diff --git a/subversion/README.md b/subversion/README.md
index 558f90a84..ffcff5855 100644
--- a/subversion/README.md
+++ b/subversion/README.md
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@ Description
 
 Installs subversion for clients or sets up a server under Apache HTTPD.
 
-Changes
-=======
-
-## v0.8.3:
-
-* Current public release
-
 Requirements
 ============
 
@@ -18,10 +11,12 @@ Requirements
 * Debian/Ubuntu
 * RHEL/CentOS
 * Fedora
+* Windows
 
 ## Cookbooks:
 
 * apache2
+* windows
 
 Attributes
 ==========
@@ -68,6 +63,13 @@ you would like a subversion server, use `recipe[subversion::server]`.
 You should override `node['subversion']['password']` in the role that
 applies the server recipe.
 
+Changes
+=======
+
+## v0.8.3:
+
+* Current public release
+
 License and Author
 ==================
 
diff --git a/subversion/attributes/default.rb b/subversion/attributes/default.rb
index 7e1c91a71..e3edb2812 100644
--- a/subversion/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/subversion/attributes/default.rb
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@
 default['subversion']['server_name'] = 'svn'
 default['subversion']['user'] = 'subversion'
 default['subversion']['password'] = 'subversion'
+
+# For Windows
+default['subversion']['msi_source'] = "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/win32svn/1.7.0/Setup-Subversion-1.7.0.msi"
+default['subversion']['msi_checksum'] = "2ee93a3a2c1f9b720917263295466f92cac6058c6cd8af65592186235cf0ed71"
diff --git a/subversion/metadata.rb b/subversion/metadata.rb
index bc045f94d..6b3b0b00f 100644
--- a/subversion/metadata.rb
+++ b/subversion/metadata.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 end
 
 depends "apache2"
+depends "windows"
 
 recipe "subversion", "Includes the client recipe."
 recipe "subversion::client", "Subversion Client installs subversion and some extra svn libs"
diff --git a/subversion/recipes/client.rb b/subversion/recipes/client.rb
index 2c0d5eeda..02563f238 100644
--- a/subversion/recipes/client.rb
+++ b/subversion/recipes/client.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 # Cookbook Name:: subversion
 # Recipe:: default
 #
-# Copyright 2008, Opscode, Inc.
+# Copyright 2008-2012, Opscode, Inc.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0c
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -17,25 +17,42 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-package "subversion" do
-  action :install
-end
+case node['platform']
+when "windows"
 
-extra_packages = case node[:platform]
-  when "ubuntu"
-    if node[:platform_version].to_f < 8.04
-      %w{subversion-tools libsvn-core-perl}
-    else
-      %w{subversion-tools libsvn-perl}
-    end
-  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
-    %w{subversion-devel subversion-perl}
-  else
-    %w{subversion-tools libsvn-perl}
+  windows_package "Subversion" do
+    source node['subversion']['msi_source']
+    checksum node['subversion']['msi_checksum']
+    action :install
+  end
+
+  windows_path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Subversion\bin' do
+    action :add
   end
 
-extra_packages.each do |pkg|
-  package pkg do
+else
+
+  package "subversion" do
     action :install
   end
+
+  extra_packages = case node[:platform]
+                   when "ubuntu"
+                     if node[:platform_version].to_f < 8.04
+                       %w{subversion-tools libsvn-core-perl}
+                     else
+                       %w{subversion-tools libsvn-perl}
+                     end
+                   when "centos","redhat","fedora"
+                     %w{subversion-devel subversion-perl}
+                   else
+                     %w{subversion-tools libsvn-perl}
+                   end
+
+  extra_packages.each do |pkg|
+    package pkg do
+      action :install
+    end
+  end
+
 end