diff --git a/build_files/cmake/packaging.cmake b/build_files/cmake/packaging.cmake
index 244e1110625..03dffd98085 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/packaging.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/packaging.cmake
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ if(WIN32)
 
   set(CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/windows/icons/winblender.ico)
   set(CPACK_NSIS_COMPRESSOR "/SOLID lzma")
-
+  
+  # Eventhough we no longer display this, we still need to set it otherwise it'll throw an error
+  # during the msi build. 
   set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/license/spdx/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt)
   set(CPACK_WIX_PRODUCT_ICON ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/windows/icons/winblender.ico)
 
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ if(WIN32)
   set(CPACK_WIX_TEMPLATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/windows/installer_wix/WIX.template)
   set(CPACK_WIX_UI_BANNER ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/windows/installer_wix/WIX_UI_BANNER.bmp)
   set(CPACK_WIX_UI_DIALOG ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/windows/installer_wix/WIX_UI_DIALOG.bmp)
-
+  set(CPACK_WIX_EXTRA_SOURCES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/windows/installer_wix/WixUI_Blender.wxs)
+  set(CPACK_WIX_UI_REF "WixUI_Blender")
   set(CPACK_WIX_LIGHT_EXTRA_FLAGS -dcl:medium)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/release/windows/installer_wix/WixUI_Blender.wxs b/release/windows/installer_wix/WixUI_Blender.wxs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb34be5d878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/windows/installer_wix/WixUI_Blender.wxs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information. -->
+
+
+
+<!--
+First-time install dialog sequence:
+ - WixUI_WelcomeDlg
+ - WixUI_LicenseAgreementDlg
+ - WixUI_InstallDirDlg
+ - WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg
+ - WixUI_DiskCostDlg
+
+Maintenance dialog sequence:
+ - WixUI_MaintenanceWelcomeDlg
+ - WixUI_MaintenanceTypeDlg
+ - WixUI_InstallDirDlg
+ - WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg
+
+Patch dialog sequence:
+ - WixUI_WelcomeDlg
+ - WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg
+
+-->
+
+<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
+    <Fragment>
+        <UI Id="WixUI_Blender">
+            <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
+            <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
+            <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9" Bold="yes" />
+
+            <Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
+            <Property Id="WixUI_Mode" Value="InstallDir" />
+
+            <DialogRef Id="BrowseDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="DiskCostDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
+            <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
+            <DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
+            <DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
+            
+            <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath" Order="3">1</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="4"><![CDATA[NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH AND WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]></Publish>
+
+            <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>
+
+            <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="InstallDirDlg">NOT Installed</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
+
+            <Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="SetTargetPath" Value="[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR]" Order="1">1</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath" Order="2">NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="3"><![CDATA[NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH AND WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]></Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Order="4">WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH OR WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID="1"</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="ChangeFolder" Property="_BrowseProperty" Value="[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR]" Order="1">1</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="ChangeFolder" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="BrowseDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
+            
+            <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="InstallDirDlg" Order="1">NOT Installed</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND NOT PATCH</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg" Order="2">Installed AND PATCH</Publish>
+
+            <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg">1</Publish>
+
+            <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg">1</Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg">1</Publish>
+
+            <Property Id="ARPNOMODIFY" Value="1" />
+        </UI>
+
+        <UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
+    </Fragment>
+</Wix>