diff --git a/src/win32_init.c b/src/win32_init.c
index b23e7d57..8f6015bd 100644
--- a/src/win32_init.c
+++ b/src/win32_init.c
@@ -131,6 +131,60 @@ static void freeLibraries(void)
 }
 
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//////                       GLFW internal API                      //////
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//========================================================================
+// Returns a wide string version of the specified UTF-8 string
+//========================================================================
+
+WCHAR* _glfwCreateWideStringFromUTF8(const char* source)
+{
+    WCHAR* target;
+    int length;
+
+    length = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, source, -1, NULL, 0);
+    if (!length)
+        return NULL;
+
+    target = (WCHAR*) _glfwMalloc(sizeof(WCHAR) * (length + 1));
+
+    if (!MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, source, -1, target, length + 1))
+    {
+        _glfwFree(target);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return target;
+}
+
+
+//========================================================================
+// Returns a UTF-8 string version of the specified wide string
+//========================================================================
+
+char* _glfwCreateUTF8FromWideString(const WCHAR* source)
+{
+    char* target;
+    int length;
+
+    length = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, source, -1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+    if (!length)
+        return NULL;
+
+    target = (char*) _glfwMalloc(length + 1);
+
+    if (!WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, source, -1, target, length + 1, NULL, NULL))
+    {
+        _glfwFree(target);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return target;
+}
+
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////                       GLFW platform API                      //////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/win32_platform.h b/src/win32_platform.h
index 0d63e09c..0e9a4e1f 100644
--- a/src/win32_platform.h
+++ b/src/win32_platform.h
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ typedef struct _GLFWlibraryWin32
 // Prototypes for platform specific internal functions
 //========================================================================
 
+// Wide strings
+WCHAR* _glfwCreateWideStringFromUTF8(const char* source);
+char* _glfwCreateUTF8FromWideString(const WCHAR* source);
+
 // Time
 void _glfwInitTimer(void);
 
diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index 6ebe07b4..bf66fee4 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -34,31 +34,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 
-//========================================================================
-// Convert the specified UTF-8 string to a wide string
-//========================================================================
-
-static WCHAR* createWideStringFromUTF8(const char* source)
-{
-    WCHAR* target;
-    int length;
-
-    length = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, source, -1, NULL, 0);
-    if (!length)
-        return NULL;
-
-    target = (WCHAR*) _glfwMalloc(sizeof(WCHAR) * (length + 1));
-
-    if (!MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, source, -1, target, length + 1))
-    {
-        _glfwFree(target);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return target;
-}
-
-
 //========================================================================
 // Convert BPP to RGB bits based on "best guess"
 //========================================================================
@@ -1357,7 +1332,7 @@ static int createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
     else
         SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA, 0, &wa, 0);
 
-    wideTitle = createWideStringFromUTF8(wndconfig->title);
+    wideTitle = _glfwCreateWideStringFromUTF8(wndconfig->title);
     if (!wideTitle)
     {
         _glfwSetError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
@@ -1604,7 +1579,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformCloseWindow(_GLFWwindow* window)
 
 void _glfwPlatformSetWindowTitle(_GLFWwindow* window, const char* title)
 {
-    WCHAR* wideTitle = createWideStringFromUTF8(title);
+    WCHAR* wideTitle = _glfwCreateWideStringFromUTF8(title);
     if (!wideTitle)
     {
         _glfwSetError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,