace io
 	\return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReaderUTF32* createIrrXMLReaderUTF32(FILE* file);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReaderUTF32* createIrrXMLReaderUTF32(FILE* file);
 
 	//! Creates an instance of an UFT-32 xml parser. 
 	/** This means that
@@ -509,7 +515,7 @@ namespace io
 	\return Returns a pointer to the created xml parser. This pointer should be 
 	deleted using 'delete' after no longer needed. Returns 0 if an error occured
 	and the file could not be opened. */
-	IrrXMLReaderUTF32* createIrrXMLReaderUTF32(IFileReadCallBack* callback);
+    IRRXML_API IrrXMLReaderUTF32* createIrrXMLReaderUTF32(IFileReadCallBack* callback);
 	
 
 	/*! \file irrxml.h