diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
index 1529cb445fa..085e6fe132c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ QStringList CompilerOptionsBuilder::build(CppTools::ProjectFile::Kind fileKind,
     undefineClangVersionMacrosForMsvc();
     undefineCppLanguageFeatureMacrosForMsvc2015();
     addDefineFunctionMacrosMsvc();
+    addBoostWorkaroundMacros();
 
     addToolchainFlags();
     addPrecompiledHeaderOptions(pchUsage);
@@ -560,6 +561,14 @@ void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addDefineFunctionMacrosMsvc()
         addMacros({{"__FUNCSIG__", "\"\""}, {"__FUNCTION__", "\"\""}, {"__FUNCDNAME__", "\"\""}});
 }
 
+void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addBoostWorkaroundMacros()
+{
+    if (m_projectPart.toolchainType != ProjectExplorer::Constants::MSVC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID
+          && m_projectPart.toolchainType != ProjectExplorer::Constants::CLANG_CL_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID) {
+        addMacros({{"BOOST_TYPE_INDEX_CTTI_USER_DEFINED_PARSING", "(39, 1, true, \"T = \")"}});
+    }
+}
+
 QString CompilerOptionsBuilder::includeDirOptionForPath(const QString &path) const
 {
     if (m_useSystemHeader == UseSystemHeader::No
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
index 67a7345a306..66202e72d69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public:
     void addMsvcCompatibilityVersion();
     void undefineCppLanguageFeatureMacrosForMsvc2015();
     void addDefineFunctionMacrosMsvc();
+    void addBoostWorkaroundMacros();
 
     void addProjectConfigFileInclude();
     void undefineClangVersionMacrosForMsvc();