diff --git a/devtools/create_project/codeblocks.cpp b/devtools/create_project/codeblocks.cpp
index 442a2b00250..e9dc8bf2347 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/codeblocks.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/codeblocks.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ void CodeBlocksProvider::createProjectFile(const std::string &name, const std::s
 
 }
 
+void CodeBlocksProvider::addResourceFiles(const BuildSetup &setup, StringList &includeList, StringList &excludeList) {
+	includeList.push_back(setup.srcDir + "/icons/" + setup.projectName + ".ico");
+	includeList.push_back(setup.srcDir + "/dists/" + setup.projectName + ".rc");
+}
+
 void CodeBlocksProvider::writeWarnings(const std::string &name, std::ofstream &output) const {
 
 	// Global warnings
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/codeblocks.h b/devtools/create_project/codeblocks.h
index f65604d9251..5baa21c2425 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/codeblocks.h
+++ b/devtools/create_project/codeblocks.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ protected:
 
 	void createOtherBuildFiles(const BuildSetup &) {}
 
+	void addResourceFiles(const BuildSetup &setup, StringList &includeList, StringList &excludeList);
+
 	void createProjectFile(const std::string &name, const std::string &uuid, const BuildSetup &setup, const std::string &moduleDir,
 	                       const StringList &includeList, const StringList &excludeList);
 
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/create_project.cpp b/devtools/create_project/create_project.cpp
index 0aba5114917..914651d6b89 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/create_project.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/create_project.cpp
@@ -1334,8 +1334,7 @@ void ProjectProvider::createProject(BuildSetup &setup) {
 		createModuleList(setup.srcDir + "/image", setup.defines, setup.testDirs, in, ex);
 
 		// Resource files
-		in.push_back(setup.srcDir + "/icons/" + setup.projectName + ".ico");
-		in.push_back(setup.srcDir + "/dists/" + setup.projectName + ".rc");
+		addResourceFiles(setup, in, ex);
 
 		// Various text files
 		in.push_back(setup.srcDir + "/AUTHORS");
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/create_project.h b/devtools/create_project/create_project.h
index 459342a67d4..b81576d4ed0 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/create_project.h
+++ b/devtools/create_project/create_project.h
@@ -418,6 +418,13 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	virtual void createOtherBuildFiles(const BuildSetup &setup) = 0;
 
+	/**
+	 *  Add resources to the project
+	 *
+	 * @param setup Description of the desired build setup.
+	 */
+	virtual void addResourceFiles(const BuildSetup &setup, StringList &includeList, StringList &excludeList) = 0;
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a project file for the specified list of files.
 	 *
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/msvc.cpp b/devtools/create_project/msvc.cpp
index dbfbcc128dc..e6b47fe7240 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/msvc.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/msvc.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ void MSVCProvider::createOtherBuildFiles(const BuildSetup &setup) {
 	createBuildProp(setup, false, true, "LLVM");
 }
 
+void MSVCProvider::addResourceFiles(const BuildSetup &setup, StringList &includeList, StringList &excludeList) {
+	includeList.push_back(setup.srcDir + "/icons/" + setup.projectName + ".ico");
+	includeList.push_back(setup.srcDir + "/dists/" + setup.projectName + ".rc");
+}
+
 void MSVCProvider::createGlobalProp(const BuildSetup &setup) {
 	std::ofstream properties((setup.outputDir + '/' + setup.projectDescription + "_Global" + getPropertiesExtension()).c_str());
 	if (!properties)
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/msvc.h b/devtools/create_project/msvc.h
index e75e131bd1f..178ba8e2169 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/msvc.h
+++ b/devtools/create_project/msvc.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ protected:
 
 	void createOtherBuildFiles(const BuildSetup &setup);
 
+	void addResourceFiles(const BuildSetup &setup, StringList &includeList, StringList &excludeList);
+
 	/**
 	 * Create the global project properties.
 	 *
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp b/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
index babd530ad7d..7f2dc89218a 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ XcodeProvider::XcodeProvider(StringList &global_warnings, std::map<std::string,
 	_rootSourceGroup = NULL;
 }
 
+void XcodeProvider::addResourceFiles(const BuildSetup &setup, StringList &includeList, StringList &excludeList) {
+}
+
 void XcodeProvider::createWorkspace(const BuildSetup &setup) {
 	// Create project folder
 	std::string workspace = setup.outputDir + '/' + PROJECT_NAME ".xcodeproj";
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/xcode.h b/devtools/create_project/xcode.h
index 2686d14986c..366ee803c23 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/xcode.h
+++ b/devtools/create_project/xcode.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ protected:
 
 	void createOtherBuildFiles(const BuildSetup &setup);
 
+	void addResourceFiles(const BuildSetup &setup, StringList &includeList, StringList &excludeList);
+
 	void createProjectFile(const std::string &name, const std::string &uuid, const BuildSetup &setup, const std::string &moduleDir,
 	                       const StringList &includeList, const StringList &excludeList);