diff --git a/src/include/port/win32_msvc/dirent.h b/src/include/port/win32_msvc/dirent.h
index 9fabdf3..1d85f95 100644
--- a/src/include/port/win32_msvc/dirent.h
+++ b/src/include/port/win32_msvc/dirent.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct dirent
 {
 	long		d_ino;
 	unsigned short d_reclen;
+	unsigned char d_type;
 	unsigned short d_namlen;
 	char		d_name[MAX_PATH];
 };
@@ -20,4 +21,26 @@ DIR		   *opendir(const char *);
 struct dirent *readdir(DIR *);
 int			closedir(DIR *);
 
+/* File types for 'd_type'. */
+enum
+  {
+	DT_UNKNOWN = 0,
+# define DT_UNKNOWN		DT_UNKNOWN
+	DT_FIFO = 1,
+# define DT_FIFO		DT_FIFO
+	DT_CHR = 2,
+# define DT_CHR			DT_CHR
+	DT_DIR = 4,
+# define DT_DIR			DT_DIR
+	DT_BLK = 6,
+# define DT_BLK			DT_BLK
+	DT_REG = 8,
+# define DT_REG			DT_REG
+	DT_LNK = 10,
+# define DT_LNK			DT_LNK
+	DT_SOCK = 12,
+# define DT_SOCK		DT_SOCK
+	DT_WHT = 14
+# define DT_WHT			DT_WHT
+  };
 #endif
diff --git a/src/port/dirent.c b/src/port/dirent.c
index b264484..519dd82 100644
--- a/src/port/dirent.c
+++ b/src/port/dirent.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ opendir(const char *dirname)
 	d->handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 	d->ret.d_ino = 0;			/* no inodes on win32 */
 	d->ret.d_reclen = 0;		/* not used on win32 */
+	d->ret.d_type = DT_UNKNOWN;
 
 	return d;
 }
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ struct dirent *
 readdir(DIR *d)
 {
 	WIN32_FIND_DATA fd;
+	DWORD			attrib;
 
 	if (d->handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
 	{
@@ -105,6 +107,19 @@ readdir(DIR *d)
 	}
 	strcpy(d->ret.d_name, fd.cFileName);	/* Both strings are MAX_PATH long */
 	d->ret.d_namlen = strlen(d->ret.d_name);
+	/*
+	 * The only identifed types are: directory, regular file or symbolic link.
+	 * Errors are treated as a file type that could not be determined.
+	 */
+	attrib = GetFileAttributes(d->ret.d_name);
+	if (attrib == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)
+		d->ret.d_type = DT_UNKNOWN;
+	else if ((attrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) != 0)
+		d->ret.d_type = DT_DIR;
+	else if ((attrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT) != 0)
+		d->ret.d_type = DT_LNK;
+	else
+		d->ret.d_type = DT_REG;
 
 	return &d->ret;
 }