diff --git a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
index dcb994120..f0ea9e189 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ devtools = ["wry/devtools"]
 tray = ["wry/tray"]
 dox = ["wry/dox"]
 hot-reload = ["dioxus-hot-reload"]
+gnu = []
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 default-features = false
diff --git a/packages/desktop/build.rs b/packages/desktop/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2061732e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+fn main() {
+    // WARN about wry support on windows gnu targets. GNU windows targets don't work well in wry currently
+    if std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_WINDOWS").is_ok()
+        && std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ENV").unwrap() == "gnu"
+        && !cfg!(feature = "gnu")
+    {
+        println!("cargo:warning=GNU windows targets have some limitations within Wry. Using the MSVC windows toolchain is recommended. If you would like to use continue using GNU, you can read https://github.com/wravery/webview2-rs#cross-compilation and disable this warning by adding the gnu feature to dioxus-desktop in your Cargo.toml")
+    }
+}