diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua
index 1a2e11e2..07982ac6 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua
@@ -610,9 +610,9 @@
 	function vc200x.VCNMakeTool(cfg)
 		_p(3,'<Tool')
 		_p(4,'Name="VCNMakeTool"')
-		_p(4,'BuildCommandLine=""')
-		_p(4,'ReBuildCommandLine=""')
-		_p(4,'CleanCommandLine=""')
+		vc200x.nmakeCommandLine(cfg, cfg.buildcommands, "Build")
+		vc200x.nmakeCommandLine(cfg, cfg.rebuildcommands, "ReBuild")
+		vc200x.nmakeCommandLine(cfg, cfg.cleancommands, "Clean")
 		vc200x.nmakeOutput(cfg)
 		_p(4,'PreprocessorDefinitions=""')
 		_p(4,'IncludeSearchPath=""')
@@ -985,6 +985,12 @@
 	end
 
 
+	function vc200x.nmakeCommandLine(cfg, commands, phase)
+		commands = table.concat(commands, "\r\n")
+		_p(4,'%sCommandLine="%s"', phase, premake.esc(commands))
+	end
+
+
 	function vc200x.nmakeOutput(cfg)
 		_p(4,'Output="$(OutDir)%s"', cfg.buildtarget.name)
 	end
diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
index 7b442496..fa56cc71 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@
 		if cfg.kind == premake.MAKEFILE then
 			vc2010.propertyGroup(cfg)
 			vc2010.nmakeOutput(cfg)
+			vc2010.nmakeCommandLine(cfg, cfg.buildcommands, "Build")
+			vc2010.nmakeCommandLine(cfg, cfg.rebuildcommands, "ReBuild")
+			vc2010.nmakeCommandLine(cfg, cfg.cleancommands, "Clean")
 			_p(1,'</PropertyGroup>')
 		end
 	end
@@ -840,6 +843,14 @@
 	end
 
 
+	function vc2010.nmakeCommandLine(cfg, commands, phase)
+		if #commands > 0 then
+			commands = table.concat(premake.esc(commands), io.eol)
+			_p(2, '<NMake%sCommandLine>%s</NMake%sCommandLine>', phase, commands, phase)
+		end
+	end
+
+
 	function vc2010.nmakeOutput(cfg)
 		_p(2,'<NMakeOutput>$(OutDir)%s</NMakeOutput>', cfg.buildtarget.name)
 	end
diff --git a/src/base/api.lua b/src/base/api.lua
index 070a7e94..5f358834 100644
--- a/src/base/api.lua
+++ b/src/base/api.lua
@@ -513,6 +513,13 @@
 		},
 	}
 
+	api.register {
+		name = "buildcommands",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "string-list",
+		tokens = true,
+	}
+
 	api.register {
 		name = "buildoptions",
 		scope = "config",
@@ -527,6 +534,13 @@
 		tokens = true,
 	}
 
+	api.register {
+		name = "cleancommands",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "string-list",
+		tokens = true,
+	}
+
 	api.register {
 		name = "configmap",
 		scope = "config",
@@ -871,6 +885,13 @@
 		tokens = true,
 	}
 
+	api.register {
+		name = "rebuildcommands",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "string-list",
+		tokens = true,
+	}
+
 	api.register {
 		name = "resdefines",
 		scope = "config",
diff --git a/tests/actions/vstudio/vc200x/test_nmake_settings.lua b/tests/actions/vstudio/vc200x/test_nmake_settings.lua
index bb1a79d6..e610404d 100644
--- a/tests/actions/vstudio/vc200x/test_nmake_settings.lua
+++ b/tests/actions/vstudio/vc200x/test_nmake_settings.lua
@@ -67,3 +67,56 @@
 				Output="$(OutDir)MyProject.exe"
 		]]
 	end
+
+
+--
+-- Verify generation of the build commands.
+--
+
+	function suite.buildCommandLine_onSingleCommand()
+		buildcommands { "command 1" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCNMakeTool"
+				BuildCommandLine="command 1"
+				ReBuildCommandLine=""
+				CleanCommandLine=""
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.buildCommandLine_onMultipleCommands()
+		buildcommands { "command 1", "command 2" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCNMakeTool"
+				BuildCommandLine="command 1&#x0D;&#x0A;command 2"
+				ReBuildCommandLine=""
+				CleanCommandLine=""
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.rebuildCommandLine()
+		rebuildcommands { "command 1" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCNMakeTool"
+				BuildCommandLine=""
+				ReBuildCommandLine="command 1"
+				CleanCommandLine=""
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.cleanCommandLine()
+		cleancommands { "command 1" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCNMakeTool"
+				BuildCommandLine=""
+				ReBuildCommandLine=""
+				CleanCommandLine="command 1"
+		]]
+	end
diff --git a/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_nmake_props.lua b/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_nmake_props.lua
index fbe234d8..481fd2e8 100644
--- a/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_nmake_props.lua
+++ b/tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_nmake_props.lua
@@ -66,3 +66,53 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 		]]
 	end
+
+
+--
+-- Verify generation of the build commands.
+--
+
+	function suite.buildCommandLine_onSingleCommand()
+		buildcommands { "command 1" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+		<NMakeOutput>$(OutDir)MyProject</NMakeOutput>
+		<NMakeBuildCommandLine>command 1</NMakeBuildCommandLine>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.buildCommandLine_onMultipleCommands()
+		buildcommands { "command 1", "command 2" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+		<NMakeOutput>$(OutDir)MyProject</NMakeOutput>
+		<NMakeBuildCommandLine>command 1
+command 2</NMakeBuildCommandLine>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.rebuildCommandLine()
+		rebuildcommands { "command 1" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+		<NMakeOutput>$(OutDir)MyProject</NMakeOutput>
+		<NMakeReBuildCommandLine>command 1</NMakeReBuildCommandLine>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.cleanCommandLine()
+		cleancommands { "command 1" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+		<NMakeOutput>$(OutDir)MyProject</NMakeOutput>
+		<NMakeCleanCommandLine>command 1</NMakeCleanCommandLine>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+		]]
+	end