diff --git a/.appveyor/UtilityFunctions.ps1 b/.appveyor/FindDependencies.ps1
similarity index 100%
rename from .appveyor/UtilityFunctions.ps1
rename to .appveyor/FindDependencies.ps1
diff --git a/.appveyor/ProcessPdb.ps1 b/.appveyor/ProcessPdb.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16a7243f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.appveyor/ProcessPdb.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Generate pdb files for mingw
+if ($env:BUILD_TYPE -eq 'mingw') {
+  Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citra-emu/ext-windows-bin/master/cv2pdb/cv2pdb.exe -OutFile cv2pdb.exe
+  foreach ($exe in Get-ChildItem "$RELEASE_DIST" -Recurse -Filter "citra*.exe") {
+    .\cv2pdb $exe.FullName
+  }
+}
+
+# Specify source locations in pdb via srcsrv.ini
+$srcsrv = "SRCSRV: ini ------------------------------------------------`r`n"
+$srcsrv += "VERSION=2`r`n"
+$srcsrv += "VERCTRL=http`r`n"
+$srcsrv += "SRCSRV: variables ------------------------------------------`r`n"
+$srcsrv += "SRCSRVTRG=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/%var2%/%var3%/%var4%`r`n"
+$srcsrv += "SRCSRV: source files ---------------------------------------`r`n"
+foreach ($repo in @{
+  "citra-emu/citra" = ""
+  "citra-emu/ext-boost" = "externals/boost"
+  "citra-emu/ext-soundtouch" = "externals/soundtouch"
+  "fmtlib/fmt" = "externals/fmt"
+  "herumi/xbyak" = "externals/xbyak"
+  "lsalzman/enet" = "externals/enet"
+  "MerryMage/dynarmic" = "externals/dynarmic"
+  "neobrain/nihstro" = "externals/nihstro"
+}.GetEnumerator()) {
+  pushd
+  cd $repo.Value
+  $rev = git rev-parse HEAD
+  $files = git ls-tree --name-only --full-tree -r HEAD
+  foreach ($file in $files) {
+    $srcsrv += "$(pwd)\$($file -replace '/','\')*$($repo.Name)*$rev*$file`r`n"
+  }
+  popd
+}
+$srcsrv += "SRCSRV: end ------------------------------------------------`r`n"
+Set-Content -Path srcsrv.ini -Value $srcsrv
+foreach ($pdb in Get-ChildItem "$RELEASE_DIST" -Recurse -Filter "*.pdb") {
+  & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\srcsrv\pdbstr.exe" -w -i:srcsrv.ini -p:$pdb.FullName -s:srcsrv
+}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f88e078a8..d587e9c1b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ if (NOT MSVC)
 
     if (MINGW)
         add_definitions(-DMINGW_HAS_SECURE_API)
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -gdwarf")
 
         if (MINGW_STATIC_BUILD)
             add_definitions(-DQT_STATICPLUGIN)
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c2d1bf92a..daec1e3de 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -82,26 +82,26 @@ after_build:
           $env:BUILD_SYMBOLS = $MSVC_BUILD_PDB
           $env:BUILD_UPDATE = $MSVC_SEVENZIP
 
-          7z a -tzip $MSVC_BUILD_PDB .\msvc_build\bin\release\*.pdb
-          rm .\msvc_build\bin\release\*.pdb
-
           mkdir $RELEASE_DIST
           Copy-Item .\msvc_build\bin\release\* -Destination $RELEASE_DIST -Recurse
           Copy-Item .\license.txt -Destination $RELEASE_DIST
           Copy-Item .\README.md -Destination $RELEASE_DIST
+
+          # process PDBs
+          . "./.appveyor/ProcessPdb.ps1"
+          7z a -tzip $MSVC_BUILD_PDB $RELEASE_DIST\*.pdb
+          rm $RELEASE_DIST\*.pdb
+
           7z a -tzip $MSVC_BUILD_ZIP $RELEASE_DIST\*
           7z a $MSVC_SEVENZIP $RELEASE_DIST
         } else {
           $MINGW_BUILD_ZIP = "citra-windows-mingw-$GITDATE-$GITREV.zip" -replace " ", ""
+          $MINGW_BUILD_PDB = "citra-windows-mingw-$GITDATE-$GITREV-debugsymbols.zip" -replace " ", ""
           $MINGW_SEVENZIP = "citra-windows-mingw-$GITDATE-$GITREV.7z" -replace " ", ""
-          # not going to bother adding separate debug symbols for mingw, so just upload a README for it
-          # if someone wants to add them, change mingw to compile with -g and use objdump and strip to separate the symbols from the binary
-          $MINGW_NO_DEBUG_SYMBOLS = "README_No_Debug_Symbols.txt"
-          Set-Content -Path $MINGW_NO_DEBUG_SYMBOLS -Value "This is a workaround for Appveyor since msvc has debug symbols but mingw doesnt" -Force
 
           # store the build information in env vars so we can use them as artifacts
           $env:BUILD_ZIP = $MINGW_BUILD_ZIP
-          $env:BUILD_SYMBOLS = $MINGW_NO_DEBUG_SYMBOLS
+          $env:BUILD_SYMBOLS = $MINGW_BUILD_PDB
           $env:BUILD_UPDATE = $MINGW_SEVENZIP
 
           $CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR = "$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER"
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ after_build:
           Copy-Item -path "$CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR/README.md" -destination $RELEASE_DIST
 
           # copy all the dll dependencies to the release folder
-          . "./.appveyor/UtilityFunctions.ps1"
+          . "./.appveyor/FindDependencies.ps1"
           $DLLSearchPath = "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin;$env:PATH"
           $MingwDLLs = RecursivelyGetDeps $DLLSearchPath "$RELEASE_DIST\citra.exe"
           $MingwDLLs += RecursivelyGetDeps $DLLSearchPath  "$RELEASE_DIST\citra-qt.exe"
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ after_build:
           # copy the qt windows plugin dll to platforms
           Copy-Item -path "C:/msys64/mingw64/share/qt5/plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll" -force -destination "$RELEASE_DIST/platforms"
 
+          # process PDBs
+          . "./.appveyor/ProcessPdb.ps1"
+          7z a -tzip $MINGW_BUILD_PDB $RELEASE_DIST\*.pdb
+          rm $RELEASE_DIST\*.pdb
+
           7z a -tzip $MINGW_BUILD_ZIP $RELEASE_DIST\*
           7z a $MINGW_SEVENZIP $RELEASE_DIST
         }