diff --git a/rules/BUILD b/rules/BUILD
index 26cda0cd..6bb55b9f 100644
--- a/rules/BUILD
+++ b/rules/BUILD
@@ -49,16 +49,11 @@ bzl_library(
     srcs = ["common_settings.bzl"],
 )
 
-# Exported for build_test.bzl to make sure of, it is an implementation detail
-# of the rule and should not be directly used by anything else.
-exports_files(["empty_test.sh"])
-
 filegroup(
     name = "test_deps",
     testonly = True,
     srcs = [
         "BUILD",
-        "empty_test.sh",
     ] + glob(["*.bzl"]),
 )
 
diff --git a/rules/build_test.bzl b/rules/build_test.bzl
index f06e0d40..697875b4 100644
--- a/rules/build_test.bzl
+++ b/rules/build_test.bzl
@@ -16,6 +16,31 @@
 
 load("//lib:new_sets.bzl", "sets")
 
+def _empty_test_impl(ctx):
+    extension = ".bat" if ctx.attr.is_windows else ".sh"
+    content = "exit 0" if ctx.attr.is_windows else "#!/bin/bash\nexit 0"
+    executable = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.label.name + extension)
+    ctx.actions.write(
+        output = executable,
+        is_executable = True,
+        content = content,
+    )
+
+    return [DefaultInfo(
+        files = depset([executable]),
+        executable = executable,
+        runfiles = ctx.runfiles(files = ctx.files.data),
+    )]
+
+_empty_test = rule(
+    implementation = _empty_test_impl,
+    attrs = {
+        "data": attr.label_list(allow_files = True),
+        "is_windows": attr.bool(mandatory = True),
+    },
+    test = True,
+)
+
 def build_test(name, targets, **kwargs):
     """Test rule checking that other targets build.
 
@@ -23,9 +48,6 @@ def build_test(name, targets, **kwargs):
     the targets it depends on failing to build, and hence failing
     the attempt to run this test.
 
-    NOTE: At the moment, this won't work on Windows; but someone adding
-    support would be welcomed.
-
     Typical usage:
 
     ```
@@ -75,16 +97,18 @@ def build_test(name, targets, **kwargs):
             outs = [full_name + ".out"],
             testonly = 1,
             visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-            # TODO: Does this need something else for Windows?
             cmd = "touch $@",
+            cmd_bat = "type nul > $@",
             **genrule_args
         )
 
-    native.sh_test(
+    _empty_test(
         name = name,
-        # TODO: Does this need something else for Windows?
-        srcs = ["@bazel_skylib//rules:empty_test.sh"],
         data = test_data,
         size = kwargs.pop("size", "small"),  # Default to small for test size
+        is_windows = select({
+            "@bazel_tools//src/conditions:host_windows": True,
+            "//conditions:default": False,
+        }),
         **kwargs
     )
diff --git a/rules/empty_test.sh b/rules/empty_test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fde58b3f..00000000
--- a/rules/empty_test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# This is a support file for build_test.bzl, it shouldn't be used by anything else.
-exit 0