diff --git a/scripts/build_windows.ps1 b/scripts/build_windows.ps1
index 27f3eb9d4..057b64c90 100644
--- a/scripts/build_windows.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build_windows.ps1
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ function buildOllama() {
             & cmake --install build --component "HIP" --strip
             if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit($LASTEXITCODE)}
         }
+        if ($env:VULKAN_SDK) {
+            write-host "Building Vulkan backend libraries"     
+            & cmake --fresh --preset Vulkan --install-prefix $script:DIST_DIR
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit($LASTEXITCODE)}
+            & cmake --build --preset Vulkan  --config Release --parallel $script:JOBS
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit($LASTEXITCODE)}
+            & cmake --install build --component Vulkan --strip
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit($LASTEXITCODE)}
+        }
     }
     write-host "Building ollama CLI"
     & go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X=github.com/ollama/ollama/version.Version=$script:VERSION -X=github.com/ollama/ollama/server.mode=release" .