diff --git a/Contrib/NSIS Menu/SConscript b/Contrib/NSIS Menu/SConscript
index 5f797692..b89ee339 100644
--- a/Contrib/NSIS Menu/SConscript	
+++ b/Contrib/NSIS Menu/SConscript	
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ if env['PLATFORM'] != 'win32' or os.environ.has_key('WXWIN'):
 		cross_platform = True
 	)
 
+	# manifest
+
+	if env.has_key('MSVS_VERSION'):
+		if float(env['MSVS_VERSION'].replace('Exp','')) >= 8.0:
+			manifest = env.SideEffect('%s.exe.manifest' % target, nsis_menu)
+			env.DistributeBin(manifest, alias='install-utils')
+
 	# set directories
 
 	if nsis_menu[0].env['PLATFORM'] == 'win32':
diff --git a/Examples/makensis.nsi b/Examples/makensis.nsi
index 98d3f160..5175c920 100644
--- a/Examples/makensis.nsi
+++ b/Examples/makensis.nsi
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ ${MementoSection} "NSIS Core Files (required)" SecCore
   File ..\makensisw.exe
   File ..\COPYING
   File ..\NSIS.chm
-
   File ..\NSIS.exe
+  File /nonfatal ..\NSIS.exe.manifest
+
   IfFileExists $INSTDIR\nsisconf.nsi "" +2
   Rename $INSTDIR\nsisconf.nsi $INSTDIR\nsisconf.nsh
   SetOverwrite off