diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/clangcompileroptionsbuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/clangcompileroptionsbuilder.cpp
index 0b2209cc628..6a412e7d725 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/clangcompileroptionsbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/clangcompileroptionsbuilder.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ QStringList ClangCompilerOptionsBuilder::build(CppTools::ProjectFile::Kind fileK
     addToolchainAndProjectMacros();
     undefineClangVersionMacrosForMsvc();
     undefineCppLanguageFeatureMacrosForMsvc2015();
+    addDefineFunctionMacrosMsvc();
 
     addPredefinedHeaderPathsOptions();
     addWrappedQtHeadersIncludePath();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
index 88a85e17cda..914973bc447 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
@@ -339,6 +339,12 @@ void CompilerOptionsBuilder::undefineCppLanguageFeatureMacrosForMsvc2015()
     }
 }
 
+void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addDefineFunctionMacrosMsvc()
+{
+    if (m_projectPart.toolchainType == ProjectExplorer::Constants::MSVC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID)
+        addMacros({{"__FUNCSIG__", "\"\""}, {"__FUNCTION__", "\"\""}, {"__FUNCDNAME__", "\"\""}});
+}
+
 void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addDefineFloat128ForMingw()
 {
     // CLANG-UPGRADE-CHECK: Workaround still needed?
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
index 9274a1bafc1..e3cf1bbcefd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
 
     void addMsvcCompatibilityVersion();
     void undefineCppLanguageFeatureMacrosForMsvc2015();
+    void addDefineFunctionMacrosMsvc();
 
     void addDefineFloat128ForMingw();