diff --git a/src/_premake_init.lua b/src/_premake_init.lua
index 1867173f..691f9753 100644
--- a/src/_premake_init.lua
+++ b/src/_premake_init.lua
@@ -828,6 +828,13 @@
 		tokens = true,
 	}
 
+	api.register {
+		name = "syslibdirs",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "list:directory",
+		tokens = true,
+	}
+
 	api.register {
 		name = "system",
 		scope = "config",
diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
index 6d7cae0b..f2c2eded 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
 				m.targetName,
 				m.targetExt,
 				m.includePath,
+				m.libraryPath,
 				m.imageXexOutput,
 				m.generateManifest,
 				m.extensionsToDeleteOnClean,
@@ -1296,6 +1297,14 @@
 	end
 
 
+	function m.libraryPath(cfg)
+		local dirs = vstudio.path(cfg, cfg.syslibdirs)
+		if #dirs > 0 then
+			p.x('<LibraryPath>%s;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>', table.concat(dirs, ";"))
+		end
+	end
+
+
 
 	function m.linkIncremental(cfg)
 		if cfg.kind ~= premake.STATICLIB then
diff --git a/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_output_props.lua b/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_output_props.lua
index a0fd44fe..308ae305 100755
--- a/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_output_props.lua
+++ b/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_output_props.lua
@@ -273,3 +273,18 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 		]]
 	end
+
+	function suite.onSystemLibraryDirs()
+		syslibdirs { "$(DXSDK_DIR)/lib/x86" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+		<LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+		<OutDir>.\</OutDir>
+		<IntDir>obj\Debug\</IntDir>
+		<TargetName>MyProject</TargetName>
+		<TargetExt>.exe</TargetExt>
+		<LibraryPath>$(DXSDK_DIR)\lib\x86;$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+		]]
+	end