diff --git a/modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua b/modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
index 913e34be8e..020e0af8df 100644
--- a/modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
+++ b/modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@
 				m.fullProgramDatabaseFile,
 				m.generateDebugInformation,
 				m.optimizeReferences,
+				m.LinkTimeCodeGeneration,
 			}
 		else
 			return {
@@ -682,6 +683,7 @@
 				m.fullProgramDatabaseFile,
 				m.generateDebugInformation,
 				m.optimizeReferences,
+				m.LinkTimeCodeGeneration,
 				m.additionalDependencies,
 				m.additionalLibraryDirectories,
 				m.importLibrary,
@@ -2727,6 +2729,11 @@
 		end
 	end
 
+	function m.LinkTimeCodeGeneration(cfg)
+		if cfg.flags.LinkTimeOptimization then
+			m.element("LinkTimeCodeGeneration", nil, "UseLinkTimeCodeGeneration")
+		end
+	end
 
 	function m.optimization(cfg, condition)
 		local map = { Off="Disabled", On="Full", Debug="Disabled", Full="Full", Size="MinSpace", Speed="MaxSpeed" }
diff --git a/src/base/config.lua b/src/base/config.lua
index b76645cd20..1c00274ba6 100755
--- a/src/base/config.lua
+++ b/src/base/config.lua
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
 	function config.canLinkIncremental(cfg)
 		if cfg.kind == "StaticLib"
 				or config.isOptimizedBuild(cfg)
-				or cfg.flags.NoIncrementalLink then
+				or cfg.flags.NoIncrementalLink
+				or cfg.flags.LinkTimeOptimization then
 			return false
 		end
 		return true