diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 314e83048..823a652da 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.0.27-rc - 2008-05-??
     - A new contrib/tor-exit-notice.html file that exit relay operators
       can put on their website to help reduce abuse queries.
 
+  o Minor features (build):
+    - Add support to detect Libevent versions in the 1.4.x series on mingw.
+
 
 Changes in version 0.2.0.26-rc - 2008-05-13
   Tor 0.2.0.26-rc fixes a major security vulnerability caused by a bug
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1c71ccd8f..360376bc6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -231,11 +231,19 @@ tor_libevent_devpkg_redhat="libevent-devel"
 tor_libevent_devpkg_debian="libevent-dev"
 
 TOR_SEARCH_LIBRARY(libevent, $trylibeventdir, [-levent $TOR_LIB_WS32], [
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#endif
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <event.h>], [void exit(int); void *event_init(void);],
-    [event_init(); exit(0);], [--with-libevent-dir], [/opt/libevent])
+    [
+#ifdef WIN32
+{WSAData d; WSAStartup(0x101,&d); }
+#endif
+event_init(); exit(0);
+], [--with-libevent-dir], [/opt/libevent])
 
 dnl Now check for particular libevent functions.
 save_LIBS="$LIBS"