diff --git a/win/win32/vs2015/default.props b/win/win32/vs2015/default.props
index 688b5d311..82619060c 100644
--- a/win/win32/vs2015/default.props
+++ b/win/win32/vs2015/default.props
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>$(BinDir)</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
   </PropertyGroup> 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" >
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
diff --git a/win/win32/vs2017/default.props b/win/win32/vs2017/default.props
index 3ad8bdd10..e0bc58136 100644
--- a/win/win32/vs2017/default.props
+++ b/win/win32/vs2017/default.props
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>$(BinDir)</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" >
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>