diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e276e90d..35c8bddb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,6 +169,15 @@ if (WIN32)
 		"IDI_ICON1               ICON                    \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build/coati.ico\"\n"
 	)
 	add_executable(${APP_PROJECT_NAME} ${APP_FILES} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build/Coati.rc ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build/src/app/version.h)
+	
+	# hide the console when running a release build.
+	set_target_properties(${APP_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_DEBUG "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE")
+	set_target_properties(${APP_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_DEBUG "_CONSOLE")
+	set_target_properties(${APP_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE")
+	set_target_properties(${APP_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_RELWITHDEBINFO "_CONSOLE")
+	set_target_properties(${APP_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE "/ENTRY:\"mainCRTStartup\" /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS")
+	set_target_properties(${APP_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS")
+
 else ()
 	add_executable(${APP_PROJECT_NAME} ${APP_FILES} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build/src/app/version.h)
 endif ()