diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 9b50b8e52..6f3f63819 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -891,6 +891,19 @@ void cmTarget::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "must ensure that the targets that they link to have a consistent "
      "requirement for their INTERFACE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property.");
 
+  cm->DefineProperty
+    ("COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_BOOL", cmProperty::TARGET,
+     "Properties which must be compatible with their link interface",
+     "The COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_BOOL property may contain a list of properties"
+     "for this target which must be consistent when evaluated as a boolean "
+     "in the INTERFACE of all linked dependencies.  For example, if a "
+     "property \"FOO\" appears in the list, then the \"INTERFACE_FOO\" "
+     "property content in all dependencies must be consistent with each "
+     "other, and with the \"FOO\" property in this target.  "
+     "Consistency in this sense has the meaning that if the property is set,"
+     "then it must have the same boolean value as all others, and if the "
+     "property is not set, then it is ignored.");
+
   cm->DefineProperty
     ("POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT", cmProperty::TARGET,
      "Deprecated install support.",
@@ -5298,6 +5311,58 @@ std::string cmTarget::CheckCMP0004(std::string const& item)
   return lib;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmTarget::CheckPropertyCompatibility(cmComputeLinkInformation *info,
+                                          const char* config)
+{
+  const cmComputeLinkInformation::ItemVector &deps = info->GetItems();
+
+  std::set<cmStdString> emitted;
+
+  for(cmComputeLinkInformation::ItemVector::const_iterator li =
+      deps.begin();
+      li != deps.end(); ++li)
+    {
+    if (!li->Target)
+      {
+      continue;
+      }
+    const char *prop = li->Target->GetProperty("COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_BOOL");
+    if (!prop)
+      {
+      continue;
+      }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> props;
+    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(prop, props);
+
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator pi = props.begin();
+        pi != props.end(); ++pi)
+      {
+      if (this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()
+                        ->GetIsPropertyDefined(pi->c_str(),
+                                                cmProperty::TARGET))
+        {
+        cmOStringStream e;
+        e << "Target \"" << li->Target->GetName() << "\" has property \""
+          << *pi << "\" listed in its COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_BOOL property.  "
+            "This is not allowed.  Only user-defined properties may appear "
+            "listed in the COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_BOOL property.";
+        this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str());
+        return;
+        }
+      if(emitted.insert(*pi).second)
+        {
+        this->GetLinkInterfaceDependentBoolProperty(*pi, config);
+        if (cmSystemTools::GetErrorOccuredFlag())
+          {
+          return;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cmComputeLinkInformation*
 cmTarget::GetLinkInformation(const char* config, cmTarget *head)
@@ -5319,6 +5384,11 @@ cmTarget::GetLinkInformation(const char* config, cmTarget *head)
       info = 0;
       }
 
+    if (info)
+      {
+      this->CheckPropertyCompatibility(info, config);
+      }
+
     // Store the information for this configuration.
     cmTargetLinkInformationMap::value_type entry(key, info);
     i = this->LinkInformation.insert(entry).first;
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index b4d053d84..0963c5cf6 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -626,6 +626,8 @@ private:
                                         cmTarget *head);
 
   cmTargetLinkInformationMap LinkInformation;
+  void CheckPropertyCompatibility(cmComputeLinkInformation *info,
+                                  const char* config);
 
   bool ComputeLinkInterface(const char* config, LinkInterface& iface,
                                         cmTarget *head);
diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index a44c825f7..bbc7f1ff5 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -3552,6 +3552,13 @@ void cmake::DefineProperty(const char *name, cmProperty::ScopeType scope,
                                                   chained);
 }
 
+bool cmake::GetIsPropertyDefined(const char *name,
+                                 cmProperty::ScopeType scope)
+{
+  return this->PropertyDefinitions[scope].find(name) !=
+                                      this->PropertyDefinitions[scope].end();
+}
+
 cmPropertyDefinition *cmake
 ::GetPropertyDefinition(const char *name,
                         cmProperty::ScopeType scope)
diff --git a/Source/cmake.h b/Source/cmake.h
index e5aa07656..f6fe0d696 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.h
+++ b/Source/cmake.h
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ class cmake
                       bool chain = false,
                       const char *variableGroup = 0);
 
+  bool GetIsPropertyDefined(const char *name, cmProperty::ScopeType scope);
+
   // get property definition
   cmPropertyDefinition *GetPropertyDefinition
   (const char *name, cmProperty::ScopeType scope);