diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element.js b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element.js
index 0e76e0d708..7b359b1d90 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element.js
@@ -2,9 +2,18 @@ import CodeBuilder from '../../../utils/CodeBuilder.js';
 import deindent from '../../../utils/deindent.js';
 import addElementAttributes from './attributes/addElementAttributes.js';
 import Component from './Component.js';
+import Window from './meta/Window.js';
+
+const meta = {
+	':Window': Window
+};
 
 export default {
 	enter ( generator, node ) {
+		if ( node.name in meta ) {
+			return meta[ node.name ].enter( generator, node );
+		}
+
 		const isComponent = node.name in generator.components || node.name === ':Self';
 		if ( isComponent ) {
 			return Component.enter( generator, node );
@@ -100,6 +109,10 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	leave ( generator, node ) {
+		if ( node.name in meta ) {
+			return meta[ node.name ].leave( generator, node );
+		}
+
 		const isComponent = node.name in generator.components;
 		if ( isComponent ) {
 			return Component.leave( generator, node );
diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/meta/Window.js b/src/generators/dom/visitors/meta/Window.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcda89c247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/meta/Window.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import flattenReference from '../../../../utils/flattenReference.js';
+import deindent from '../../../../utils/deindent.js';
+
+export default {
+	enter ( generator, node ) {
+		node.attributes.forEach( attribute => {
+			if ( attribute.type === 'EventHandler' ) {
+				// TODO verify that it's a valid callee (i.e. built-in or declared method)
+				generator.addSourcemapLocations( attribute.expression );
+
+				const flattened = flattenReference( attribute.expression.callee );
+				if ( flattened.name !== 'event' && flattened.name !== 'this' ) {
+					// allow event.stopPropagation(), this.select() etc
+					generator.code.prependRight( attribute.expression.start, 'component.' );
+				}
+
+				const handlerName = generator.current.getUniqueName( `onwindow${attribute.name}` );
+
+				generator.current.builders.init.addBlock( deindent`
+					var ${handlerName} = function ( event ) {
+						[✂${attribute.expression.start}-${attribute.expression.end}✂];
+					};
+					window.addEventListener( '${attribute.name}', ${handlerName} );
+				` );
+
+				generator.current.builders.teardown.addBlock( deindent`
+					window.removeEventListener( '${attribute.name}', ${handlerName} );
+				` );
+			}
+		});
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/generator/index.js b/test/generator/index.js
index f52831b7c2..04599c6f2b 100644
--- a/test/generator/index.js
+++ b/test/generator/index.js
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ describe( 'generate', () => {
 
 			return env()
 				.then( window => {
+					global.window = window;
+
 					// Put the constructor on window for testing
 					window.SvelteComponent = SvelteComponent;
 
diff --git a/test/generator/samples/window-event/_config.js b/test/generator/samples/window-event/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89dfd2057c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/samples/window-event/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export default {
+	html: `<div>undefinedxundefined</div>`,
+
+	test ( assert, component, target, window ) {
+		const event = new window.Event( 'resize' );
+
+		// JSDOM executes window event listeners with `global` rather than
+		// `window` (bug?) so we need to do this
+		Object.defineProperties( global, {
+			innerWidth: {
+				value: 567,
+				configurable: true
+			},
+			innerHeight: {
+				value: 456,
+				configurable: true
+			}
+		});
+
+		window.dispatchEvent( event );
+
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, `
+			<div>567x456</div>
+		`);
+	}
+};
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diff --git a/test/generator/samples/window-event/main.html b/test/generator/samples/window-event/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6679a0e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/samples/window-event/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<:Window on:resize='set({ width: this.innerWidth, height: this.innerHeight })'/>
+
+<div>{{width}}x{{height}}</div>
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