diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml b/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
index 8815d6753..ee3ad0f03 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@
         <delete dir="./dist" />
         <mkdir dir="./dist" />
         <copy file="../launch-i2psnark" todir="./dist/" />
+        <copy file="../launch-i2psnark.bat" todir="./dist/" />
         <mkdir dir="./dist/contexts" />
         <copy file="../standalone-context.xml" tofile="./dist/contexts/context.xml" />
         <mkdir dir="./dist/docroot" />
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/launch-i2psnark.bat b/apps/i2psnark/launch-i2psnark.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92b29ec1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/launch-i2psnark.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@echo off
+
+REM This launches i2psnark and jetty in a separate JVM.
+REM The file jetty-i2psnark.xml must be present in the current directory.
+REM i2psnark will be accessed at http://127.0.0.1:8002/
+
+set I2P="."
+java -jar "%I2P%/i2psnark.jar"