diff --git a/Source/VSProps/Base.props b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
index e1201912fd..a09f84f7d7 100644
--- a/Source/VSProps/Base.props
+++ b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
     <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'">
+    <IncludePath>$(DXSDK_DIR)Include;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>$(DXSDK_DIR)Lib\x86;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
+    <ExecutablePath>$(DXSDK_DIR)Utilities\Bin\x86;$(ExecutablePath)</ExecutablePath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">
+    <IncludePath>$(DXSDK_DIR)Include;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>$(DXSDK_DIR)Lib\x64;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
+    <ExecutablePath>$(DXSDK_DIR)Utilities\Bin\x64;$(ExecutablePath)</ExecutablePath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;USE_UPNP;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>