diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCCompilerId.c.in b/Modules/CMakeCCompilerId.c.in
index 25e4947fc..7a768971b 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCCompilerId.c.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCCompilerId.c.in
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@
 
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 # define COMPILER_ID "MSVC"
+# define COMPILER_VERSION_MAJOR DEC(_MSC_VER / 100)
+# define COMPILER_VERSION_MINOR DEC(_MSC_VER % 100)
+# if defined(_MSC_FULL_VER)
+#  if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+#   define COMPILER_VERSION_PATCH DEC(_MSC_FULL_VER % 100000)
+#  else
+#   define COMPILER_VERSION_PATCH DEC(_MSC_FULL_VER % 10000)
+#  endif
+# endif
+# if defined(_MSC_BUILD)
+#  define COMPILER_VERSION_TWEAK DEC(_MSC_BUILD)
+# endif
 
 #elif defined(__ADSPBLACKFIN__) || defined(__ADSPTS__) || defined(__ADSP21000__)
 /* Analog Devices C++ compiler for Blackfin, TigerSHARC and
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCXXCompilerId.cpp.in b/Modules/CMakeCXXCompilerId.cpp.in
index 6494c27e4..9e21cbd57 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCXXCompilerId.cpp.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCXXCompilerId.cpp.in
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@
 
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 # define COMPILER_ID "MSVC"
+# define COMPILER_VERSION_MAJOR DEC(_MSC_VER / 100)
+# define COMPILER_VERSION_MINOR DEC(_MSC_VER % 100)
+# if defined(_MSC_FULL_VER)
+#  if _MSC_VER >= 1400
+#   define COMPILER_VERSION_PATCH DEC(_MSC_FULL_VER % 100000)
+#  else
+#   define COMPILER_VERSION_PATCH DEC(_MSC_FULL_VER % 10000)
+#  endif
+# endif
+# if defined(_MSC_BUILD)
+#  define COMPILER_VERSION_TWEAK DEC(_MSC_BUILD)
+# endif
 
 #elif defined(__ADSPBLACKFIN__) || defined(__ADSPTS__) || defined(__ADSP21000__)
 /* Analog Devices C++ compiler for Blackfin, TigerSHARC and