diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2005_csproj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2005_csproj.lua
index 2285a879..1dbd335c 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2005_csproj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2005_csproj.lua
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@
 				if project.hasfile(prj, testname) then
 					return "Form"
 				end
+				
+				if filecfg.flags and filecfg.flags.Component then
+					return "Component"
+				end
 			end
 		end
 		
diff --git a/src/base/api.lua b/src/base/api.lua
index c9459f98..c4906bcf 100644
--- a/src/base/api.lua
+++ b/src/base/api.lua
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@
 		scope = "config",
 		kind  = "string-list",
 		allowed = {
+			"Component",
 			"DebugEnvsDontMerge",
 			"DebugEnvsInherit",
 			"EnableSSE",