diff --git a/runtime/Cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/Cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 07ef35e69..c91e38e38 100644
--- a/runtime/Cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/Cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ if (WITH_DEMO)
   endif()
 endif(WITH_DEMO)
 
-set(MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS "  -Wall -pedantic -W")
+if (MSVC_VERSION)
+  set(MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS "  /W4")
+else()
+  set(MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS "  -Wall -pedantic -W")
+endif()
 
 # Initialize CXXFLAGS.
 if("${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER 3.1.0)
@@ -76,11 +80,18 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -std=c++11")
 endif()
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS                "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG          "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -O0 -g ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL     "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -Os -DNDEBUG ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE        "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O3 -DNDEBUG ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLGAS}")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -O2 -g ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS                  "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
+if (MSVC_VERSION)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG          "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /Od /Zi /MP ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL     "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} /O1 /Oi /Ob2 /Gy /MP /DNDEBUG ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE        "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /O2 /Oi /Ob2 /Gy /MP /DNDEBUG ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLGAS}")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /O2 /Oi /Ob2 /Gy /MP /Zi ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
+else()
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG          "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -O0 -g ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL     "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -Os -DNDEBUG ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE        "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O3 -DNDEBUG ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLGAS}")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -O2 -g ${MY_CXX_WARNING_FLAGS}")
+endif()
 
 # Compiler-specific C++11 activation.
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU")
@@ -102,6 +113,8 @@ elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES
     if (WITH_LIBCXX)
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
     endif()
+elseif ( MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1800 OR MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1800 )
+  # Visual Studio 2012+ supports c++11 features 
 else ()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Your C++ compiler does not support C++11.")
 endif ()
diff --git a/runtime/Cpp/runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/Cpp/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index b2a4fbd02..dcd21b8b0 100644
--- a/runtime/Cpp/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/Cpp/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ elseif(APPLE)
   target_link_libraries(antlr4_static ${COREFOUNDATION_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
-set(disabled_compile_warnings "-Wno-overloaded-virtual")
+if (MSVC_VERSION)
+  set(disabled_compile_warnings "/wd4251")
+else()
+  set(disabled_compile_warnings "-Wno-overloaded-virtual")
+endif()
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
   set(disabled_compile_warnings "${disabled_compile_warnings} -Wno-dollar-in-identifier-extension -Wno-four-char-constants")
 elseif("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU")
@@ -57,6 +61,15 @@ if (WIN32)
   set(extra_share_compile_flags "-DANTLR4CPP_EXPORTS")
   set(extra_static_compile_flags "-DANTLR4CPP_STATIC")
 endif(WIN32)
+if (MSVC_VERSION)
+  target_compile_options(antlr4_shared PRIVATE "/MD$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>")
+  target_compile_options(antlr4_static PRIVATE "/MT$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>")
+endif()
+
+set(static_lib_suffix "")
+if (MSVC_VERSION)
+  set(static_lib_suffix "-static")
+endif()
 
 set_target_properties(antlr4_shared
                       PROPERTIES VERSION   ${ANTLR_VERSION}
@@ -72,7 +85,7 @@ set_target_properties(antlr4_shared
 set_target_properties(antlr4_static
                       PROPERTIES VERSION   ${ANTLR_VERSION}
                                  SOVERSION ${ANTLR_VERSION}
-                                 OUTPUT_NAME antlr4-runtime
+                                 OUTPUT_NAME "antlr4-runtime${static_lib_suffix}"
                                  ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${LIB_OUTPUT_DIR}
                                  COMPILE_FLAGS "${disabled_compile_warnings} ${extra_static_compile_flags}")