diff --git a/modules/vstudio/tests/cs2005/test_files.lua b/modules/vstudio/tests/cs2005/test_files.lua
index f5fe5604..5ba8c3b3 100644
--- a/modules/vstudio/tests/cs2005/test_files.lua
+++ b/modules/vstudio/tests/cs2005/test_files.lua
@@ -80,6 +80,25 @@
 	end
 
 
+	function suite.publicResourceDesignerDependency()
+		files { "Resources.resx", "Resources.Designer.cs" }
+		resourcegenerator 'public'
+
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+		<Compile Include="Resources.Designer.cs">
+			<AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+			<DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
+		</Compile>
+		<EmbeddedResource Include="Resources.resx">
+			<Generator>PublicResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
+			<LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
+			<SubType>Designer</SubType>
+		</EmbeddedResource>
+		]]
+	end
+
+
 	function suite.settingsDesignerDependency()
 		files { "Properties/Settings.settings", "Properties/Settings.Designer.cs" }
 		prepare()
diff --git a/src/_premake_init.lua b/src/_premake_init.lua
index 964c8cbd..26bd4233 100644
--- a/src/_premake_init.lua
+++ b/src/_premake_init.lua
@@ -1001,6 +1001,16 @@
 		tokens = true,
 	}
 
+	api.register {
+		name = "resourcegenerator",
+		scope = "project",
+		kind = "string",
+        allowed = {
+            "internal",
+            "public"
+        }
+	}
+
 	api.register {
 		name = "rtti",
 		scope = "config",
diff --git a/src/tools/dotnet.lua b/src/tools/dotnet.lua
index f933db89..3214a4f6 100644
--- a/src/tools/dotnet.lua
+++ b/src/tools/dotnet.lua
@@ -160,7 +160,15 @@
 				testname = basename .. ".Designer.cs"
 				if project.hasfile(fcfg.project, testname) then
 					info.SubType = "Designer"
-					info.Generator = "ResXFileCodeGenerator"
+
+					local resourceAccessGenerator = "ResXFileCodeGenerator"
+					if fcfg.project.resourcegenerator then
+						if fcfg.project.resourcegenerator == "public" then
+							resourceAccessGenerator = "PublicResXFileCodeGenerator"
+						end
+					end
+
+					info.Generator = resourceAccessGenerator
 					info.LastGenOutput = path.getname(testname)
 				end
 			end