diff --git a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
index 1dd4ca42ad..e43afab696 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
+++ b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ Section "Game" GAME
 		CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder"
 		CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\OpenRA.lnk" $OUTDIR\OpenRA.Game.exe "" \
 			"$OUTDIR\OpenRA.Game.exe" "" "" "" ""
+		CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\README.lnk" $OUTDIR\README.html "" \
+			"$OUTDIR\README.html" "" "" "" ""
 	!insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_END
 
 	SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\cg"