diff --git a/mob.ini b/mob.ini
index 0e2145e..5e468e5 100644
--- a/mob.ini
+++ b/mob.ini
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ cmake    = cmake.exe
 perl     = perl.exe
 devenv   = devenv.exe
 msbuild  = msbuild.exe
+nmake    = nmake.exe
 nuget    = nuget.exe
 vswhere  = vswhere.exe
 nasm     = nasm.exe
diff --git a/src/tools/nmake.cpp b/src/tools/nmake.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0285b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/nmake.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "tools.h"
+#include "../core/conf.h"
+#include "../core/process.h"
+
+namespace mob
+{
+
+	nmake::nmake()
+		: basic_process_runner("nmake"), arch_(arch::def)
+	{
+	}
+
+	fs::path nmake::binary()
+	{
+		return conf().tool().get("nmake");
+	}
+
+	nmake& nmake::path(const fs::path& p)
+	{
+		cwd_ = p;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	nmake& nmake::target(const std::string& s)
+	{
+		target_ = s;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	nmake& nmake::def(const std::string& s)
+	{
+		def_.push_back(s);
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	nmake& nmake::architecture(arch a)
+	{
+		arch_ = a;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	int nmake::result() const
+	{
+		return exit_code();
+	}
+
+	void nmake::do_run()
+	{
+		process p;
+
+		p
+			.binary(binary())
+			.cwd(cwd_)
+			.stderr_filter([](process::filter& f)
+				{
+					// initial log line, can't get rid of it, /L or /NOLOGO don't seem
+					// to work
+					if (f.line.find("Microsoft (R) Macro Assembler (x64)") != std::string::npos)
+						f.lv = context::level::trace;
+					if (f.line.find("Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.") != std::string::npos)
+						f.lv = context::level::trace;
+				})
+			.arg("/C", process::log_quiet)  // silent
+					.arg("/S", process::log_quiet)  // silent
+					.arg("/L", process::log_quiet)  // silent, nmake likes to spew crap
+					.arg("/D", process::log_dump)   // verbose stuff
+					.arg("/P", process::log_dump)	// verbose stuff
+					.arg("/W", process::log_dump)	// verbose stuff
+					.arg("/K");                     // don't stop on errors
+
+				for (auto&& def : def_)
+					p.arg(def);
+
+				p
+					.arg(target_)
+					.env(env::vs(arch_));
+
+				execute_and_join(p);
+	}
+
+}	// namespace
diff --git a/src/tools/tools.h b/src/tools/tools.h
index d5c7590..a710f26 100644
--- a/src/tools/tools.h
+++ b/src/tools/tools.h
@@ -458,6 +458,56 @@ private:
 	void do_patch(const fs::path& patch_file);
 };
 
+// tool that runs `nmake`
+//
+class nmake : public basic_process_runner
+{
+public:
+	// path to the job binary
+	//
+	static fs::path binary();
+
+	nmake();
+
+	// path in which to invoke nmake
+	//
+	nmake& path(const fs::path& p);
+
+	// makefile target
+	//
+	nmake& target(const std::string& s);
+
+	// adds a macro definition as "NAME=value"
+	//
+	nmake& def(const std::string& s);
+
+	// sets the architecture used to run nmake, used to get the appropriate
+	// VS environment variables, defaults to arch::def
+	//
+	nmake& architecture(arch a);
+
+	// nmake's exit code
+	//
+	int result() const;
+
+protected:
+	// runs nmake
+	//
+	void do_run() override;
+
+private:
+	// set in path()
+	fs::path cwd_;
+
+	// set in def(), just plain arguments
+	std::vector<std::string> def_;
+
+	// set in target(), another plain argument
+	std::string target_;
+
+	// set in architecture()
+	arch arch_;
+};
 
 // tool that runs `jom`, an alternative to `nmake` that supports parallel
 // builds, bundled with mob in third-party/bin
diff --git a/vs/mob.vcxproj b/vs/mob.vcxproj
index 3cf7610..cafed2a 100644
--- a/vs/mob.vcxproj
+++ b/vs/mob.vcxproj
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\tools\git.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\tools\jom.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\tools\msbuild.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\tools\nmake.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\tools\patcher.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\tools\process_runner.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\tools\python.cpp" />
diff --git a/vs/mob.vcxproj.filters b/vs/mob.vcxproj.filters
index 3c419ca..de212c4 100644
--- a/vs/mob.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vs/mob.vcxproj.filters
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\tasks\pybind11.cpp">
       <Filter>src\tasks</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\tools\nmake.cpp">
+      <Filter>src\tools</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\pch.h">
diff --git a/vs/nmake.cpp b/vs/nmake.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29