diff --git a/wix/main.wixproj b/wix/main.wixproj
index 77e48b12e7..f89c73b8a7 100644
--- a/wix/main.wixproj
+++ b/wix/main.wixproj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <BindPath Include="." />
     <Content Include="nu.ico" />
+    <Content Include="README.txt" />
     <Content Include="License.rtf" />
     <Content Include="windows-terminal-profile.json" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/wix/main.wxs b/wix/main.wxs
index 64dcce7be7..892182fa54 100644
--- a/wix/main.wxs
+++ b/wix/main.wxs
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
       <Component Id="Nu_Icon" Guid="*">
         <File Id="nu.ico" Source="$(var.ProjectDir)\nu.ico" KeyPath="yes" />
       </Component>
+      <Component Id="Nu_Readme" Guid="*">
+        <File Id="README.txt" Source="$(var.ProjectDir)\README.txt" KeyPath="yes" />
+      </Component>
       <Component Id="Nu_License" Guid="*">
         <File Id="License.rtf" Source="$(var.ProjectDir)\License.rtf" KeyPath="yes" />
       </Component>