diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index db5aa64210..97eb5e1a4d 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,13 +46,19 @@ foreach(SUBDIR avatar devices renderer ui starfield location scripting voxels pa
   set(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} "${SUBDIR_SRCS}")
 endforeach(SUBDIR)
 
-# Add SpeechRecognizer if on OS X, otherwise remove
-if (APPLE)
+# Add SpeechRecognizer if on Windows or OS X, otherwise remove
+if (WIN32)
+    # Use .cpp and .h files as is.
+elseif (APPLE)
     file(GLOB INTERFACE_OBJCPP_SRCS "src/SpeechRecognizer.mm")
     set(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} ${INTERFACE_OBJCPP_SRCS})
+    get_filename_component(SPEECHRECOGNIZER_CPP "src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp" ABSOLUTE)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM INTERFACE_SRCS ${SPEECHRECOGNIZER_CPP})
 else ()
     get_filename_component(SPEECHRECOGNIZER_H "src/SpeechRecognizer.h" ABSOLUTE)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM INTERFACE_SRCS ${SPEECHRECOGNIZER_H})
+    get_filename_component(SPEECHRECOGNIZER_CPP "src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp" ABSOLUTE)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM INTERFACE_SRCS ${SPEECHRECOGNIZER_CPP})
 endif ()
 
 find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Gui Multimedia Network OpenGL Script Svg WebKitWidgets)
diff --git a/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp b/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39309e8488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//
+//  SpeechRecognizer.cpp
+//  interface/src
+//
+//  Created by David Rowe on 10/20/2014.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+