diff --git a/modules/codelite/codelite_project.lua b/modules/codelite/codelite_project.lua
index 1eb2ae1f23..7c5a2283c4 100755
--- a/modules/codelite/codelite_project.lua
+++ b/modules/codelite/codelite_project.lua
@@ -196,9 +196,10 @@
 		end
 
 		local toolset = m.getcompiler(cfg)
+		local sysincludedirs = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, {}, cfg.sysincludedirs)
 		local forceincludes = toolset.getforceincludes(cfg)
-		local cxxflags = table.concat(table.join(toolset.getcxxflags(cfg), forceincludes, cfg.buildoptions), ";")
-		local cflags   = table.concat(table.join(toolset.getcflags(cfg), forceincludes, cfg.buildoptions), ";")
+		local cxxflags = table.concat(table.join(sysincludedirs, toolset.getcxxflags(cfg), forceincludes, cfg.buildoptions), ";")
+		local cflags   = table.concat(table.join(sysincludedirs, toolset.getcflags(cfg), forceincludes, cfg.buildoptions), ";")
 		local asmflags = ""
 		local pch      = ""
 
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@
 		local options = table.concat(cfg.resoptions, ";")
 
 		_x(3, '<ResourceCompiler Options="%s%s" Required="yes">', defines, options)
-		for _, includepath in ipairs(table.join(cfg.includedirs, cfg.resincludedirs)) do
+		for _, includepath in ipairs(table.join(cfg.sysincludedirs, cfg.includedirs, cfg.resincludedirs)) do
 			_x(4, '<IncludePath Value="%s"/>', project.getrelative(cfg.project, includepath))
 		end
 		_p(3, '</ResourceCompiler>')
diff --git a/modules/codelite/tests/test_codelite_config.lua b/modules/codelite/tests/test_codelite_config.lua
index 7d1c37e58b..bece03d453 100644
--- a/modules/codelite/tests/test_codelite_config.lua
+++ b/modules/codelite/tests/test_codelite_config.lua
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@
 		]]
 	end
 
+	function suite.OnProjectCfg_SysIncludes()
+		sysincludedirs { "sysdir", "sysdir2/"}
+		prepare()
+		codelite.project.compiler(cfg)
+		test.capture [[
+      <Compiler Options="-isystem sysdir;-isystem sysdir2" C_Options="-isystem sysdir;-isystem sysdir2" Assembler="" Required="yes" PreCompiledHeader="" PCHInCommandLine="no" UseDifferentPCHFlags="no" PCHFlags="">
+      </Compiler>
+		]]
+	end
+
+
 	function suite.OnProjectCfg_Defines()
 		defines { "TEST", "DEF", "VAL=1", "ESCAPE=\"WITH SPACE\"" }
 		prepare()
@@ -136,6 +147,30 @@
 		]]
 	end
 
+	function suite.OnProjectCfg_ResRegularInclude()
+		files { "x.rc" }
+		includedirs { "regulardir/" }
+		prepare()
+		codelite.project.resourceCompiler(cfg)
+		test.capture [[
+      <ResourceCompiler Options="" Required="yes">
+        <IncludePath Value="regulardir"/>
+      </ResourceCompiler>
+		]]
+	end
+
+	function suite.OnProjectCfg_ResSysInclude()
+		files { "x.rc" }
+		sysincludedirs { "sysdir/" }
+		prepare()
+		codelite.project.resourceCompiler(cfg)
+		test.capture [[
+      <ResourceCompiler Options="" Required="yes">
+        <IncludePath Value="sysdir"/>
+      </ResourceCompiler>
+		]]
+	end
+
 	function suite.OnProjectCfg_General()
 		system "Windows"
 		prepare()