diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/atomic-now-supports-msvc.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/atomic-now-supports-msvc.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d3d30044b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/atomic-now-supports-msvc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## Custom dependency for atomic now works on MSVC
+
+`dependency('atomic')` now works on MSVC >=19.35.32124.
+It requires `c_std=c11` or later, otherwise the dependency will return not found.
diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
index b1b8b8e1319b..61f94c00eef2 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, env: Environment, kwargs: DependencyObjectKWs):
 
         if self.clib_compiler.has_function('atomic_flag_clear', '#include <stdatomic.h>')[0]:
             self.is_found = True
+        elif self.clib_compiler.get_id() == 'msvc':
+            feature_flag = '/experimental:c11atomics'
+            std_args = self.clib_compiler.get_option_std_args(None, None)
+            # atomic_flag_clear forwards to __c11_atomic_store in msvc,
+            # which behaves like __builtin_* in gcc, and we're unable to detect it with .has_function().
+            if self.clib_compiler.has_function(
+                "_Atomic_thread_fence", "#include <stdatomic.h>", extra_args=std_args
+            )[0]:
+                self.is_found = True
+            elif self.clib_compiler.has_function(
+                "_Atomic_thread_fence",
+                "#include <stdatomic.h>",
+                extra_args=std_args + [feature_flag],
+            )[0]:
+                self.compile_args = [feature_flag]
+                self.is_found = True
 
 
 class AtomicSystemDependency(SystemDependency):