diff --git a/src/gui/build.mk b/src/gui/build.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d74b2b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/build.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+ifneq ($(shell command -v $(WX_CONFIG)),)
+
+FLUXENGINE_GUI_SRCS = \
+	src/gui/main.cc \
+	src/gui/mainwindow.cc \
+	src/gui/visualisation.cc \
+	src/gui/layout.cpp \
+ 
+FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS = \
+	$(patsubst %.cpp, $(OBJDIR)/%.o, \
+	$(patsubst %.cc, $(OBJDIR)/%.o, $(FLUXENGINE_GUI_SRCS)) \
+	)
+$(FLUXENGINE_GUI_SRCS): | $(PROTO_HDRS)
+$(FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(shell $(WX_CONFIG) --cxxflags core base)
+fluxengine-gui.exe: LDFLAGS += $(shell $(WX_CONFIG) --libs core base)
+fluxengine-gui.exe: $(FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS)
+
+$(call use-library, fluxengine-gui.exe, $(FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS), FMT)
+$(call use-library, fluxengine-gui.exe, $(FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS), LIBARCH)
+$(call use-library, fluxengine-gui.exe, $(FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS), LIBFLUXENGINE)
+$(call use-library, fluxengine-gui.exe, $(FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS), LIBFORMATS)
+$(call use-library, fluxengine-gui.exe, $(FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS), LIBUSBP)
+$(call use-library, fluxengine-gui.exe, $(FLUXENGINE_GUI_OBJS), PROTO)
+
+all: fluxengine-gui.exe
+
+else
+
+$(warning wx-config missing, not building GUI)
+
+endif
+