diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat b/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f607ba7518
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+++ b/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat
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+:: Set env vars that tell distutils to use the compiler that we put on path
+SET DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1
+SET MSSdk=1
+
+SET "VS_VERSION=16.0"
+SET "VS_MAJOR=16"
+SET "VS_YEAR=2019"
+
+set "MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL=/AI;/AL;/OUT;/out"
+set "MSYS2_ENV_CONV_EXCL=CL"
+
+:: For Python 3.5+, ensure that we link with the dynamic runtime.  See
+:: http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5-part-two/ for more info
+set "PY_VCRUNTIME_REDIST=%PREFIX%\\bin\\vcruntime140.dll"
+
+for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -legacy -products * -version [16^,17^) -property installationPath`) do (
+    if exist "%%i" if exist "%%i\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
+        set "VSINSTALLDIR=%%i\"
+        goto :vswhere
+    )
+)
+
+:vswhere
+
+:: Shorten PATH to avoid the `input line too long` error.
+SET MyPath=%PATH%
+
+setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
+
+SET TempPath="%MyPath:;=";"%"
+SET var=
+FOR %%a IN (%TempPath%) DO (
+    IF EXIST %%~sa (
+        SET "var=!var!;%%~sa"
+    )
+)
+
+set "TempPath=!var:~1!"
+endlocal & set "PATH=%TempPath%"
+
+:: Shorten current directory too
+FOR %%A IN (.) DO CD "%%~sA"
+
+:: other things added by install_activate.bat at package build time
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml b/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4dc99341d0
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+++ b/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+blas_impl:
+  - mkl                        # [x86_64]
+c_compiler:
+  - vs2019                     # [win]
+cxx_compiler:
+  - vs2019                     # [win]
+python:
+  - 3.8
+# This differs from target_platform in that it determines what subdir the compiler
+#    will target, not what subdir the compiler package will be itself.
+#    For example, we need a win-64 vs2008_win-32 package, so that we compile win-32
+#    code on win-64 miniconda.
+cross_compiler_target_platform:
+  - win-64                     # [win]
+target_platform:
+  - win-64                     # [win]
+vc:
+  - 14
+zip_keys:
+  -                             # [win]
+    - vc                        # [win]
+    - c_compiler                # [win]
+    - cxx_compiler              # [win]
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat b/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e60ccfd2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat
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+set YEAR=2019
+set VER=16
+
+mkdir "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d"
+COPY "%RECIPE_DIR%\activate.bat" "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+
+IF "%cross_compiler_target_platform%" == "win-64" (
+  set "target_platform=amd64"
+  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR% Win64" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  IF "%VSDEVCMD_ARGS%" == "" (
+    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  ) ELSE (
+    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  )
+  echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  ) else (
+  set "target_platform=x86"
+  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo popd
+  )
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml b/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..94a0ed4db3e
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+++ b/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml
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+{% set vcver="14.2" %}
+{% set vcfeature="14" %}
+{% set vsyear="2019" %}
+{% set fullver="15.4.27004.2010" %}
+
+package:
+  name: vs{{ vsyear }}
+  version: {{ fullver }}
+
+build:
+  skip: True  [not win]
+  script_env:
+    - VSDEVCMD_ARGS # [win]
+
+outputs:
+  - name: vs{{ vsyear }}_{{ cross_compiler_target_platform }}
+    script: install_activate.bat
+    track_features:
+      # VS 2019 is binary-compatible with VS 2017/vc 14.1 and 2015/vc14.  Tools are "v142".
+      strong:
+        - vc{{ vcfeature }}
+    about:
+      summary: Activation and version verification of MSVC {{ vcver }} (VS {{ vsyear }}) compiler
+      license: BSD 3-clause