diff --git a/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c b/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
index 20459f372..1c7226a68 100644
--- a/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
+++ b/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
 #include <sys/cygwin.h>
 #endif
 
+/* Default family is DESKTOP_APP which is DESKTOP | APP
+ * We want to know when we're only building for apps */
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_APP) && !WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP)
+#define G_WINAPI_ONLY_APP
+#endif
+
 static void
 set_error (const gchar *format,
 	   ...)
@@ -84,7 +90,15 @@ _g_module_open (const gchar *file_name,
   success = SetThreadErrorMode (SEM_NOOPENFILEERRORBOX | SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS, &old_mode);
   if (!success)
     set_error ("");
+
+  /* When building for UWP, load app asset DLLs instead of filesystem DLLs.
+   * Needs MSVC, Windows 8 and newer, and is only usable from apps. */
+#if _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0602 && defined(G_WINAPI_ONLY_APP)
+  handle = LoadPackagedLibrary (wfilename, 0);
+#else
   handle = LoadLibraryW (wfilename);
+#endif
+
   if (success)
     SetThreadErrorMode (old_mode, NULL);
   g_free (wfilename);