diff --git a/Externals/hidapi/hidapi.vcxproj b/Externals/hidapi/hidapi.vcxproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8be14179f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Externals/hidapi/hidapi.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{549D32D8-1640-46F9-9D78-BAE6EB0D723D}</ProjectGuid>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
+    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
+    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\Source\VSProps\Base.props" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\Source\VSProps\ClDisableAllWarnings.props" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="windows\hid.c" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="hidapi.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+  </ImportGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/Source/VSProps/Base.props b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
index a845de72d6..c2c26b9965 100644
--- a/Source/VSProps/Base.props
+++ b/Source/VSProps/Base.props
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)wxWidgets3;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)wxWidgets3\Include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)zlib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)hidapi\hidapi;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>USE_UPNP;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>PSAPI_VERSION=1;_M_X86=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
diff --git a/Source/dolphin-emu.sln b/Source/dolphin-emu.sln
index bd6ccd63b2..176b6f5dab 100644
--- a/Source/dolphin-emu.sln
+++ b/Source/dolphin-emu.sln
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "pch", "PCH\pch.vcxproj", "{
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "UnitTests", "UnitTests\UnitTests.vcxproj", "{474661E7-C73A-43A6-AFEE-EE1EC433D49E}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "hidapi", "..\Externals\hidapi\hidapi.vcxproj", "{549D32D8-1640-46F9-9D78-BAE6EB0D723D}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
@@ -189,6 +191,10 @@ Global
 		{474661E7-C73A-43A6-AFEE-EE1EC433D49E}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
 		{474661E7-C73A-43A6-AFEE-EE1EC433D49E}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{474661E7-C73A-43A6-AFEE-EE1EC433D49E}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{549D32D8-1640-46F9-9D78-BAE6EB0D723D}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{549D32D8-1640-46F9-9D78-BAE6EB0D723D}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{549D32D8-1640-46F9-9D78-BAE6EB0D723D}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{549D32D8-1640-46F9-9D78-BAE6EB0D723D}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -218,5 +224,7 @@ Global
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 		{76563A7F-1011-4EAD-B667-7BB18D09568E} = {15670B2E-CED6-4ED5-94CE-A00B1B2B5BA6}
+		{96020103-4BA5-4FD2-B4AA-5B6D24492D4E} = {AAD1BCD6-9804-44A5-A5FC-4782EA00E9D4}
+		{549D32D8-1640-46F9-9D78-BAE6EB0D723D} = {87ADDFF9-5768-4DA2-A33B-2477593D6677}
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal