diff --git a/examples/example_null/example_null.vcxproj b/examples/example_null/example_null.vcxproj
index c8836c7e4..8ef991f3f 100644
--- a/examples/example_null/example_null.vcxproj
+++ b/examples/example_null/example_null.vcxproj
@@ -148,17 +148,23 @@
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\backends\imgui_impl_null.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\imconfig.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\imgui.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\imgui_internal.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\backends\imgui_impl_null.cpp">
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\imgui.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\imgui_demo.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\imgui_draw.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\imgui_tables.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\imgui_widgets.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\backends\imgui_impl_null.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="main.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/example_null/example_null.vcxproj.filters b/examples/example_null/example_null.vcxproj.filters
index 9b485d5f4..6d575a8f5 100644
--- a/examples/example_null/example_null.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/examples/example_null/example_null.vcxproj.filters
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\imgui_internal.h">
       <Filter>imgui</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\backends\imgui_impl_null.h">
+      <Filter>sources</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\imgui.cpp">