diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 2bdc65ae5bdd..cc6cba8b4765 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# intel oneapi installation is based on the examples at
+# https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneapi-ci
+#
+# and are copyrighted:
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+# The rest of this file contains the standard Meson project copyright:
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifer: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright 2022 The Meson development team
+
+
 name: $(BuildID)
 
 trigger:
@@ -35,6 +49,8 @@ pr:
 variables:
   CI: 1
   SOURCE_VERSION: $(Build.SourceVersion)
+  WINDOWS_HPCKIT_URL: https://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/IRC_NAS/18680/w_HPCKit_p_2022.2.0.173_offline.exe
+  WINDOWS_FORTRAN_COMPONENTS: intel.oneapi.win.ifort-compiler
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -50,21 +66,46 @@ jobs:
           compiler: msvc2017
           backend: ninja
           MESON_RSP_THRESHOLD: 0
+          # "Compiler ifort can not compile programs"
+          ifort: false
         vc2017x64vs:
           arch: x64
           compiler: msvc2017
           backend: vs2017
+          # this causes tons of C projects to error with:
+          # "The syntax of the command is incorrect"
+          ifort: false
         clangclx64ninja:
           arch: x64
           compiler: clang-cl
           backend: ninja
+          ifort: true
 
   steps:
+  - task: Cache@2
+    inputs:
+      path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI
+      key: '"install" | "$(WINDOWS_HPCKIT_URL)" | "$(WINDOWS_FORTRAN_COMPONENTS)" | "compiler" | ci/intel-scripts/cache_exclude_windows.sh'
+      cacheHitVar: CACHE_RESTORED
+    condition: eq(variables.ifort, 'true')
+  - script: ci/intel-scripts/install_windows.bat $(WINDOWS_HPCKIT_URL) $(WINDOWS_FORTRAN_COMPONENTS)
+    displayName: install ifort
+    condition: and(ne(variables.CACHE_RESTORED, 'true'), eq(variables.ifort, 'true'))
+  - bash: ci/intel-scripts/cache_exclude_windows.sh
+    displayName: exclude unused files from cache
+    condition: and(ne(variables.CACHE_RESTORED, 'true'), eq(variables.ifort, 'true'))
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     inputs:
       versionSpec: '3.7'
       addToPath: true
       architecture: 'x64'
+  - task: BatchScript@1
+    displayName: insert ifort into environment
+    inputs:
+      filename: ci/intel-scripts/activate_windows.bat
+      arguments: vs2019
+      modifyEnvironment: True
+    condition: eq(variables.ifort, 'true')
   - task: PowerShell@2
     inputs:
       targetType: 'filePath'
@@ -83,22 +124,47 @@ jobs:
           arch: x64
           compiler: msvc2019
           backend: ninja
+          ifort: true
         vc2019x64vs:
           arch: x64
           compiler: msvc2019
           backend: vs2019
+          # mysteriously, several tests fail because vs cannot find
+          # executables such as cmd.exe ???
+          ifort: false
         vc2019arm64ninjacross:
           arch: arm64
           compiler: msvc2019
           backend: ninja
           extraargs: --cross arm64cl.txt --cross-only
+          # ifort doesn't support arm64
+          ifort: false
 
   steps:
+  - task: Cache@2
+    inputs:
+      path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI
+      key: '"install" | "$(WINDOWS_HPCKIT_URL)" | "$(WINDOWS_FORTRAN_COMPONENTS)" | "compiler" | ci/intel-scripts/cache_exclude_windows.sh'
+      cacheHitVar: CACHE_RESTORED
+    condition: eq(variables.ifort, 'true')
+  - script: ci/intel-scripts/install_windows.bat $(WINDOWS_HPCKIT_URL) $(WINDOWS_FORTRAN_COMPONENTS)
+    displayName: install ifort
+    condition: and(ne(variables.CACHE_RESTORED, 'true'), eq(variables.ifort, 'true'))
+  - bash: ci/intel-scripts/cache_exclude_windows.sh
+    displayName: exclude unused files from cache
+    condition: and(ne(variables.CACHE_RESTORED, 'true'), eq(variables.ifort, 'true'))
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     inputs:
       versionSpec: '3.7'
       addToPath: true
       architecture: 'x64'
+  - task: BatchScript@1
+    displayName: insert ifort into environment
+    inputs:
+      filename: ci/intel-scripts/activate_windows.bat
+      arguments: vs2019
+      modifyEnvironment: True
+    condition: eq(variables.ifort, 'true')
   - task: PowerShell@2
     inputs:
       targetType: 'filePath'
diff --git a/ci/intel-scripts/activate_windows.bat b/ci/intel-scripts/activate_windows.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f028a17a1ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/intel-scripts/activate_windows.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+REM SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Intel Corporation
+REM
+REM SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+set VS_VER=%1
+
+@call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\setvars-vcvarsall.bat" %VS_VER%
+
+for /f "tokens=* usebackq" %%f in (`dir /b "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\" ^| findstr /V latest ^| sort`) do @set "LATEST_VERSION=%%f"
+@call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\%LATEST_VERSION%\env\vars.bat"
+
+echo "Visual Studio Version: %VS_VER%"
+echo "OneAPI version: %LATEST_VERSION%"
+echo "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\%LATEST_VERSION%\env\vars.bat"
+echo "OneAPI root directory: %ONEAPI_ROOT%"
+where ifort.exe
diff --git a/ci/intel-scripts/cache_exclude_windows.sh b/ci/intel-scripts/cache_exclude_windows.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..ba672f29d698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/intel-scripts/cache_exclude_windows.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+#shellcheck disable=SC2010
+LATEST_VERSION=$(ls -1 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler" | grep -v latest | sort | tail -1)
+
+rm -rf "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\'$LATEST_VERSION'\windows\compiler\lib\ia32_win"
+rm -rf "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\'$LATEST_VERSION'\windows\bin\intel64_ia32"
+rm -rf "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\'$LATEST_VERSION'\windows\lib\emu"
+rm -rf "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\'$LATEST_VERSION'\windows\lib\oclfpga"
+rm -rf "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\'$LATEST_VERSION'\windows\lib\ocloc"
+rm -rf "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\'$LATEST_VERSION'\windows\lib\x86"
diff --git a/ci/intel-scripts/install_windows.bat b/ci/intel-scripts/install_windows.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebba9d5486f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/intel-scripts/install_windows.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+REM SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Intel Corporation
+REM
+REM SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+set URL=%1
+set COMPONENTS=%2
+
+curl.exe --output %TEMP%\webimage.exe --url %URL% --retry 5 --retry-delay 5
+start /b /wait %TEMP%\webimage.exe -s -x -f webimage_extracted --log extract.log
+del %TEMP%\webimage.exe
+if "%COMPONENTS%"=="" (
+  webimage_extracted\bootstrapper.exe -s --action install --eula=accept -p=NEED_VS2017_INTEGRATION=0 -p=NEED_VS2019_INTEGRATION=0 -p=NEED_VS2022_INTEGRATION=0 --log-dir=.
+) else (
+  webimage_extracted\bootstrapper.exe -s --action install --components=%COMPONENTS% --eula=accept -p=NEED_VS2017_INTEGRATION=0 -p=NEED_VS2019_INTEGRATION=0 -p=NEED_VS2022_INTEGRATION=0 --log-dir=.
+)
+rd /s/q "webimage_extracted"
diff --git a/ci/run.ps1 b/ci/run.ps1
index f093673d5bdb..aa37ee18b30c 100644
--- a/ci/run.ps1
+++ b/ci/run.ps1
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ echo ($env:Path).Replace(';',"`n")
 echo "=== PATH END ==="
 echo ""
 
-$progs = @("python","ninja","pkg-config","cl","rc","link","pypy3")
+$progs = @("python","ninja","pkg-config","cl","rc","link","pypy3","ifort")
 foreach ($prog in $progs) {
   echo ""
   echo "Locating ${prog}:"
diff --git a/cross/arm64cl.txt b/cross/arm64cl.txt
index f22fca8a8237..aa7398d24269 100644
--- a/cross/arm64cl.txt
+++ b/cross/arm64cl.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [binaries]
 c = 'cl'
 cpp = 'cl'
+fc = 'false'
 ar = 'lib'
 windres = 'rc'
 
diff --git a/cross/none.txt b/cross/none.txt
index 8727e27f40ca..1fbe4713ac09 100644
--- a/cross/none.txt
+++ b/cross/none.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ endian = 'little'
 [binaries]
 c = ['false']
 cpp = ['false']
+fc = ['false']
 objc = ['false']
 objcpp = ['false']
 ar = ['false']