diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index c9a692c3e71..223be8d2153 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
         m_projectExplorerSettings.buildBeforeRun = s->value("ProjectExplorer/Settings/BuildBeforeRun", true).toBool();
         m_projectExplorerSettings.saveBeforeBuild = s->value("ProjectExplorer/Settings/SaveBeforeBuild", false).toBool();
         m_projectExplorerSettings.showCompilerOutput = s->value("ProjectExplorer/Settings/ShowCompilerOutput", false).toBool();
+        m_projectExplorerSettings.useJom = s->value("ProjectExplorer/Settings/UseJom", true).toBool();
     }
 
     connect(m_sessionManagerAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(showSessionManager()));
@@ -892,6 +893,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::savePersistentSettings()
         s->setValue("ProjectExplorer/Settings/BuildBeforeRun", m_projectExplorerSettings.buildBeforeRun);
         s->setValue("ProjectExplorer/Settings/SaveBeforeBuild", m_projectExplorerSettings.saveBeforeBuild);
         s->setValue("ProjectExplorer/Settings/ShowCompilerOutput", m_projectExplorerSettings.showCompilerOutput);
+        s->setValue("ProjectExplorer/Settings/UseJom", m_projectExplorerSettings.useJom);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
index c3251c0e37c..da163b19c73 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct ProjectExplorerSettings
     bool buildBeforeRun;
     bool saveBeforeBuild;
     bool showCompilerOutput;
+    bool useJom;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.cpp
index 38b0964a898..49ff412b26b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ QWidget *ProjectExplorerSettingsPage::createPage(QWidget *parent)
     m_ui.buildProjectBeforeRunCheckBox->setChecked(pes.buildBeforeRun);
     m_ui.saveAllFilesCheckBox->setChecked(pes.saveBeforeBuild);
     m_ui.showCompileOutputCheckBox->setChecked(pes.showCompilerOutput);
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    m_ui.jomCheckbox->setChecked(pes.useJom);
+#else
+    m_ui.jomCheckbox->setVisible(false);
+#endif
     return w;
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +87,9 @@ void ProjectExplorerSettingsPage::apply()
     pes.buildBeforeRun = m_ui.buildProjectBeforeRunCheckBox->isChecked();
     pes.saveBeforeBuild = m_ui.saveAllFilesCheckBox->isChecked();
     pes.showCompilerOutput = m_ui.showCompileOutputCheckBox->isChecked();
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    pes.useJom = m_ui.jomCheckbox->isChecked();
+#endif
     ProjectExplorerPlugin::instance()->setProjectExplorerSettings(pes);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.ui b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.ui
index b56006ba6bb..c1028e47123 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>296</width>
-    <height>152</height>
+    <height>249</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="jomCheckbox">
+        <property name="whatsThis">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Use jom instead of nmake</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index 0ba04e80f8a..55fc233c6f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,14 @@ void MSVCToolChain::addToEnvironment(ProjectExplorer::Environment &env)
 
 QString MSVCToolChain::makeCommand() const
 {
+    if (ProjectExplorerPlugin::instance()->projectExplorerSettings().useJom) {
+        // We want jom! Try to find it.
+        QString jom = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + QLatin1String("/jom.exe");
+        if (QFileInfo(jom).exists())
+            return jom;
+        else
+            return "jom.exe";
+    }
     return "nmake.exe";
 }