diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b2985a7d0a5d..3b5ecffb642a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ option(FMT_TEST "Generate the test target." ${FMT_MASTER_PROJECT})
 option(FMT_FUZZ "Generate the fuzz target." OFF)
 option(FMT_CUDA_TEST "Generate the cuda-test target." OFF)
 option(FMT_OS "Include core requiring OS (Windows/Posix) " ON)
+option(FMT_MODULE "Build a module instead of a traditional library." OFF)
+
+set(FMT_CAN_MODULE OFF)
+if (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD GREATER_EQUAL 20)
+  if (MSVC AND (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 19.29.30035)) # msvc 16.10-pre3
+    set(FMT_CAN_MODULE ON)
+  endif ()
+endif ()
+if (FMT_CAN_MODULE)
+  if (MSVC)
+    set(FMT_BMI "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fmt.ifc")
+    set(BMI_BUILD_FLAGS /interface /ifcOutput ${FMT_BMI})
+    set(BMI_USE_FLAGS /reference "\"fmt=${FMT_BMI}\"")
+    endif ()
+else ()
+  set(FMT_MODULE OFF)
+  message(STATUS "The compiler doesn't support modules.")
+endif ()
 
 # Get version from core.h
 file(READ include/fmt/core.h core_h)
@@ -188,7 +206,11 @@ endfunction()
 # Define the fmt library, its includes and the needed defines.
 add_headers(FMT_HEADERS args.h chrono.h color.h compile.h core.h format.h
                         format-inl.h locale.h os.h ostream.h printf.h ranges.h)
-if (FMT_OS)
+
+set(FMT_INTERFACE_UNIT src/fmt.cc)
+if (FMT_MODULE)
+  set(FMT_SOURCES ${FMT_INTERFACE_UNIT})
+elseif (FMT_OS)
   set(FMT_SOURCES src/format.cc src/os.cc)
 else()
   set(FMT_SOURCES src/format.cc)
@@ -214,6 +236,9 @@ endif ()
 if (FMT_PEDANTIC)
   target_compile_options(fmt PRIVATE ${PEDANTIC_COMPILE_FLAGS})
 endif ()
+if (FMT_MODULE)
+  target_compile_options(fmt PRIVATE ${BMI_BUILD_FLAGS} INTERFACE ${BMI_USE_FLAGS})
+endif ()
 
 target_compile_features(fmt INTERFACE ${FMT_REQUIRED_FEATURES})
 
@@ -257,6 +282,20 @@ target_include_directories(fmt-header-only INTERFACE
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
   $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${FMT_INC_DIR}>)
 
+if (FMT_CAN_MODULE AND FMT_TEST)
+  set (tstmod "modfmt")
+  add_library(${tstmod} STATIC ${FMT_INTERFACE_UNIT} ${FMT_HEADERS})
+  target_compile_options(${tstmod} PRIVATE ${BMI_BUILD_FLAGS} INTERFACE ${BMI_USE_FLAGS})
+  target_compile_features(${tstmod} PUBLIC ${FMT_REQUIRED_FEATURES})
+  target_include_directories(${tstmod} PUBLIC
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${FMT_INC_DIR}>)
+  set_property(TARGET ${tstmod} APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES ${FMT_BMI})
+  set_source_files_properties(${FMT_BMI} PROPERTIES GENERATED ON)
+  set_target_properties(${tstmod} PROPERTIES
+    LABEL ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${tstmod}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+endif ()
+
 # Install targets.
 if (FMT_INSTALL)
   include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
@@ -296,7 +335,11 @@ if (FMT_INSTALL)
     ${project_config}
     INSTALL_DESTINATION ${FMT_CMAKE_DIR})
 
-  set(INSTALL_TARGETS fmt fmt-header-only)
+  if (FMT_MODULE)
+    set(INSTALL_TARGETS fmt)
+  else()
+    set(INSTALL_TARGETS fmt fmt-header-only)
+  endif()
 
   # Install the library and headers.
   install(TARGETS ${INSTALL_TARGETS} EXPORT ${targets_export_name}
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index f1dcf16a3b92..eb2487e8e40a 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ add_subdirectory(gtest)
 
 set(TEST_MAIN_SRC test-main.cc gtest-extra.cc gtest-extra.h util.cc)
 add_library(test-main STATIC ${TEST_MAIN_SRC})
-target_link_libraries(test-main gtest fmt)
+target_link_libraries(test-main PUBLIC gtest PRIVATE fmt)
 
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 
@@ -29,17 +29,27 @@ endfunction()
 # Adds a test.
 # Usage: add_fmt_test(name srcs...)
 function(add_fmt_test name)
-  cmake_parse_arguments(ADD_FMT_TEST "HEADER_ONLY" "" "" ${ARGN})
+  set(options "HEADER_ONLY" "MODULE" "COMPILE_FAIL")
+  cmake_parse_arguments(ADD_FMT_TEST "${options}" "" "" ${ARGN})
 
   set(sources ${name}.cc ${ADD_FMT_TEST_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
-  set(libs test-main)
   if (ADD_FMT_TEST_HEADER_ONLY)
     set(sources ${sources} ${TEST_MAIN_SRC} ../src/os.cc)
     set(libs gtest fmt-header-only)
     if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
       set(PEDANTIC_COMPILE_FLAGS ${PEDANTIC_COMPILE_FLAGS} -Wno-weak-vtables)
     endif ()
+  elseif (ADD_FMT_TEST_MODULE)
+    set(libs test-main ${tstmod})
+    get_target_property(bmi-dep ${tstmod} LABEL)
+    set_source_files_properties(${name}.cc PROPERTIES OBJECT_DEPENDS ${bmi-dep})
+  else ()
+    set(libs test-main fmt)
+  endif ()
+  if (ADD_FMT_TEST_COMPILE_FAIL)
+    list (REMOVE_ITEM libs test-main)
   endif ()
+
   add_fmt_executable(${name} ${sources})
   target_link_libraries(${name} ${libs})
 
@@ -50,7 +60,19 @@ function(add_fmt_test name)
   if (FMT_WERROR)
     target_compile_options(${name} PRIVATE ${WERROR_FLAG})
   endif ()
-  add_test(NAME ${name} COMMAND ${name})
+
+  if (ADD_FMT_TEST_COMPILE_FAIL)
+    set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES
+      EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE
+      EXCLUDE_FROM_DEFAULT_BUILD TRUE)
+    add_test(NAME ${name} COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+       --build .
+       --target ${name}
+       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+    set_tests_properties(${name} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL TRUE)
+  else ()
+    add_test(NAME ${name} COMMAND ${name})
+  endif ()
 endfunction()
 
 add_fmt_test(args-test)
@@ -73,6 +95,11 @@ add_fmt_test(printf-test)
 add_fmt_test(ranges-test)
 add_fmt_test(scan-test)
 
+if (FMT_CAN_MODULE)
+  add_fmt_test(module-test MODULE)
+  add_fmt_test(module-compile-fail MODULE COMPILE_FAIL)
+endif ()
+
 if (NOT MSVC)
   # FMT_ENFORCE_COMPILE_STRING is not supported under MSVC due to compiler bugs.
   add_fmt_test(enforce-checks-test)
diff --git a/test/module-compile-fail.cc b/test/module-compile-fail.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1f73bf3457a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/module-compile-fail.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import fmt;
+
+// the detail namespace must be invisible
+using namespace fmt::detail;
+
+#if defined(FMT_HIDE_MODULE_BUGS) && defined(_MSC_FULL_VER) && _MSC_FULL_VER <= 192930035
+// bug in msvc 16.10-pre3:
+// the namespace is visible even when it is neither
+// implicitly nor explicitly exported
+#  error namespace 'fmt::detail' is visible!
+#endif
+
+int main() {}
diff --git a/test/module-test.cc b/test/module-test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..695b8d83721c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/module-test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Formatting library for C++ - module tests
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2012 - present, Victor Zverovich
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// For the license information refer to format.h.
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2021 - present, Daniela Engert
+// All Rights Reserved
+// {fmt} module.
+
+#include "gtest-extra.h"  // EXPECT_WRITE
+import fmt;
+
+TEST(module_test, namespace) {
+  using namespace fmt;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(true);
+}
+
+TEST(module_test, macros) {
+  bool macro_leaked = false;
+#if defined(FMT_CORE_H_) || defined(FMT_FORMAT_H)
+  macro_leaked = true;
+#endif
+#if defined(FMT_HIDE_MODULE_BUGS) && defined(_MSC_FULL_VER) && _MSC_FULL_VER <= 192930035
+// bug in msvc 16.10-pre3:
+// include guard macros leak from BMI
+  macro_leaked = false;
+#endif
+  EXPECT_FALSE(macro_leaked);
+}
+
+TEST(module_test, basic) {
+  EXPECT_EQ("42", fmt::to_string(42));
+}