diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index 6b6d0d64c881b..f902f45eb0c38 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -509,6 +509,13 @@ targets:
       release_build: "true"
       config_name: windows_arm_host_engine
 
+  - name: Windows windows_unopt
+    bringup: true
+    recipe: engine_v2/builder
+    timeout: 60
+    properties:
+      config_name: windows_unopt
+
   - name: Windows Unopt
     recipe: engine/engine_unopt
     properties:
diff --git a/ci/builders/standalone/windows_unopt.json b/ci/builders/standalone/windows_unopt.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..70839194ae0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/builders/standalone/windows_unopt.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+    "drone_dimensions": [
+        "device_type=none",
+        "os=Windows-10"
+    ],
+    "gclient_variables": {
+        "download_android_deps": false
+    },
+    "dependencies": [
+        {
+            "dependency": "certs",
+            "version": "version:9563bb"
+        }
+    ],
+    "gn": [
+        "--runtime-mode",
+        "debug",
+        "--unoptimized",
+        "--prebuilt-dart-sdk"
+    ],
+    "name": "host_debug_unopt",
+    "ninja": {
+        "config": "host_debug_unopt"
+    },
+    "tests": [
+        {
+            "language": "python3",
+            "name": "test: Host Tests for host_debug_unopt",
+            "parameters": [
+                "--variant",
+                "host_debug_unopt",
+                "--type",
+                "engine",
+                "--engine-capture-core-dump"
+            ],
+            "script": "flutter/testing/run_tests.py"
+        }
+    ]
+}