diff --git a/DOCS/man/input.rst b/DOCS/man/input.rst
index 8e61c22daa..c7a9d26cac 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/input.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/input.rst
@@ -1492,7 +1492,10 @@ Property list
 
 ``display-names``
     Names of the displays that the mpv window covers. On X11, these
-    are the xrandr names (LVDS1, HDMI1, DP1, VGA1, etc.).
+    are the xrandr names (LVDS1, HDMI1, DP1, VGA1, etc.). On Windows, these
+    are the GDI names (\\.\DISPLAY1, \\.\DISPLAY2, etc.) and the first display
+    in the list will be the one that Windows considers associated with the
+    window (as determined by the MonitorFromWindow API.)
 
 ``display-fps`` (RW)
     The refresh rate of the current display. Currently, this is the lowest FPS
@@ -1528,12 +1531,12 @@ Property list
 
 ``dvb-channel`` (W)
     Pair of integers: card,channel of current DVB stream.
-    Can be switched to switch to another channel on the same card. 
+    Can be switched to switch to another channel on the same card.
 
 ``dvb-channel-name`` (RW)
     Name of current DVB program.
     On write, a channel-switch to the named channel on the same
-    card is performed. Can also be used for channel switching. 
+    card is performed. Can also be used for channel switching.
 
 ``sub-text``
     Return the current subtitle text. Formatting is stripped. If a subtitle
diff --git a/video/out/w32_common.c b/video/out/w32_common.c
index 736da59dff..f4fbb20ea9 100644
--- a/video/out/w32_common.c
+++ b/video/out/w32_common.c
@@ -722,6 +722,10 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam,
         ClientToScreen(w32->window, &p);
         w32->window_x = p.x;
         w32->window_y = p.y;
+
+        // Window may intersect with new monitors (see VOCTRL_GET_DISPLAY_NAMES)
+        signal_events(w32, VO_EVENT_WIN_STATE);
+
         update_display_info(w32);  // if we moved between monitors
         MP_VERBOSE(w32, "move window: %d:%d\n", w32->window_x, w32->window_y);
         break;
@@ -1482,6 +1486,51 @@ fail:
     return 0;
 }
 
+struct disp_names_data {
+    HMONITOR assoc;
+    int count;
+    char **names;
+};
+
+static BOOL CALLBACK disp_names_proc(HMONITOR mon, HDC dc, LPRECT r, LPARAM p)
+{
+    struct disp_names_data *data = (struct disp_names_data*)p;
+
+    // get_disp_names() adds data->assoc to the list, so skip it here
+    if (mon == data->assoc)
+        return TRUE;
+
+    MONITORINFOEXW mi = { .cbSize = sizeof mi };
+    if (GetMonitorInfoW(mon, (MONITORINFO*)&mi)) {
+        MP_TARRAY_APPEND(NULL, data->names, data->count,
+                         mp_to_utf8(NULL, mi.szDevice));
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static char **get_disp_names(struct vo_w32_state *w32)
+{
+    // Get the client area of the window in screen space
+    RECT rect = { 0 };
+    GetClientRect(w32->window, &rect);
+    MapWindowPoints(w32->window, NULL, (POINT*)&rect, 2);
+
+    struct disp_names_data data = { .assoc = w32->monitor };
+
+    // Make sure the monitor that Windows considers to be associated with the
+    // window is first in the list
+    MONITORINFOEXW mi = { .cbSize = sizeof mi };
+    if (GetMonitorInfoW(data.assoc, (MONITORINFO*)&mi)) {
+        MP_TARRAY_APPEND(NULL, data.names, data.count,
+                         mp_to_utf8(NULL, mi.szDevice));
+    }
+
+    // Get the names of the other monitors that intersect the client rect
+    EnumDisplayMonitors(NULL, &rect, disp_names_proc, (LPARAM)&data);
+    MP_TARRAY_APPEND(NULL, data.names, data.count, NULL);
+    return data.names;
+}
+
 static int gui_thread_control(struct vo_w32_state *w32, int request, void *arg)
 {
     switch (request) {
@@ -1563,6 +1612,9 @@ static int gui_thread_control(struct vo_w32_state *w32, int request, void *arg)
         update_display_info(w32);
         *(double*) arg = w32->display_fps;
         return VO_TRUE;
+    case VOCTRL_GET_DISPLAY_NAMES:
+        *(char ***)arg = get_disp_names(w32);
+        return VO_TRUE;
     case VOCTRL_GET_ICC_PROFILE:
         update_display_info(w32);
         if (w32->color_profile) {