diff --git a/compat/win32/git.manifest b/compat/win32/git.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f691172a8c05c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/win32/git.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+        <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Git" version="0.0.0.1" />
+        <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
+                <security>
+                        <requestedPrivileges>
+                                <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />
+                        </requestedPrivileges>
+                </security>
+        </trustInfo>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/git.rc b/git.rc
index 33aafb786cf7f7..4aa4f9973ef917 100644
--- a/git.rc
+++ b/git.rc
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ BEGIN
     VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200
   END
 END
+
+1 RT_MANIFEST "compat/win32/git.manifest"