diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index 1571a0e20..21f6460b2 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -797,7 +797,6 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteConfiguration(std::ostream& fout,
     tool = "VFMIDLTool";
     }
   fout << "\t\t\t<Tool\n\t\t\t\tName=\"" << tool << "\"\n";
-  targetOptions.OutputPreprocessorDefinitions(fout, "\t\t\t\t", "\n");
   fout << "\t\t\t\tMkTypLibCompatible=\"FALSE\"\n";
   if( this->PlatformName == "x64" )
     {
diff --git a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
index ed017c7d6..8402b5084 100644
--- a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteGroups()
   std::vector<cmSourceFile*> customBuild;
   std::vector<cmSourceFile*> none;
   std::vector<cmSourceFile*> headers;
+  std::vector<cmSourceFile*> idls;
   std::vector<cmSourceFile*> resource;
   
   for(std::vector<cmSourceFile*>::const_iterator s = classes.begin(); 
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteGroups()
       {
       clCompile.push_back(sf);
       }
-    if(strcmp(lang, "RC") == 0)
+    else if(strcmp(lang, "RC") == 0)
       {
       resource.push_back(sf);
       }
@@ -470,6 +471,10 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteGroups()
       {
       headers.push_back(sf);
       }
+    else if(sf->GetExtension() == "idl")
+      {
+      idls.push_back(sf);
+      }
     else
       {
       none.push_back(sf);
@@ -498,6 +503,7 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteGroups()
   this->WriteGroupSources("ClCompile", clCompile, sourceGroups);
   this->WriteGroupSources("ClInclude", headers, sourceGroups);
   this->WriteGroupSources("ResourceCompile", resource, sourceGroups);
+  this->WriteGroupSources("Midl", idls, sourceGroups);
   this->WriteGroupSources("CustomBuild", customBuild, sourceGroups);
 
   this->WriteString("<ItemGroup>\n", 1);
@@ -670,6 +676,7 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteCLSources()
       const char* lang = (*source)->GetLanguage();
       bool cl = lang && (strcmp(lang, "C") == 0 || strcmp(lang, "CXX") ==0);
       bool rc = lang && (strcmp(lang, "RC") == 0);
+      bool idl = (*source)->GetExtension() == "idl";
       std::string sourceFile = (*source)->GetFullPath();
       sourceFile =  cmSystemTools::RelativePath(
         this->Makefile->GetCurrentOutputDirectory(),
@@ -688,6 +695,10 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteCLSources()
         {
         this->WriteString("<ResourceCompile Include=\"", 2);
         }
+      else if(idl)
+        {
+        this->WriteString("<Midl Include=\"", 2);
+        }
       else
         {
         this->WriteString("<None Include=\"", 2);
@@ -1397,11 +1408,20 @@ WriteMidlOptions(std::string const& /*config*/,
 {
   this->WriteString("<Midl>\n", 2);
   this->OutputIncludes(includes);
+  this->WriteString("<OutputDirectory>$(IntDir)</OutputDirectory>\n", 3);
+  this->WriteString("<HeaderFileName>%(Filename).h</HeaderFileName>\n", 3);
+  this->WriteString(
+    "<TypeLibraryName>%(Filename).tlb</TypeLibraryName>\n", 3);
+  this->WriteString(
+    "<InterfaceIdentifierFileName>"
+    "%(Filename)_i.c</InterfaceIdentifierFileName>\n", 3);
+  this->WriteString("<ProxyFileName>%(Filename)_p.c</ProxyFileName>\n",3);
   this->WriteString("</Midl>\n", 2);
 }
-  
+
+
 void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteItemDefinitionGroups()
-{  
+{
   std::vector<std::string> *configs =
     static_cast<cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator *>
     (this->GlobalGenerator)->GetConfigurations();
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
index faaa17732..4109184ae 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1089,6 +1089,17 @@ ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/bin/cmake -DVERSION=master -P ${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/
       --build-makeprogram ${CMAKE_TEST_MAKEPROGRAM}
       --test-command VSExternalInclude)
     LIST(APPEND TEST_BUILD_DIRS "${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Tests/VSExternalInclude")
+
+    ADD_TEST(VSMidl ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
+      --build-and-test
+      "${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Tests/VSMidl"
+      "${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Tests/VSMidl"
+      --build-two-config
+      --build-generator ${CMAKE_TEST_GENERATOR}
+      --build-project VSMidl
+      --build-makeprogram ${CMAKE_TEST_MAKEPROGRAM}
+      --test-command VSMidl)
+    LIST(APPEND TEST_BUILD_DIRS "${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Tests/VSMidl")
   ENDIF(${CMAKE_TEST_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Visual Studio")
 
   IF (APPLE AND CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
diff --git a/Tests/VSMidl/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/VSMidl/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..432506c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/VSMidl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# This CMakeLists.txt file exists solely to drive the one found in the "src"
+# subdir as an ExternalProject build. The project in "src" cannot build when
+# there is a space in the directory name, so we copy that directory to a place
+# guaranteed not to have a space in the name, build it there, and then copy the
+# resulting output directory back up here into this CMake test's build tree.
+#
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILDNAME)
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*/([^/]+)/[^/]+/([^/]+)$" "\\1" CMAKE_BUILDNAME "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*/([^/]+)/[^/]+/([^/]+)$" "\\2" THIS_TESTNAME "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+  string(REPLACE " " "_" CMAKE_BUILDNAME "${CMAKE_BUILDNAME}")
+endif()
+message(STATUS "CMAKE_BUILDNAME='${CMAKE_BUILDNAME}'")
+message(STATUS "THIS_TESTNAME='${THIS_TESTNAME}'")
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project(${THIS_TESTNAME})
+
+include(ExternalProject)
+
+if(NOT DEFINED HOME)
+  if(DEFINED ENV{CTEST_REAL_HOME})
+    set(HOME "$ENV{CTEST_REAL_HOME}")
+  else()
+    set(HOME "$ENV{HOME}")
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT HOME AND WIN32)
+    # Try for USERPROFILE as HOME equivalent:
+    string(REPLACE "\\" "/" HOME "$ENV{USERPROFILE}")
+  endif()
+
+  # But just use root of SystemDrive if HOME contains any spaces:
+  # (Default on XP and earlier...)
+  if(HOME MATCHES " " AND WIN32)
+    string(REPLACE "\\" "/" HOME "$ENV{SystemDrive}")
+  endif()
+  if(HOME MATCHES " ")
+    set(HOME "")
+  endif()
+endif()
+message(STATUS "HOME='${HOME}'")
+
+if(NOT DEFINED url)
+  set(url "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
+endif()
+message(STATUS "url='${url}'")
+
+set(base_dir "${HOME}/.cmake/Dashboards/${CMAKE_BUILDNAME}/${THIS_TESTNAME}")
+set(binary_dir "${base_dir}/build")
+set(source_dir "${base_dir}/src")
+
+# Source dir for this project exists in the CMake source tree, but we cannot
+# use it in-place since there might be a space in its directory name.
+# Source dir is therefore copied under a '.cmake/Dashboards'
+# dir in your HOME directory to give it a name with no spaces.
+#
+ExternalProject_Add(clean-${PROJECT_NAME}
+  DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
+  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory "${source_dir}"
+  BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory "${binary_dir}"
+  INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+  )
+
+ExternalProject_Add(download-${PROJECT_NAME}
+  URL "${url}"
+  SOURCE_DIR "${source_dir}"
+  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+  BUILD_COMMAND ""
+  INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+  DEPENDS clean-${PROJECT_NAME}
+  )
+
+ExternalProject_Add(build-${PROJECT_NAME}
+  DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
+  SOURCE_DIR "${source_dir}"
+  BINARY_DIR "${binary_dir}"
+  INSTALL_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
+    "${binary_dir}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}"
+  DEPENDS download-${PROJECT_NAME}
+  )
diff --git a/Tests/VSMidl/src/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/VSMidl/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86c04ed98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/VSMidl/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project(VSMidl)
+
+if(MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1200)
+  include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/\$(IntDir)")
+else()
+  # midl generated headers end up directly in CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR with
+  # VS6 builds.
+  include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+endif()
+
+add_executable(VSMidl main.cpp test.idl)
diff --git a/Tests/VSMidl/src/main.cpp b/Tests/VSMidl/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b78fcc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/VSMidl/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <test.h>
+#include <test_i.c>
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  IID libid = LIBID_CMakeMidlTestLib;
+  CLSID clsid = CLSID_CMakeMidlTest;
+  IID iid = IID_ICMakeMidlTest;
+
+  printf("Running '%s'\n", argv[0]);
+  printf("  libid starts with '0x%08lx'\n", (long) libid.Data1);
+  printf("  clsid starts with '0x%08lx'\n", (long) clsid.Data1);
+  printf("    iid starts with '0x%08lx'\n", (long) iid.Data1);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/Tests/VSMidl/src/test.idl b/Tests/VSMidl/src/test.idl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd755c789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/VSMidl/src/test.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import "oaidl.idl";
+import "ocidl.idl";
+
+[
+  object,
+  uuid(258CCEBE-8EE4-4A48-B78C-AC53BCD59E28),
+  dual,
+  nonextensible,
+  helpstring("ICMakeTest Interface"),
+  pointer_default(unique)
+]
+interface ICMakeMidlTest : IUnknown
+{
+  [id(1), helpstring("method Method")] HRESULT Method();
+}
+
+[
+  uuid(0537BA59-7EEC-48F8-BD4B-369BC7D9807E),
+]
+library CMakeMidlTestLib
+{
+  [
+    uuid(D2A90807-019A-46E5-BF47-FF4FA4352D2A),
+    helpstring("CMakeMidlTest Class")
+  ]
+  coclass CMakeMidlTest
+  {
+    [default] interface ICMakeMidlTest;
+  };
+}