diff --git a/src/util/StringView.cxx b/src/util/StringView.cxx
index b663291d8..083cab103 100644
--- a/src/util/StringView.cxx
+++ b/src/util/StringView.cxx
@@ -47,3 +47,7 @@ BasicStringView<T>::StripRight() noexcept
 }
 
 template struct BasicStringView<char>;
+
+#ifdef _UNICODE
+template struct BasicStringView<wchar_t>;
+#endif
diff --git a/src/util/StringView.hxx b/src/util/StringView.hxx
index a894569c6..21ba1f80f 100644
--- a/src/util/StringView.hxx
+++ b/src/util/StringView.hxx
@@ -114,4 +114,12 @@ struct StringView : BasicStringView<char> {
 	using BasicStringView::BasicStringView;
 };
 
+#ifdef _UNICODE
+
+struct WStringView : BasicStringView<wchar_t> {
+	using BasicStringView::BasicStringView;
+};
+
+#endif
+
 #endif