diff --git a/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp b/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
index 018a04370f1..87c90661997 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void MSBuildProvider::outputGlobalPropFile(const BuildSetup &setup, std::ofstrea
 	              "\t\t<_PropertySheetDisplayName>" << setup.projectDescription << "_Global</_PropertySheetDisplayName>\n"
 	              "\t\t<ExecutablePath>$(" << LIBS_DEFINE << ")\\bin;$(ExecutablePath)</ExecutablePath>\n"
 	              "\t\t<LibraryPath>$(" << LIBS_DEFINE << ")\\lib\\" << (bits == 32 ? "x86" : "x64") << ";$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>\n"
-	              "\t\t<IncludePath>$(" << LIBS_DEFINE << ")\\include;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>\n"
+	              "\t\t<IncludePath>$(" << LIBS_DEFINE << ")\\include;$(" << LIBS_DEFINE << ")\\include\\SDL;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>\n"
 	              "\t\t<OutDir>$(Configuration)" << bits << "\\</OutDir>\n"
 	              "\t\t<IntDir>$(Configuration)" << bits << "/$(ProjectName)\\</IntDir>\n"
 	              "\t</PropertyGroup>\n"
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/visualstudio.cpp b/devtools/create_project/visualstudio.cpp
index b2ed58cb580..9b928bf5207 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/visualstudio.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/visualstudio.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void VisualStudioProvider::outputGlobalPropFile(const BuildSetup &setup, std::of
 	              "\t\tName=\"VCCLCompilerTool\"\n"
 	              "\t\tDisableLanguageExtensions=\"" << (setup.devTools ? "false" : "true") << "\"\n"
 	              "\t\tDisableSpecificWarnings=\"" << warnings << "\"\n"
-	              "\t\tAdditionalIncludeDirectories=\".\\;" << prefix << ";" << prefix << "\\engines;$(" << LIBS_DEFINE << ")\\include;" << (setup.tests ? prefix + "\\test\\cxxtest;" : "") << "$(TargetDir)\"\n"
+	              "\t\tAdditionalIncludeDirectories=\".\\;" << prefix << ";" << prefix << "\\engines;$(" << LIBS_DEFINE << ")\\include;$(" << LIBS_DEFINE << ")\\include\\SDL;" << (setup.tests ? prefix + "\\test\\cxxtest;" : "") << "$(TargetDir)\"\n"
 	              "\t\tPreprocessorDefinitions=\"" << definesList << "\"\n"
 	              "\t\tExceptionHandling=\"" << ((setup.devTools || setup.tests) ? "1" : "0") << "\"\n";