diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 76f81ade40..b6701ba265 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ common:ci-macos --config=remote
 common:ci-macos --strategy=remote
 common:ci-macos --strategy=TestRunner=darwin-sandbox,local
 
+# On Windows, use Linux remote execution for build actions but keep test actions
+# on the Windows runner so Bazel's normal test sharding and flaky-test retries
+# still run against Windows binaries.
+common:ci-windows-cross --config=ci-windows
+common:ci-windows-cross --build_metadata=TAG_windows_cross_compile=true
+common:ci-windows-cross --config=remote
+common:ci-windows-cross --strategy=remote
+common:ci-windows-cross --strategy=TestRunner=local
+common:ci-windows-cross --local_test_jobs=8
+common:ci-windows-cross --platforms=//:windows_x86_64_gnullvm
+common:ci-windows-cross --extra_execution_platforms=//:rbe,//:windows_x86_64_gnullvm
+
 # Linux-only V8 CI config.
 common:ci-v8 --config=ci
 common:ci-v8 --build_metadata=TAG_workflow=v8
diff --git a/.github/scripts/run-bazel-ci.sh b/.github/scripts/run-bazel-ci.sh
index b81e0a4d57..f665781f28 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/run-bazel-ci.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/run-bazel-ci.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ print_failed_bazel_test_logs=0
 print_failed_bazel_action_summary=0
 remote_download_toplevel=0
 windows_msvc_host_platform=0
+windows_cross_compile=0
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
   case "$1" in
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       windows_msvc_host_platform=1
       shift
       ;;
+    --windows-cross-compile)
+      windows_cross_compile=1
+      shift
+      ;;
     --)
       shift
       break
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
 done
 
 if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 [--print-failed-test-logs] [--print-failed-action-summary] [--remote-download-toplevel] [--windows-msvc-host-platform] -- <bazel args> -- <targets>" >&2
+  echo "Usage: $0 [--print-failed-test-logs] [--print-failed-action-summary] [--remote-download-toplevel] [--windows-msvc-host-platform] [--windows-cross-compile] -- <bazel args> -- <targets>" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -61,7 +66,11 @@ case "${RUNNER_OS:-}" in
     ci_config=ci-macos
     ;;
   Windows)
-    ci_config=ci-windows
+    if [[ $windows_cross_compile -eq 1 ]]; then
+      ci_config=ci-windows-cross
+    else
+      ci_config=ci-windows
+    fi
     ;;
 esac
 
@@ -269,6 +278,13 @@ if [[ $remote_download_toplevel -eq 1 ]]; then
   post_config_bazel_args+=(--remote_download_toplevel)
 fi
 
+if [[ "${RUNNER_OS:-}" == "Windows" && $windows_cross_compile -eq 1 && -z "${BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY:-}" ]]; then
+  # The Windows cross-compile config depends on remote execution. Fork PRs do
+  # not receive the BuildBuddy secret, so fall back to the existing local build
+  # shape and keep its lower concurrency cap.
+  post_config_bazel_args+=(--jobs=8)
+fi
+
 if [[ -n "${BAZEL_REPO_CONTENTS_CACHE:-}" ]]; then
   # Windows self-hosted runners can run multiple Bazel jobs concurrently. Give
   # each job its own repo contents cache so they do not fight over the shared
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bazel.yml b/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
index ef41330c46..384e8427fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ jobs:
     # true test failure in a rust_test() marked "flaky" that gets run 3x.
     # In that case, extra time generally does not give us more signal.
     #
-    # Ultimately we need true distributed builds (e.g.,
-    # https://www.buildbuddy.io/docs/rbe-setup/) to speed things up.
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     # Configure a human readable name for each job
-    name: Local Bazel build on ${{ matrix.os }} for ${{ matrix.target }}
+    name: Bazel test on ${{ matrix.os }} for ${{ matrix.target }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
@@ -100,8 +98,7 @@ jobs:
             --build_metadata=COMMIT_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA}
           )
           if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-            bazel_wrapper_args+=(--windows-msvc-host-platform)
-            bazel_test_args+=(--jobs=8)
+            bazel_wrapper_args+=(--windows-msvc-host-platform --windows-cross-compile)
           fi
 
           ./.github/scripts/run-bazel-ci.sh \
diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 3f59ff1160..1148033bb9 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@ platform(
     parents = ["@platforms//host"],
 )
 
+platform(
+    name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+    constraint_values = [
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:windows",
+        "@rules_rs//rs/experimental/platforms/constraints:windows_gnullvm",
+    ],
+)
+
+platform(
+    name = "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+    constraint_values = [
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:windows",
+        "@rules_rs//rs/experimental/platforms/constraints:windows_msvc",
+    ],
+)
+
 alias(
     name = "rbe",
     actual = "@rbe_platform",