diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index 335b7c3..9f9dfc1 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ set glsl_shaders=src\glsl_shaders\common.glsl src\glsl_shaders\blit_vertex.glsl
 call python3 scripts\embed_text.py %glsl_shaders% --prefix=glsl_ --output src\glsl_shaders.h
 
 set INCLUDES=/I src /I src/util /I src/platform /I ext /I ext/angle_headers
-set LIBS=user32.lib opengl32.lib gdi32.lib shcore.lib delayimp.lib dwmapi.lib comctl32.lib /LIBPATH:./bin libEGL.dll.lib libGLESv2.dll.lib  /DELAYLOAD:libEGL.dll /DELAYLOAD:libGLESv2.dll
+set LIBS=user32.lib opengl32.lib gdi32.lib shcore.lib delayimp.lib dwmapi.lib comctl32.lib ole32.lib /LIBPATH:./bin libEGL.dll.lib libGLESv2.dll.lib  /DELAYLOAD:libEGL.dll /DELAYLOAD:libGLESv2.dll
 
 cl /we4013 /Zi /Zc:preprocessor /DMP_BUILD_DLL /std:c11 %INCLUDES% src/milepost.c /Fo:bin/milepost.o /LD /link /MANIFEST:EMBED /MANIFESTINPUT:src/win32_manifest.xml %LIBS% /OUT:bin/milepost.dll /IMPLIB:bin/milepost.dll.lib
diff --git a/examples/ui/main.c b/examples/ui/main.c
index 1d820be..ed521fe 100644
--- a/examples/ui/main.c
+++ b/examples/ui/main.c
@@ -407,8 +407,6 @@ int main()
 							widget_view("Buttons")
 							{
 								ui_button("Button 1");
-								ui_button("Button 2");
-								ui_button("Button 3");
 
 								if(ui_button("Test Dialog").clicked)
 								{
@@ -423,6 +421,12 @@ int main()
 										printf("no options selected\n");
 									}
 								}
+
+								if(ui_button("Open").clicked)
+								{
+									str8 file = mp_open_dialog(mem_scratch(), "Open File", 0, 0, 0, true);
+									printf("selected file %.*s\n", (int)file.len, file.ptr);
+								}
 							}
 
 							ui_style_next(&(ui_style){.size.width = {UI_SIZE_PARENT, 0.5},
diff --git a/src/win32_app.c b/src/win32_app.c
index 1656280..a0d9ff0 100644
--- a/src/win32_app.c
+++ b/src/win32_app.c
@@ -1087,12 +1087,62 @@ str8 mp_app_get_resource_path(mem_arena* arena, const char* name)
 
 //TODO: GetOpenFileName() doesn't seem to support selecting folders, and
 //      requires filters which pair a "descriptive" name with an extension
+
+#define interface struct
+#include<shobjidl.h>
+#undef interface
+
 MP_API str8 mp_open_dialog(mem_arena* arena,
                            const char* title,
                            const char* defaultPath,
                            int filterCount,
                            const char** filters,
-                           bool directory);
+                           bool directory)
+{
+	str8 res = {0};
+	HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
+	if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
+	{
+		IFileOpenDialog* dialog = 0;
+		hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_FileOpenDialog, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, &IID_IFileOpenDialog, (void**)&dialog);
+		if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
+		{
+			if(directory)
+			{
+				FILEOPENDIALOGOPTIONS opt;
+				dialog->lpVtbl->GetOptions(dialog, &opt);
+				dialog->lpVtbl->SetOptions(dialog, opt | FOS_PICKFOLDERS);
+			}
+
+			hr = dialog->lpVtbl->Show(dialog, NULL);
+			if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
+			{
+				IShellItem* item;
+				hr = dialog->lpVtbl->GetResult(dialog, &item);
+				if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
+				{
+					PWSTR filePath;
+					hr = item->lpVtbl->GetDisplayName(item, SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, &filePath);
+
+					if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
+					{
+						int utf8Size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, filePath, -1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+						if(utf8Size > 0)
+						{
+							res.ptr = mem_arena_alloc(arena, utf8Size);
+							res.len = utf8Size-1;
+							WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, filePath, -1, res.ptr, utf8Size, NULL, NULL);
+						}
+						CoTaskMemFree(filePath);
+					}
+					item->lpVtbl->Release(item);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	CoUninitialize();
+	return(res);
+}
 
 MP_API str8 mp_save_dialog(mem_arena* arena,
                            const char* title,