diff --git a/src/Make_cyg.mak b/src/Make_cyg.mak
index f349798..24f19c9 100644
--- a/src/Make_cyg.mak
+++ b/src/Make_cyg.mak
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Cygwin application use the Makefile (just like on Unix).
 #
 # GUI		no or yes: set to yes if you want the GUI version (yes)
+# DIRECTX	no or yes: set to yes if you want use DirectWrite (no)
 # PERL		define to path to Perl dir to get Perl support (not defined)
 #   PERL_VER	  define to version of Perl being used (56)
 #   DYNAMIC_PERL  no or yes: set to yes to load the Perl DLL dynamically (yes)
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@
 ARCH = i386
 endif
 
+ifndef DIRECTX
+DIRECTX = no
+endif
+
 ifndef WINVER
 WINVER = 0x0500
 endif
@@ -470,6 +475,15 @@
 endif
 
 ##############################
+ifeq (yes, $(DIRECTX))
+# Only allow DIRECTX for a GUI build.
+DEFINES += -DFEAT_DIRECTX -DDYNAMIC_DIRECTX
+EXTRA_OBJS += $(OUTDIR)/gui_dwrite.o
+EXTRA_LIBS += -ld2d1 -ldwrite
+USE_STDCPLUS = yes
+endif
+
+##############################
 ifdef XPM
 # Only allow XPM for a GUI build.
 DEFINES += -DFEAT_XPM_W32
@@ -495,11 +509,7 @@
 DEFINES += -DFEAT_OLE
 EXTRA_OBJS += $(OUTDIR)/if_ole.o
 EXTRA_LIBS += -loleaut32
-ifeq (yes, $(STATIC_STDCPLUS))
-EXTRA_LIBS += -Wl,-Bstatic -lstdc++ -Wl,-Bdynamic
-else
-EXTRA_LIBS += -lstdc++
-endif
+USE_STDCPLUS = yes
 endif
 
 ##############################
@@ -513,6 +523,15 @@
 DIRSLASH = \\
 endif
 
+##############################
+ifeq (yes, $(USE_STDCPLUS))
+ifeq (yes, $(STATIC_STDCPLUS))
+EXTRA_LIBS += -Wl,-Bstatic -lstdc++ -Wl,-Bdynamic
+else
+EXTRA_LIBS += -lstdc++
+endif
+endif
+
 #>>>>> end of choices
 ###########################################################################
 
@@ -643,6 +662,9 @@
 $(OUTDIR)/gui_w32.o:	gui_w32.c gui_w48.c $(INCL)
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) gui_w32.c -o $(OUTDIR)/gui_w32.o
 
+$(OUTDIR)/gui_dwrite.o:	gui_dwrite.cpp $(INCL) gui_dwrite.h
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) gui_dwrite.cpp -o $(OUTDIR)/gui_dwrite.o
+
 $(OUTDIR)/if_cscope.o:	if_cscope.c $(INCL) if_cscope.h
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) if_cscope.c -o $(OUTDIR)/if_cscope.o