diff --git a/platform/windows/detect.py b/platform/windows/detect.py
index cf99718e4d4..7eccc165b9f 100644
--- a/platform/windows/detect.py
+++ b/platform/windows/detect.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def get_opts():
         BoolVariable("use_llvm", "Use the LLVM compiler", False),
         BoolVariable("use_thinlto", "Use ThinLTO", False),
         BoolVariable("use_static_cpp", "Link MinGW/MSVC C++ runtime libraries statically", True),
+        BoolVariable("use_asan", "Use address sanitizer (ASAN)", False),
     ]
 
 
@@ -283,6 +284,12 @@ def configure_msvc(env, manual_msvc_config):
         env.Prepend(CPPPATH=[p for p in os.getenv("INCLUDE").split(";")])
         env.Append(LIBPATH=[p for p in os.getenv("LIB").split(";")])
 
+    # Sanitizers
+    if env["use_asan"]:
+        env.extra_suffix += ".s"
+        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["/INFERASANLIBS"])
+        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["/fsanitize=address"])
+
     # Incremental linking fix
     env["BUILDERS"]["ProgramOriginal"] = env["BUILDERS"]["Program"]
     env["BUILDERS"]["Program"] = methods.precious_program