diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 9d84d45299d..05ddaceb847 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@ build_script:
 
     if "%target%"=="exe" call ci\appveyor\build_apps.cmd
     if "%target%"=="whl" call ci\appveyor\build_whls.cmd
+    if "%target%"=="R" call ci\appveyor\build_r.cmd
    
diff --git a/ci/appveyor/build_r.cmd b/ci/appveyor/build_r.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a1a9e3c611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/appveyor/build_r.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+ ./ya make -r -T -o . .\catboost\R-package\src\
+cd catboost\R-package
+mkdir catboost
+cp DESCRIPTION catboost
+cp NAMESPACE catboost
+cp README.md catboost
+
+cp -r R catboost
+cp -r inst catboost
+cp -r man catboost
+cp -r tests catboost
+
+mkdir catboost\inst\libs
+mkdir catboost\inst\libs\x64
+cp src\libcatboostr.dll catboost\inst\libs\x64
+
+7z -ttar a dummy catboost -so | 7z -si -tgzip a catboost-R-Windows.tgz
+
+cd ..\..
+dir catboost\R-package
+python ci\webdav_upload.py catboost\R-package\catboost-R-Windows.tgz