diff --git a/compiler/ngenutil.pas b/compiler/ngenutil.pas
index 62a82a96da..5eee2fd0db 100644
--- a/compiler/ngenutil.pas
+++ b/compiler/ngenutil.pas
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ implementation
     var
       tcb: ttai_typedconstbuilder;
     begin
-      if (target_res.id in [res_elf,res_macho,res_xcoff]) or
+      if (target_res.id in [res_elf,res_macho,res_xcoff,res_wasm]) or
          { generate the FPC_RESLOCATION symbol even when using external resources,
            because in SysInit we can only reference it unconditionally }
          ((target_res.id=res_ext) and (target_info.system in systems_darwin)) then
diff --git a/compiler/rescmn.pas b/compiler/rescmn.pas
index 64aa1d690d..301b0866b1 100644
--- a/compiler/rescmn.pas
+++ b/compiler/rescmn.pas
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ uses
              resflags : [];
           );
 
+       res_wasm_info : tresinfo =
+          (
+             id     : res_wasm;
+             resbin : 'fpcres';
+             rescmd : '-o $OBJ -a $ARCH -of wasm $DBG';
+             { cross compiled windres can be used to compile .rc files on other platforms }
+             rcbin  : 'windres';
+             rccmd  : '--include $INC -O res -D FPC -o $RES $RC';
+             resourcefileclass : nil;
+             resflags : [];
+          );
+
        res_ext_info : tresinfo =
           (
              id     : res_ext;
diff --git a/compiler/systems.inc b/compiler/systems.inc
index 54fb124899..3df71fc1e2 100644
--- a/compiler/systems.inc
+++ b/compiler/systems.inc
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
             ,res_m68k_palmos,res_m68k_mpw
             ,res_powerpc_mpw,res_elf,res_xcoff
             ,res_win64_gorc, res_macho, res_ext
-            ,res_jvm_raw
+            ,res_jvm_raw,res_wasm
        );
 
        tresinfoflags = (res_external_file,res_arch_in_file_name
diff --git a/compiler/systems/i_wasi.pas b/compiler/systems/i_wasi.pas
index 1738769c4a..1c7b905d0a 100644
--- a/compiler/systems/i_wasi.pas
+++ b/compiler/systems/i_wasi.pas
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@ unit i_wasi;
        systems,rescmn;
 
     const
-       res_wasmraw_info : tresinfo =
-           (
-             id     : res_none; // todo: not implemented. but could be as memory
-             resbin : 'fpcwasmres';
-             rescmd : '-o $OBJ $DBG';
-             rcbin  : '';
-             rccmd  : '';
-             resourcefileclass : nil;
-             resflags : [res_no_compile];
-           );
-
         system_wasm32_wasi_info : tsysteminfo =
           (
             system       : system_wasm32_wasi;
@@ -82,7 +71,7 @@ unit i_wasi;
             link         : ld_int_wasi;
             linkextern   : ld_wasi;
             ar           : ar_none;
-            res          : res_none;
+            res          : res_wasm;
             dbg          : dbg_dwarf2;
             script       : script_unix;
             endian       : endian_little;
diff --git a/compiler/systems/t_wasi.pas b/compiler/systems/t_wasi.pas
index 32442f2f78..dae65c5bfb 100644
--- a/compiler/systems/t_wasi.pas
+++ b/compiler/systems/t_wasi.pas
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ implementation
 
 uses
   SysUtils,
-  verbose;
+  verbose,
+  comprsrc,rescmn;
 
 { timportlibwasi }
 
@@ -332,5 +333,5 @@ initialization
   RegisterExport(system_wasm32_wasi, texportlibwasi);
   RegisterLinker(ld_int_wasi,TInternalLinkerWasi);
   RegisterLinker(ld_wasi, tlinkerwasi);
-
+  RegisterRes(res_wasm_info,TWinLikeResourceFile);
 end.