diff --git a/config_help.txt b/config_help.txt
index 296bf807d9..5e0d36a41f 100644
--- a/config_help.txt
+++ b/config_help.txt
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ Gui, printing, widget options:
   -xcb-xlib............. Enable Xcb-Xlib support [auto]
 
   Platform backends:
+    -direct2d .......... Enable Direct2D support [auto] (Windows only)
     -directfb .......... Enable DirectFB support [no] (Unix only)
     -eglfs ............. Enable EGLFS support [auto; no on Android and Windows]
     -gbm ............... Enable backends for GBM [auto] (Linux only)
diff --git a/src/gui/configure.json b/src/gui/configure.json
index f4e2faf08b..9fb4a971c3 100644
--- a/src/gui/configure.json
+++ b/src/gui/configure.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         "options": {
             "android-style-assets": "boolean",
             "angle": "boolean",
+            "direct2d": "boolean",
             "directfb": "boolean",
             "directwrite": "boolean",
             "egl": "boolean",
@@ -446,8 +447,7 @@
         },
         "direct2d": {
             "label": "Direct 2D",
-            "autoDetect": false,
-            "condition": "config.win32 && libs.direct2d",
+            "condition": "config.win32 && !config.winrt && libs.direct2d",
             "output": [ "privateFeature" ]
         },
         "evdev": {