diff --git a/src/_premake_init.lua b/src/_premake_init.lua
index 679edebd..75fb6a5d 100644
--- a/src/_premake_init.lua
+++ b/src/_premake_init.lua
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@
 		kind = "list:keyed:array:string",
 	}
 
+	api.register {
+		name = "configFile",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "string",
+		tokens = true,
+	}
+
 	api.register {
 		name = "configurations",
 		scope = "project",
@@ -724,6 +731,7 @@
 	}
 
 
+
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --
 -- Handlers for deprecated fields and values.
diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
index c8b4255e..6fa59577 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
@@ -1109,8 +1109,12 @@
 	function m.imageXex(cfg)
 		if cfg.system == premake.XBOX360 then
 			_p(2,'<ImageXex>')
-			_p(3,'<ConfigurationFile>')
-			_p(3,'</ConfigurationFile>')
+			if cfg.configFile then
+				_p(3,'<ConfigurationFile>%s</ConfigurationFile>', cfg.configFile)
+			else
+				_p(3,'<ConfigurationFile>')
+				_p(3,'</ConfigurationFile>')
+			end
 			_p(3,'<AdditionalSections>')
 			_p(3,'</AdditionalSections>')
 			_p(2,'</ImageXex>')
diff --git a/tests/_manifest.lua b/tests/_manifest.lua
index e7054ca6..3af12513 100644
--- a/tests/_manifest.lua
+++ b/tests/_manifest.lua
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ return {
 	"actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_files.lua",
 	"actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_filter_ids.lua",
 	"actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_filters.lua",
+	"actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_imagexex_settings.lua",
 	"actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_item_def_group.lua",
 	"actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_link.lua",
 	"actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_manifest.lua",
diff --git a/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_imagexex_settings.lua b/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_imagexex_settings.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d41fbe0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_imagexex_settings.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+--
+-- tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_compile_settings.lua
+-- Validate Xbox 360 XEX image settings in Visual Studio 2010 C/C++ projects.
+-- Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Jason Perkins and the Premake project
+--
+
+	local suite = test.declare("vstudio_vs2010_imagexex_settings")
+	local vc2010 = premake.vstudio.vc2010
+	local project = premake.project
+
+
+--
+-- Setup
+--
+
+	local sln, prj
+
+	function suite.setup()
+		sln, prj = test.createsolution()
+		platforms "xbox360"
+	end
+
+	local function prepare(platform)
+		local cfg = test.getconfig(prj, "Debug", "xbox360")
+		vc2010.imageXex(cfg)
+	end
+
+--
+-- Test default ImageXex settings
+--
+	function suite.defaultSettings()
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+		<ImageXex>
+			<ConfigurationFile>
+			</ConfigurationFile>
+			<AdditionalSections>
+			</AdditionalSections>
+		</ImageXex>
+		]]
+	end
+
+--
+-- Ensure configuration file is output in ImageXex block
+--
+	function suite.defaultSettings()
+		configFile "testconfig.xml"
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+		<ImageXex>
+			<ConfigurationFile>testconfig.xml</ConfigurationFile>
+			<AdditionalSections>
+			</AdditionalSections>
+		</ImageXex>
+		]]
+	end