diff --git a/pysrc/juliacall/__init__.py b/pysrc/juliacall/__init__.py
index ad8627b0..f6396a72 100644
--- a/pysrc/juliacall/__init__.py
+++ b/pysrc/juliacall/__init__.py
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ def backtrace(self):
 
 def init():
     import os
+    if os.environ.get("CONDA_PREFIX", "") != "": #Only when calling from PythonCall
+        ## For Windows and Python 3.8+ we need to add dll search paths
+        import sys
+        import platform
+        if platform.system() == "Windows" and sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+            dll_search_path = os.path.join(os.environ["CONDA_PREFIX"], "Library", "bin")
+            if os.path.exists(dll_search_path):
+                os.add_dll_directory(dll_search_path)
     import ctypes as c
     import sys
     import subprocess