diff --git a/src/common/main.cxx b/src/common/main.cxx
index a9afa1536..b36e5f595 100644
--- a/src/common/main.cxx
+++ b/src/common/main.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 // this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 //============================================================================
 
+#if defined(SDL_SUPPORT)
+  #include <SDL3/SDL_main.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "bspf.hxx"
 #include "Logger.hxx"
 #include "MediaFactory.hxx"
diff --git a/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj b/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
index da0cd3f08..98d5edef3 100755
--- a/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
+++ b/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
       <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)Stella.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)Stella.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
       <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)Stella.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)Stella.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
       <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)Stella.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
       <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)Stella.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
       <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)Stella.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
       <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)Stella.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>DebugFull</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>