diff --git a/modules/vstudio/tests/vc2010/test_link.lua b/modules/vstudio/tests/vc2010/test_link.lua
index 1a420c02..52f33cdc 100644
--- a/modules/vstudio/tests/vc2010/test_link.lua
+++ b/modules/vstudio/tests/vc2010/test_link.lua
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
 		]]
 	end
 
-	--
+--
 -- Test ignoring default libraries with extensions specified.
 --
 
@@ -737,4 +737,33 @@
 	<AssemblyDebug>true</AssemblyDebug>
 </Link>
 		]]
-	end
\ No newline at end of file
+	end
+
+--
+-- Test for not including additional dependencies.
+--
+
+	function suite.inheritDependenciesOff()
+		inheritdependencies "Off"
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+<Link>
+	<SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+	<AdditionalDependencies></AdditionalDependencies>
+	<ImportLibrary>bin\Debug\MyProject.lib</ImportLibrary>
+</Link>
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.inheritDependenciesOn()
+		inheritdependencies "On"
+		links { "kernel32" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+<Link>
+	<SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+	<AdditionalDependencies>kernel32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+	<ImportLibrary>bin\Debug\MyProject.lib</ImportLibrary>
+</Link>
+		]]
+	end
diff --git a/modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua b/modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
index 57a37db3..90e74780 100644
--- a/modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
+++ b/modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
@@ -1422,9 +1422,18 @@
 			links = vstudio.getLinks(cfg, explicit)
 		end
 
-		if #links > 0 then
-			links = path.translate(table.concat(links, ";"))
-			m.element("AdditionalDependencies", nil, "%s;%%(AdditionalDependencies)", links)
+		links = path.translate(table.concat(links, ";"))
+
+		local additional = ";%(AdditionalDependencies)"
+		if cfg.inheritdependencies ~= nil then
+			if not cfg.inheritdependencies then
+				additional = ""
+			end
+		end
+
+		-- If there are no links and dependencies should be inherited, the tag doesn't have to be generated.
+		if #links > 0 or additional == "" then
+			m.element("AdditionalDependencies", nil, "%s%s", links, additional)
 		end
 	end
 
diff --git a/src/_premake_init.lua b/src/_premake_init.lua
index e3a6ac5a..3eac1fc1 100644
--- a/src/_premake_init.lua
+++ b/src/_premake_init.lua
@@ -644,6 +644,12 @@
 		tokens = true,
 	}
 
+	api.register {
+		name = "inheritdependencies",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "boolean",
+	}
+
 	api.register {
 		name = "icon",
 		scope = "project",
diff --git a/website/docs/inheritdependencies.md b/website/docs/inheritdependencies.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..061811ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/docs/inheritdependencies.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+inheritdependencies
+
+```lua
+inheritdependencies "value"
+```
+
+For Visual Studio project files, this controls the generation of the `%(AdditionalDependencies)` entry in the list of libraries that a project links. 
+
+### Parameters ###
+
+`value` one of:
+* `On` - The project(s) will inherit library dependencies based on the parent project (if any) and project default settings. This is the default behavior.
+* `Off` - The project(s) will not inherit any library dependencies. Only explicitly specified dependencies will be linked.
+
+## Applies To ###
+
+The `config` scope.
+
+### Availability ###
+
+Visual Studio 2015 and later.
+Premake 5.0-beta2 or later.
+
+### Examples ###
+
+```lua
+inheritdependencies "Off"
+```
+
diff --git a/website/sidebars.js b/website/sidebars.js
index f11188a3..60529708 100644
--- a/website/sidebars.js
+++ b/website/sidebars.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ module.exports = {
 						'implibsuffix',
 						'importdirs',
 						'includedirs',
+						'inheritdependencies',
 						'inlinesvisibility',
 						'inlining',
 						'intrinsics',