diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/common.vcxproj b/icu4c/source/common/common.vcxproj
index 0feda9bee9..806b0c6593 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/common.vcxproj
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/common.vcxproj
@@ -581,7 +581,20 @@
     <ClInclude Include="uenumimp.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="uhash.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ulist.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="unicode\enumset.h" />
+    <CustomBuild Include="unicode\enumset.h">
+      <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">copy "%(FullPath)" ..\..\include\unicode
+</Command>
+      <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">..\..\include\unicode\%(Filename)%(Extension);%(Outputs)</Outputs>
+      <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">copy "%(FullPath)" ..\..\include\unicode
+</Command>
+      <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">..\..\include\unicode\%(Filename)%(Extension);%(Outputs)</Outputs>
+      <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">copy "%(FullPath)" ..\..\include\unicode
+</Command>
+      <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">..\..\include\unicode\%(Filename)%(Extension);%(Outputs)</Outputs>
+      <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">copy "%(FullPath)" ..\..\include\unicode
+</Command>
+      <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">..\..\include\unicode\%(Filename)%(Extension);%(Outputs)</Outputs>
+    </CustomBuild>
     <ClInclude Include="ustrenum.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="utrie.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="utrie2.h" />