diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
index 22977662f..f361b7e61 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Util\ReferenceComparer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Util\TreeTraversal.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Util\UnionFind.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Util\Win32Resources.cs" />
     <None Include="ICSharpCode.Decompiler.nuspec" DependentUpon="ICSharpCode.Decompiler.nuspec.template" />
     <None Include="ICSharpCode.Decompiler.nuspec.template" />
     <None Include="ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ruleset" />
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Util/Win32Resources.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Util/Win32Resources.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cbc99951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Util/Win32Resources.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Reflection.PortableExecutable;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Util
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Represents win32 resources
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class Win32Resources
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reads win32 resource root directory
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="pe"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static unsafe Win32ResourceDirectory ReadWin32Resources(this PEReader pe)
+		{
+			if (pe == null)
+			{
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pe));
+			}
+
+			int rva = pe.PEHeaders.PEHeader.ResourceTableDirectory.RelativeVirtualAddress;
+			if (rva == 0)
+				return null;
+			byte* pRoot = pe.GetSectionData(rva).Pointer;
+			return new Win32ResourceDirectory(pe, pRoot, 0, new Win32ResourceName("Root"));
+		}
+
+		public static Win32ResourceDirectory Find(this Win32ResourceDirectory root, Win32ResourceName type)
+		{
+			if (root is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(root));
+			if (!root.Name.HasName || root.Name.Name != "Root")
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(root));
+			if (type is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
+
+			return root.FindDirectory(type);
+		}
+
+		public static Win32ResourceDirectory Find(this Win32ResourceDirectory root, Win32ResourceName type, Win32ResourceName name)
+		{
+			if (root is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(root));
+			if (!root.Name.HasName || root.Name.Name != "Root")
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(root));
+			if (type is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
+			if (name is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(name));
+
+			return root.FindDirectory(type)?.FindDirectory(name);
+		}
+
+		public static Win32ResourceData Find(this Win32ResourceDirectory root, Win32ResourceName type, Win32ResourceName name, Win32ResourceName langId)
+		{
+			if (root is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(root));
+			if (!root.Name.HasName || root.Name.Name != "Root")
+				throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(root));
+			if (type is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
+			if (name is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(name));
+			if (langId is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(langId));
+
+			return root.FindDirectory(type)?.FindDirectory(name)?.FindData(langId);
+		}
+	}
+
+	[DebuggerDisplay("Directory: {Name}")]
+	public sealed class Win32ResourceDirectory
+	{
+		#region Structure
+		public uint Characteristics { get; }
+		public uint TimeDateStamp { get; }
+		public ushort MajorVersion { get; }
+		public ushort MinorVersion { get; }
+		public ushort NumberOfNamedEntries { get; }
+		public ushort NumberOfIdEntries { get; }
+		#endregion
+
+		public Win32ResourceName Name { get; }
+
+		public IList<Win32ResourceDirectory> Directories { get; }
+
+		public IList<Win32ResourceData> Datas { get; }
+
+		internal unsafe Win32ResourceDirectory(PEReader pe, byte* pRoot, int offset, Win32ResourceName name)
+		{
+			var p = (IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY*)(pRoot + offset);
+			Characteristics = p->Characteristics;
+			TimeDateStamp = p->TimeDateStamp;
+			MajorVersion = p->MajorVersion;
+			MinorVersion = p->MinorVersion;
+			NumberOfNamedEntries = p->NumberOfNamedEntries;
+			NumberOfIdEntries = p->NumberOfIdEntries;
+
+			Name = name;
+			Directories = new List<Win32ResourceDirectory>();
+			Datas = new List<Win32ResourceData>();
+			var pEntries = (IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY*)(p + 1);
+			int total = NumberOfNamedEntries + NumberOfIdEntries;
+			for (int i = 0; i < total; i++)
+			{
+				var pEntry = pEntries + i;
+				name = new Win32ResourceName(pRoot, pEntry);
+				if ((pEntry->OffsetToData & 0x80000000) == 0)
+					Datas.Add(new Win32ResourceData(pe, pRoot, (int)pEntry->OffsetToData, name));
+				else
+					Directories.Add(new Win32ResourceDirectory(pe, pRoot, (int)(pEntry->OffsetToData & 0x7FFFFFFF), name));
+			}
+		}
+
+		static unsafe string ReadString(byte* pRoot, int offset)
+		{
+			var pString = (IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY_STRING*)(pRoot + offset);
+			return new string(pString->NameString, 0, pString->Length);
+		}
+
+		public Win32ResourceDirectory FindDirectory(Win32ResourceName name)
+		{
+			foreach (var directory in Directories)
+			{
+				if (directory.Name == name)
+					return directory;
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		public Win32ResourceData FindData(Win32ResourceName name)
+		{
+			foreach (var data in Datas)
+			{
+				if (data.Name == name)
+					return data;
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	[DebuggerDisplay("Data: {Name}")]
+	public sealed unsafe class Win32ResourceData
+	{
+		#region Structure
+		public uint OffsetToData { get; }
+		public uint Size { get; }
+		public uint CodePage { get; }
+		public uint Reserved { get; }
+		#endregion
+
+		private readonly void* _pointer;
+
+		public Win32ResourceName Name { get; }
+
+		public byte[] Data {
+			get {
+				byte[] data = new byte[Size];
+				fixed (void* pData = data)
+					Buffer.MemoryCopy(_pointer, pData, Size, Size);
+				return data;
+			}
+		}
+
+		internal Win32ResourceData(PEReader pe, byte* pRoot, int offset, Win32ResourceName name)
+		{
+			var p = (IMAGE_RESOURCE_DATA_ENTRY*)(pRoot + offset);
+			OffsetToData = p->OffsetToData;
+			Size = p->Size;
+			CodePage = p->CodePage;
+			Reserved = p->Reserved;
+
+			_pointer = pe.GetSectionData((int)OffsetToData).Pointer;
+			Name = name;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public sealed class Win32ResourceName
+	{
+		private readonly object _name;
+
+		public bool HasName => _name is string;
+
+		public bool HasId => _name is ushort;
+
+		public string Name => (string)_name;
+
+		public ushort Id => (ushort)_name;
+
+		public Win32ResourceName(string name)
+		{
+			_name = name ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(name));
+		}
+
+		public Win32ResourceName(int id) : this(checked((ushort)id))
+		{
+		}
+
+		public Win32ResourceName(ushort id)
+		{
+			_name = id;
+		}
+
+		internal unsafe Win32ResourceName(byte* pRoot, IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY* pEntry)
+		{
+			_name = (pEntry->Name & 0x80000000) == 0 ? (object)(ushort)pEntry->Name : ReadString(pRoot, (int)(pEntry->Name & 0x7FFFFFFF));
+
+			static string ReadString(byte* pRoot, int offset)
+			{
+				var pString = (IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY_STRING*)(pRoot + offset);
+				return new string(pString->NameString, 0, pString->Length);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static bool operator ==(Win32ResourceName x, Win32ResourceName y)
+		{
+			if (x.HasName)
+			{
+				return y.HasName ? string.Compare(x.Name, y.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0 : false;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return y.HasId ? x.Id == y.Id : false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static bool operator !=(Win32ResourceName x, Win32ResourceName y)
+		{
+			return !(x == y);
+		}
+
+		public override int GetHashCode()
+		{
+			return _name.GetHashCode();
+		}
+
+		public override bool Equals(object obj)
+		{
+			if (!(obj is Win32ResourceName name))
+				return false;
+			return this == name;
+		}
+
+		public override string ToString()
+		{
+			return HasName ? $"Name: {Name}" : $"Id: {Id}";
+		}
+	}
+
+	internal struct IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY
+	{
+		public uint Characteristics;
+		public uint TimeDateStamp;
+		public ushort MajorVersion;
+		public ushort MinorVersion;
+		public ushort NumberOfNamedEntries;
+		public ushort NumberOfIdEntries;
+	}
+
+	internal struct IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY
+	{
+		public uint Name;
+		public uint OffsetToData;
+	}
+
+	internal unsafe struct IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY_STRING
+	{
+		public ushort Length;
+		public fixed char NameString[1];
+	}
+
+	internal struct IMAGE_RESOURCE_DATA_ENTRY
+	{
+		public uint OffsetToData;
+		public uint Size;
+		public uint CodePage;
+		public uint Reserved;
+	}
+}