diff --git a/projects/python-windows/build b/projects/python-windows/build
index 8d016fa..c501eaf 100644
--- a/projects/python-windows/build
+++ b/projects/python-windows/build
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ distdir=/var/tmp/dist/[% project %]
 [% pc(c('var/compiler'), 'var/setup', { compiler_tarfile => c('input_files_by_name/' _ c('var/compiler')) }) %]
 # Set up compiler
 
+# Required for "import ssl"
+tar -C /var/tmp/dist -xf [% c('input_files_by_name/openssl') %]
+openssldir=/var/tmp/dist/openssl/openssl
+cp -a $openssldir/include/openssl /var/tmp/dist/mingw-w64/[% c("arch") %]-w64-mingw32/include/openssl
+cp -a $openssldir/lib/* $openssldir/bin/*.dll /var/tmp/dist/mingw-w64/[% c("arch") %]-w64-mingw32/lib/
+
 mkdir -p /var/tmp/build
 tar -C /var/tmp/build -xf [% c('input_files_by_name/python') %]
 tar -C /var/tmp/build -xf [% c('input_files_by_name/meson') %]
@@ -59,6 +65,9 @@ ninja -C builddir install
 find $distdir -name '*.a' -exec rm '{}' +
 # These files don't reproduce, and are useless
 
+# Required for "import ssl"
+cp $openssldir/bin/*.dll $gcclibs/*.dll $distdir/bin/
+
 cd /var/tmp/dist
 [% c('tar', {
         tar_src => [ project ],
diff --git a/projects/python-windows/config b/projects/python-windows/config
index 955e167..a0132d5 100644
--- a/projects/python-windows/config
+++ b/projects/python-windows/config
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ input_files:
     URL: https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v1/projects/sqlite/3250100/1/get_zip
     sha256sum: cbb697a1e4649cf6b7f28d82048109d87ccbf01106e1d5a68f763d4685d8607c
   - filename: omit-build-timestamp.patch
+  - name: openssl
+    project: openssl
+