diff --git a/VisualStudio/OpenSceneGraph.dsw b/VisualStudio/OpenSceneGraph.dsw
index c6cb17e87..5709031fb 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/OpenSceneGraph.dsw
+++ b/VisualStudio/OpenSceneGraph.dsw
@@ -3003,6 +3003,24 @@ Package=<4>
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+Project: "osgPlugin normals"=.\osgPlugins\normals\normals.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
+
+Package=<5>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+Package=<4>
+{{{
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osg
+    End Project Dependency
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgDB
+    End Project Dependency
+}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
 Project: "osgPlugin obj"=.\osgPlugins\obj\obj.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
 
 Package=<5>
diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/normals/normals.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/normals/normals.dsp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d4402abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgPlugins/normals/normals.dsp
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
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+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
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+!MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,
+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "normals.mak".
+!MESSAGE 
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+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "normals.mak" CFG="osgPlugin normals - Win32 Release"
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE Possible choices for configuration are:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE "osgPlugin normals - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library")
+!MESSAGE "osgPlugin normals - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library")
+!MESSAGE 
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+RSC=rc.exe
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+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Release"
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+
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