diff --git a/packaging/build_conda.sh b/packaging/build_conda.sh
index e2ab71c0c99..aaddf0710c8 100755
--- a/packaging/build_conda.sh
+++ b/packaging/build_conda.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ setup_env 0.5.0
 export SOURCE_ROOT_DIR="$PWD"
 setup_conda_pytorch_constraint
 setup_conda_cudatoolkit_constraint
+setup_visual_studio_constraint
 conda build $CONDA_CHANNEL_FLAGS -c defaults -c conda-forge --no-anaconda-upload --python "$PYTHON_VERSION" packaging/torchvision
diff --git a/packaging/conda/build_vision.sh b/packaging/conda/build_vision.sh
index 8122648a722..000f314670b 100755
--- a/packaging/conda/build_vision.sh
+++ b/packaging/conda/build_vision.sh
@@ -157,12 +157,16 @@ for py_ver in "${DESIRED_PYTHON[@]}"; do
     rm -rf "$output_folder"
     mkdir "$output_folder"
 
+    export VSTOOLCHAIN_PACKAGE=vs2017
+
     # We need to build the compiler activation scripts first on Windows
     time VSDEVCMD_ARGS=${VSDEVCMD_ARGS[@]} \
         conda build -c "$ANACONDA_USER" \
                     --no-anaconda-upload \
                     --output-folder "$output_folder" \
-                    ../vs2017
+                    ../$VSTOOLCHAIN_PACKAGE
+
+    cp ../$VSTOOLCHAIN_PACKAGE/conda_build_config.yaml ../torchvision/conda_build_config.yaml
 
     conda config --set anaconda_upload no
     echo "Calling conda-build at $(date)"
diff --git a/packaging/pkg_helpers.bash b/packaging/pkg_helpers.bash
index b999894901a..5d7109efe93 100644
--- a/packaging/pkg_helpers.bash
+++ b/packaging/pkg_helpers.bash
@@ -199,10 +199,11 @@ setup_conda_pytorch_constraint() {
     export CONDA_CHANNEL_FLAGS="-c pytorch-nightly"
     export PYTORCH_VERSION="$(conda search --json 'pytorch[channel=pytorch-nightly]' | \
                               python -c "import os, sys, json, re; cuver = os.environ.get('CU_VERSION'); \
-                               cuver = (cuver[:-1] + '.' + cuver[-1]).replace('cu', 'cuda') if cuver != 'cpu' else cuver; \
+                               cuver_1 = cuver.replace('cu', 'cuda') if cuver != 'cpu' else cuver; \
+                               cuver_2 = (cuver[:-1] + '.' + cuver[-1]).replace('cu', 'cuda') if cuver != 'cpu' else cuver; \
                                print(re.sub(r'\\+.*$', '', \
                                 [x['version'] for x in json.load(sys.stdin)['pytorch'] \
-                                  if (x['platform'] == 'darwin' or cuver in x['fn']) \
+                                  if (x['platform'] == 'darwin' or cuver_1 in x['fn'] or cuver_2 in x['fn']) \
                                     and 'py' + os.environ['PYTHON_VERSION'] in x['fn']][-1]))")"
     if [[ -z "$PYTORCH_VERSION" ]]; then
       echo "PyTorch version auto detection failed"
@@ -248,3 +249,13 @@ setup_conda_cudatoolkit_constraint() {
     esac
   fi
 }
+
+# Build the proper compiler package before building the final package
+setup_visual_studio_constraint() {
+  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" ]]; then
+      export VSTOOLCHAIN_PACKAGE=vs2019
+      export VSDEVCMD_ARGS=''
+      conda build $CONDA_CHANNEL_FLAGS --no-anaconda-upload packaging/$VSTOOLCHAIN_PACKAGE
+      cp packaging/$VSTOOLCHAIN_PACKAGE/conda_build_config.yaml packaging/torchvision/conda_build_config.yaml
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat b/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f607ba7518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+:: Set env vars that tell distutils to use the compiler that we put on path
+SET DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1
+SET MSSdk=1
+
+SET "VS_VERSION=16.0"
+SET "VS_MAJOR=16"
+SET "VS_YEAR=2019"
+
+set "MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL=/AI;/AL;/OUT;/out"
+set "MSYS2_ENV_CONV_EXCL=CL"
+
+:: For Python 3.5+, ensure that we link with the dynamic runtime.  See
+:: http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5-part-two/ for more info
+set "PY_VCRUNTIME_REDIST=%PREFIX%\\bin\\vcruntime140.dll"
+
+for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -legacy -products * -version [16^,17^) -property installationPath`) do (
+    if exist "%%i" if exist "%%i\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
+        set "VSINSTALLDIR=%%i\"
+        goto :vswhere
+    )
+)
+
+:vswhere
+
+:: Shorten PATH to avoid the `input line too long` error.
+SET MyPath=%PATH%
+
+setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
+
+SET TempPath="%MyPath:;=";"%"
+SET var=
+FOR %%a IN (%TempPath%) DO (
+    IF EXIST %%~sa (
+        SET "var=!var!;%%~sa"
+    )
+)
+
+set "TempPath=!var:~1!"
+endlocal & set "PATH=%TempPath%"
+
+:: Shorten current directory too
+FOR %%A IN (.) DO CD "%%~sA"
+
+:: other things added by install_activate.bat at package build time
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml b/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..358052ec012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+blas_impl:
+  - mkl                        # [x86_64]
+c_compiler:
+  - vs2019                     # [win]
+cxx_compiler:
+  - vs2019                     # [win]
+python:
+  - 3.5
+  - 3.6
+# This differs from target_platform in that it determines what subdir the compiler
+#    will target, not what subdir the compiler package will be itself.
+#    For example, we need a win-64 vs2008_win-32 package, so that we compile win-32
+#    code on win-64 miniconda.
+cross_compiler_target_platform:
+  - win-64                     # [win]
+target_platform:
+  - win-64                     # [win]
+vc:
+  - 14
+zip_keys:
+  -                             # [win]
+    - vc                        # [win]
+    - c_compiler                # [win]
+    - cxx_compiler              # [win]
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat b/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c38253aa5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+set YEAR=2019
+set VER=16
+
+mkdir "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d"
+COPY "%RECIPE_DIR%\activate.bat" "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+
+IF "%cross_compiler_target_platform%" == "win-64" (
+  set "target_platform=amd64"
+  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR% Win64" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  IF "%VSDEVCMD_ARGS%" == "" (
+    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  ) ELSE (
+    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  )
+  echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  ) else (
+  set "target_platform=x86"
+  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo popd
+  )
+
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/install_runtime.bat b/packaging/vs2019/install_runtime.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e09a5ccfb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/vs2019/install_runtime.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+set VC_PATH=x86
+if "%ARCH%"=="64" (
+   set VC_PATH=x64
+)
+
+set MSC_VER=2019
+
+rem :: This should always be present for VC installed with VS.  Not sure about VC installed with Visual C++ Build Tools 2015
+rem FOR /F "usebackq tokens=3*" %%A IN (`REG QUERY "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DevDiv\VC\Servicing\14.0\IDE.x64" /v UpdateVersion`) DO (
+rem     set SP=%%A
+rem     )
+
+rem if not "%SP%" == "%PKG_VERSION%" (
+rem    echo "Version detected from registry: %SP%"
+rem    echo    "does not match version of package being built (%PKG_VERSION%)"
+rem    echo "Do you have current updates for VS 2015 installed?"
+rem    exit 1
+rem )
+
+
+REM ========== REQUIRES Win 10 SDK be installed, or files otherwise copied to location below!
+robocopy "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Redist\ucrt\DLLs\%VC_PATH%"  "%LIBRARY_BIN%" *.dll /E
+robocopy "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Redist\ucrt\DLLs\%VC_PATH%"  "%PREFIX%" *.dll /E
+if %ERRORLEVEL% GEQ 8 exit 1
+
+REM ========== This one comes from visual studio 2019
+set "VC_VER=142"
+
+for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -legacy -products * -version [16^,17^) -property installationPath`) do (
+    if exist "%%i" if exist "%%i\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
+        set "VS15VCVARSALL=%%i\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat"
+        goto :eof
+    )
+)
+
+@setlocal
+call "%VS15VARSALL%" x64
+
+set "REDIST_ROOT=%VCToolsRedistDir%%VC_PATH%"
+
+robocopy "%REDIST_ROOT%\Microsoft.VC%VC_VER%.CRT" "%LIBRARY_BIN%" *.dll /E
+if %ERRORLEVEL% LSS 8 exit 0
+robocopy "%REDIST_ROOT%\Microsoft.VC%VC_VER%.CRT" "%PREFIX%" *.dll /E
+if %ERRORLEVEL% LSS 8 exit 0
+robocopy "%REDIST_ROOT%\Microsoft.VC%VC_VER%.OpenMP" "%LIBRARY_BIN%" *.dll /E
+if %ERRORLEVEL% LSS 8 exit 0
+robocopy "%REDIST_ROOT%\Microsoft.VC%VC_VER%.OpenMP" "%PREFIX%" *.dll /E
+if %ERRORLEVEL% LSS 8 exit 0
+@endlocal
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml b/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3f8b471481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{% set vcver="14.2" %}
+{% set vcfeature="14" %}
+{% set vsyear="2019" %}
+{% set fullver="15.4.27004.2010" %}
+
+package:
+  name: vs{{ vsyear }}
+  version: {{ fullver }}
+
+build:
+  skip: True  [not win]
+  script_env:
+    - VSDEVCMD_ARGS # [win]
+
+outputs:
+  - name: vs{{ vsyear }}_{{ cross_compiler_target_platform }}
+    script: install_activate.bat
+    track_features:
+      # VS 2019 is binary-compatible with VS 2017/vc 14.1 and 2015/vc14.  Tools are "v142".
+      strong:
+        - vc{{ vcfeature }}
+    run_exports:
+      - vc {{ vcver }}
+    about:
+      summary: Activation and version verification of MSVC {{ vcver }} (VS {{ vsyear }}) compiler
+      license: BSD 3-clause
+  - name: vs{{ vsyear }}_runtime
+    script: install_runtime.bat
+  - name: vc
+    version: {{ vcver }}
+    track_features:
+      - vc{{ vcfeature }}
+    requirements:
+      run:
+        - {{ pin_subpackage('vs' ~ vsyear ~ '_runtime') }}
+    about:
+      home: https://github.com/conda/conda/wiki/VC-features
+      license: Modified BSD License (3-clause)
+      license_family: BSD
+      summary: A meta-package to track VC features.
+      description: |
+          This metapackage is used to activate vc features without
+          depending on Python.
+      doc_url: https://github.com/conda/conda/wiki/VC-features
+      dev_url: https://github.com/conda/conda/wiki/VC-features