diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h
index f6793ac162..e57a4b218a 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h	
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h	
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ protected:
         Value getWholeProgramOptValue()             { return getValue (Ids::wholeProgramOptimisation); }
         bool shouldDisableWholeProgramOpt() const   { return static_cast<int> (config [Ids::wholeProgramOptimisation]) > 0; }
 
+        Value getUsingRuntimeLibDLL()               { return getValue (Ids::useRuntimeLibDLL); }
+        bool isUsingRuntimeLibDLL() const           { return config [Ids::useRuntimeLibDLL]; }
+
         String getOutputFilename (const String& suffix, bool forceSuffix) const
         {
             const String target (File::createLegalFileName (getTargetBinaryNameString().trim()));
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ protected:
                                              "Always disable link-time code generation", nullptr };
             const var wpoValues[] = { var(), var (1) };
 
+            props.add (new BooleanPropertyComponent (getUsingRuntimeLibDLL(), "Runtime Library", "Use DLL version of runtime library"));
             props.add (new ChoicePropertyComponent (getWholeProgramOptValue(), "Whole Program Optimisation",
                                                     StringArray (wpoNames), Array<var> (wpoValues, numElementsInArray (wpoValues))));
 
@@ -739,8 +743,8 @@ protected:
 
             compiler->setAttribute ("AdditionalIncludeDirectories", replacePreprocessorTokens (config, getHeaderSearchPaths (config).joinIntoString (";")));
             compiler->setAttribute ("PreprocessorDefinitions", getPreprocessorDefs (config, ";"));
-            compiler->setAttribute ("RuntimeLibrary", msvcNeedsDLLRuntimeLib ? (isDebug ? 3 : 2) // MT DLL
-                                                                             : (isDebug ? 1 : 0)); // MT static
+            compiler->setAttribute ("RuntimeLibrary", config.isUsingRuntimeLibDLL() ? (isDebug ? 3 : 2) // MT DLL
+                                                                                    : (isDebug ? 1 : 0)); // MT static
             compiler->setAttribute ("RuntimeTypeInfo", "true");
             compiler->setAttribute ("UsePrecompiledHeader", "0");
             compiler->setAttribute ("PrecompiledHeaderFile", getIntDirFile (config.getOutputFilename (".pch", true)));
@@ -1141,8 +1145,8 @@ protected:
                 includePaths.add ("%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)");
                 cl->createNewChildElement ("AdditionalIncludeDirectories")->addTextElement (includePaths.joinIntoString (";"));
                 cl->createNewChildElement ("PreprocessorDefinitions")->addTextElement (getPreprocessorDefs (config, ";") + ";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)");
-                cl->createNewChildElement ("RuntimeLibrary")->addTextElement (msvcNeedsDLLRuntimeLib ? (isDebug ? "MultiThreadedDebugDLL" : "MultiThreadedDLL")
-                                                                                                     : (isDebug ? "MultiThreadedDebug"    : "MultiThreaded"));
+                cl->createNewChildElement ("RuntimeLibrary")->addTextElement (config.isUsingRuntimeLibDLL() ? (isDebug ? "MultiThreadedDebugDLL" : "MultiThreadedDLL")
+                                                                                                            : (isDebug ? "MultiThreadedDebug"    : "MultiThreaded"));
                 cl->createNewChildElement ("RuntimeTypeInfo")->addTextElement ("true");
                 cl->createNewChildElement ("PrecompiledHeader");
                 cl->createNewChildElement ("AssemblerListingLocation")->addTextElement ("$(IntDir)\\");
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp
index 8d3629d97c..f8054f4b46 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp	
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp	
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ ProjectExporter::ProjectExporter (Project& project_, const ValueTree& settings_)
       makefileIsDLL (false),
       msvcIsDLL (false),
       msvcIsWindowsSubsystem (true),
-      msvcNeedsDLLRuntimeLib (false),
       settings (settings_),
       project (project_),
       projectType (project_.getProjectType()),
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h
index 69d3a3c6fa..d340bfeb0e 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h	
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.h	
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public:
     //==============================================================================
     String msvcTargetSuffix;
     StringPairArray msvcExtraPreprocessorDefs;
-    bool msvcIsDLL, msvcIsWindowsSubsystem, msvcNeedsDLLRuntimeLib;
+    bool msvcIsDLL, msvcIsWindowsSubsystem;
     String msvcDelayLoadedDLLs;
 
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_AudioPluginModule.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_AudioPluginModule.h
index e7b2628d53..fb840e9da3 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_AudioPluginModule.h
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_AudioPluginModule.h
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ namespace RTASHelpers
             if (exporter.isVisualStudio())
             {
                 exporter.msvcTargetSuffix = ".dpm";
-                exporter.msvcNeedsDLLRuntimeLib = true;
 
                 String winbag (getRTASFolderRelativePath (exporter).getChildFile ("WinBag").toWindowsStyle());
 
@@ -375,6 +374,7 @@ namespace RTASHelpers
                 for (ProjectExporter::ConfigIterator config (exporter); config.next();)
                 {
                     config->getValue (Ids::msvcModuleDefinitionFile) = msvcPathToRTASFolder + "juce_RTAS_WinExports.def";
+                    config->getValue (Ids::useRuntimeLibDLL) = true;
 
                     if (config->getValue (Ids::postbuildCommand).toString().isEmpty())
                         config->getValue (Ids::postbuildCommand) = "copy /Y \"" + msvcPathToRTASFolder + "juce_RTAS_WinResources.rsr"
@@ -532,7 +532,9 @@ namespace AAXHelpers
             if (exporter.isVisualStudio())
             {
                 exporter.msvcTargetSuffix = ".aaxplugin";
-                exporter.msvcNeedsDLLRuntimeLib = true;
+
+                for (ProjectExporter::ConfigIterator config (exporter); config.next();)
+                    config->getValue (Ids::useRuntimeLibDLL) = true;
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_PresetIDs.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_PresetIDs.h
index 133a0b3bca..80ad74a62a 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_PresetIDs.h
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_PresetIDs.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ namespace Ids
     DECLARE_ID (prebuildCommand);
     DECLARE_ID (postbuildCommand);
     DECLARE_ID (generateManifest);
+    DECLARE_ID (useRuntimeLibDLL);
     DECLARE_ID (wholeProgramOptimisation);
     DECLARE_ID (juceLinkage);
     DECLARE_ID (buildVST);