diff --git a/include/begin_code.h b/include/begin_code.h
index 4142ffeba9..7929783dc7 100644
--- a/include/begin_code.h
+++ b/include/begin_code.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #ifndef SDL_DEPRECATED
 #  if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4)  /* technically, this arrived in gcc 3.1, but oh well. */
 #    define SDL_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
+#  elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#    define SDL_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated)
 #  else
 #    define SDL_DEPRECATED
 #  endif