diff --git a/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua b/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
index 02e4db71..519e2ada 100644
--- a/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
+++ b/src/actions/make/make_cpp.lua
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@
 		if tool then
 			_p('  AR = %s', tool)
 		end
+
+		tool = toolset.gettoolname(cfg, "rc")
+		if tool then
+			_p('  RESCOMP = %s', tool)
+		end
 	end
 
 
diff --git a/tests/actions/make/cpp/test_tools.lua b/tests/actions/make/cpp/test_tools.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da7acc00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/actions/make/cpp/test_tools.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+--
+-- tests/actions/make/cpp/test_tools.lua
+-- Tests for tools support in makefiles.
+-- Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Jason Perkins and the Premake project
+--
+
+	local suite = test.declare("make_tools")
+	local make = premake.make
+	local cpp = premake.make.cpp
+	local project = premake.project
+
+
+--
+-- Setup
+--
+
+	local sln, prj, cfg
+
+	function suite.setup()
+		sln = test.createsolution()
+		prj = premake.solution.getproject(sln, 1)
+		cfg = project.getconfig(prj, "Debug")
+	end
+
+
+--
+-- Make sure that the correct tools are used.
+--
+
+	function suite.usesCorrectTools()
+		make.cppTools(cfg, premake.tools.gcc)
+		test.capture [[
+  RESCOMP = windres
+  		]]
+	end
diff --git a/tests/premake5.lua b/tests/premake5.lua
index ffe9af63..7ef08217 100644
--- a/tests/premake5.lua
+++ b/tests/premake5.lua
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
 	dofile("actions/make/cpp/test_objects.lua")
 	dofile("actions/make/cpp/test_ps3.lua")
 	dofile("actions/make/cpp/test_target_rules.lua")
+	dofile("actions/make/cpp/test_tools.lua")
 	dofile("actions/make/cpp/test_wiidev.lua")
 
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