diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9a98f0c86a0..490932ce35b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -819,19 +819,31 @@ endif
 ###############################################################
 
 icuopt = get_option('icu')
+icu_i18n = not_found_dep
 if not icuopt.disabled()
-  icu = dependency('icu-uc', required: false)
-  if icu.found()
-    icu_i18n = dependency('icu-i18n', required: true)
-  endif
-
-  # Unfortunately the dependency is named differently with cmake
-  if not icu.found() # combine with above once meson 0.60.0 is required
-    icu = dependency('ICU', required: icuopt,
-                     components: ['uc'], modules: ['ICU::uc'], method: 'cmake')
+  if host_system != 'windows'
+    icu = dependency('icu-uc', required: false)
     if icu.found()
-      icu_i18n = dependency('ICU', required: true,
-                            components: ['i18n'], modules: ['ICU::i18n'])
+      icu_i18n = dependency('icu-i18n', required: true)
+    endif
+
+    # Unfortunately the dependency is named differently with cmake
+    if not icu.found() # combine with above once meson 0.60.0 is required
+      icu = dependency('ICU', required: icuopt,
+                       components: ['uc'], modules: ['ICU::uc'], method: 'cmake')
+      if icu.found()
+        icu_i18n = dependency('ICU', required: true,
+                              components: ['i18n'], modules: ['ICU::i18n'])
+      endif
+    endif
+  else
+    icu = dependency('icuuc', required: false)
+    if not icu.found()
+       icu = cc.find_library('icuuc', required: icuopt, dirs: postgres_lib_d)
+    endif
+    icuin = dependency('icuin', required: false)
+    if not icuin.found()
+       icuin = cc.find_library('icuin', required: icuopt, dirs: postgres_lib_d)
     endif
   endif
 
@@ -844,6 +856,7 @@ if not icuopt.disabled()
 else
   icu = not_found_dep
   icu_i18n = not_found_dep
+  icuin = not_found_dep
 endif
 
 
@@ -3070,6 +3083,12 @@ backend_both_deps += [
   zstd,
 ]
 
+if host_system == 'windows'
+  backend_both_deps += [
+    icuin,
+  ]
+endif
+
 backend_mod_deps = backend_both_deps + os_deps
 
 backend_code = declare_dependency(