diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h
index e5c9d69ca8..90c4995249 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "jucer_ProjectSaver.h"
+
 inline String msBuildEscape (String str)
 {
     // see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-special-characters?view=vs-2019
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.cpp
index 0bd88d0f60..7a08a52888 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "../../ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h"
 #include "../../ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h"
 #include "../../ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h"
+#include "../../ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h"
 #include "jucer_PIPGenerator.h"
 
 //==============================================================================
@@ -243,6 +244,15 @@ ValueTree PIPGenerator::createExporterChild (const Identifier& exporterIdentifie
 
     exporter.setProperty (Ids::targetFolder, "Builds/" + ProjectExporter::getTypeInfoForExporter (exporterIdentifier).targetFolder, nullptr);
 
+    const Identifier vsExporters[] { MSVCProjectExporterVC2017::getValueTreeTypeName(),
+                                     MSVCProjectExporterVC2019::getValueTreeTypeName(),
+                                     MSVCProjectExporterVC2022::getValueTreeTypeName() };
+
+    if (isJUCEExample (pipFile) && std::find (std::begin (vsExporters), std::end (vsExporters), exporterIdentifier) != std::end (vsExporters))
+    {
+        exporter.setProperty (Ids::extraCompilerFlags, "/bigobj", nullptr);
+    }
+
     if (isJUCEExample (pipFile) && exporterRequiresExampleAssets (exporterIdentifier, metadata[Ids::name]))
     {
         auto examplesDir = getExamplesDirectory();