diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c8b6406..d38b1d0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ include wolfssh/include.am
 include examples/include.am
 include tests/include.am
 include keys/include.am
+include ide/include.am
 
 
 TEST_EXTENSIONS = .test
diff --git a/ide/include.am b/ide/include.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e028e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ide/include.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# vim:ft=automake
+# included from Top Level Makefile.am
+# All paths should be given relative to the root
+
+include ide/winvs/include.am
diff --git a/ide/winvs/README.txt b/ide/winvs/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e5693f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ide/winvs/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VisualStudio solution for wolfSSH
diff --git a/ide/winvs/include.am b/ide/winvs/include.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb78061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ide/winvs/include.am
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# vim:ft=automake
+# All paths should be given relative to the root
+
+EXTRA_DIST+= ide/winvs/README.txt
+#EXTRA_DIST+= ide/winvs/api.vcxproj
+#EXTRA_DIST+= ide/winvs/wolfssh.sln
+#EXTRA_DIST+= ide/winvs/wolfssh.vcxproj