diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 57b7485996..7287b9a2fd 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -726,6 +726,21 @@ vcxproj:
 	perl contrib/buildsystems/generate -g Vcxproj
 	git add -f git.sln {*,*/lib,t/helper/*}/*.vcxproj
 
+	# Generate the LinkOrCopyBuiltins.targets file
+	(echo '<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">' && \
+	 echo '  <Target Name="CopyBuiltins_AfterBuild" AfterTargets="AfterBuild">' && \
+	 for name in $(BUILT_INS);\
+	 do \
+	   echo '    <Copy SourceFiles="$$(OutDir)\git.exe" DestinationFiles="$$(OutDir)\'"$$name"'" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" UseHardlinksIfPossible="true" />'; \
+	 done && \
+	 for name in $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES); \
+	 do \
+	   echo '    <Copy SourceFiles="$$(OutDir)\'"$(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY)"'" DestinationFiles="$$(OutDir)\'"$$name"'" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" UseHardlinksIfPossible="true" />'; \
+	 done && \
+	 echo '  </Target>' && \
+	 echo '</Project>') >git/LinkOrCopyBuiltins.targets
+	git add -f git/LinkOrCopyBuiltins.targets
+
 	# Add common-cmds.h
 	$(MAKE) MSVC=1 SKIP_VCPKG=1 prefix=/mingw64 common-cmds.h
 	git add -f common-cmds.h
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm b/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
index 1849ae24f5..26c1fd5487 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ EOM
   </Target>
 EOM
     }
+    if ($target eq 'git') {
+      print F "  <Import Project=\"LinkOrCopyBuiltins.targets\" />\n";
+    }
     print F << "EOM";
 </Project>
 EOM