diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 555c94796c6..d8a701440da 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1336,7 +1336,21 @@ if not pyopt.disabled()
   pm = import('python')
   python3_inst = pm.find_installation(python.full_path(), required: pyopt)
   if python3_inst.found()
-    python3_dep = python3_inst.dependency(embed: true, required: pyopt)
+    # On MSVC, link against python3.lib instead of python3XX.lib for
+    # Python Limited API.  Right now, this is the only platform that
+    # needs this workaround.  In the long run, Meson should handle
+    # this internally:
+    # <https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/13824>.
+    if host_system == 'windows' and cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+      python3_libdir = python3_inst.get_variable('prefix') / 'libs'
+      python3_lib = cc.find_library('python3', dirs: python3_libdir, required: pyopt)
+      python3_dep = declare_dependency(
+        include_directories: include_directories(python3_inst.get_variable('prefix') / 'include'),
+        dependencies: python3_lib,
+      )
+    else
+      python3_dep = python3_inst.dependency(embed: true, required: pyopt)
+    endif
     # Remove this check after we depend on Meson >= 1.1.0
     if not cc.check_header('Python.h', dependencies: python3_dep, required: pyopt, include_directories: postgres_inc)
       python3_dep = not_found_dep
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpython.h b/src/pl/plpython/plpython.h
index d0745bb68af..595e4af7491 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpython.h
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpython.h
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@
 
 /*
  * Enable Python Limited API
- *
- * XXX currently not enabled on MSVC because of build failures
  */
-#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
 #define Py_LIMITED_API 0x03020000
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Pull in Python headers via a wrapper header, to control the scope of