diff --git a/Modules/CMakeASMCompiler.cmake.in b/Modules/CMakeASMCompiler.cmake.in
index a6465f6957..b8e09fefaf 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeASMCompiler.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeASMCompiler.cmake.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set(CMAKE_ASM@ASM_DIALECT@_COMPILER_AR "@_CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_AR@")
 set(CMAKE_RANLIB "@CMAKE_RANLIB@")
 set(CMAKE_ASM@ASM_DIALECT@_COMPILER_RANLIB "@_CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_RANLIB@")
 set(CMAKE_LINKER "@CMAKE_LINKER@")
+set(CMAKE_MT "@CMAKE_MT@")
 set(CMAKE_ASM@ASM_DIALECT@_COMPILER_LOADED 1)
 set(CMAKE_ASM@ASM_DIALECT@_COMPILER_ID "@_CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_ID@")
 set(CMAKE_ASM@ASM_DIALECT@_COMPILER_VERSION "@_CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_VERSION@")
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCCompiler.cmake.in b/Modules/CMakeCCompiler.cmake.in
index 72144cf317..e75c74e6a9 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCCompiler.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCCompiler.cmake.in
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_AR "@CMAKE_C_COMPILER_AR@")
 set(CMAKE_RANLIB "@CMAKE_RANLIB@")
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_RANLIB "@CMAKE_C_COMPILER_RANLIB@")
 set(CMAKE_LINKER "@CMAKE_LINKER@")
+set(CMAKE_MT "@CMAKE_MT@")
 set(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC @CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC@)
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LOADED 1)
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS @CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS@)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake.in b/Modules/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake.in
index e1e1d33cd0..feb3e7905d 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake.in
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ set(CMAKE_CUDA_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "@CMAKE_CUDA_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES@
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_IMPLICIT_LINK_FRAMEWORK_DIRECTORIES "@CMAKE_CUDA_IMPLICIT_LINK_FRAMEWORK_DIRECTORIES@")
 
 set(CMAKE_LINKER "@CMAKE_LINKER@")
+set(CMAKE_MT "@CMAKE_MT@")
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake.in b/Modules/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake.in
index 8da6a8c1dc..5f52fd85d0 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake.in
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_AR "@CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_AR@")
 set(CMAKE_RANLIB "@CMAKE_RANLIB@")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_RANLIB "@CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_RANLIB@")
 set(CMAKE_LINKER "@CMAKE_LINKER@")
+set(CMAKE_MT "@CMAKE_MT@")
 set(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX @CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX@)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED 1)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS @CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS@)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake b/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
index b805fa7bae..35f75c938d 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
@@ -14,29 +14,48 @@
 #   CMAKE_AR
 #   CMAKE_RANLIB
 #   CMAKE_LINKER
+#   CMAKE_MT
 #   CMAKE_STRIP
 #   CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL
 
 # on UNIX, cygwin and mingw
 
-if(CMAKE_LINKER)
-  # we only get here if CMAKE_LINKER was specified using -D or a pre-made CMakeCache.txt
-  # (e.g. via ctest) or set in CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE
-  # find the linker in the PATH if necessary
-  get_filename_component(_CMAKE_USER_LINKER_PATH "${CMAKE_LINKER}" PATH)
-  if(NOT _CMAKE_USER_LINKER_PATH)
-    find_program(CMAKE_LINKER_WITH_PATH NAMES ${CMAKE_LINKER} HINTS ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION})
-    if(CMAKE_LINKER_WITH_PATH)
-      set(CMAKE_LINKER ${CMAKE_LINKER_WITH_PATH})
-      get_property(_CMAKE_LINKER_CACHED CACHE CMAKE_LINKER PROPERTY TYPE)
-      if(_CMAKE_LINKER_CACHED)
-        set(CMAKE_LINKER "${CMAKE_LINKER}" CACHE STRING "Default Linker" FORCE)
+# Resolve full path of CMAKE_TOOL from user-defined name and SEARCH_PATH.
+function(__resolve_tool_path CMAKE_TOOL SEARCH_PATH DOCSTRING)
+
+  if(${CMAKE_TOOL})
+    # We only get here if CMAKE_TOOL was
+    # specified using -D or a pre-made CMakeCache.txt (e.g. via ctest)
+    # or set in CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE.
+
+    get_filename_component(_CMAKE_USER_TOOL_PATH "${${CMAKE_TOOL}}" DIRECTORY)
+    # Is CMAKE_TOOL a user-defined name instead of a full path?
+    if(NOT _CMAKE_USER_TOOL_PATH)
+
+      # Find CMAKE_TOOL in the SEARCH_PATH directory by user-defined name.
+      find_program(_CMAKE_TOOL_WITH_PATH NAMES ${${CMAKE_TOOL}} HINTS ${SEARCH_PATH})
+      if(_CMAKE_TOOL_WITH_PATH)
+
+        # Overwrite CMAKE_TOOL with full path found in SEARCH_PATH.
+        set(${CMAKE_TOOL} ${_CMAKE_TOOL_WITH_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+        get_property(_CMAKE_TOOL_CACHED CACHE ${CMAKE_TOOL} PROPERTY TYPE)
+        # If CMAKE_TOOL is present in the CMake Cache, then overwrit it as well.
+        if(_CMAKE_TOOL_CACHED)
+          set(${CMAKE_TOOL} "${_CMAKE_TOOL_WITH_PATH}" CACHE STRING ${DOCSTRING} FORCE)
+        endif()
+
       endif()
-      unset(_CMAKE_LINKER_CACHED)
+      unset(_CMAKE_TOOL_WITH_PATH CACHE)
+
     endif()
-    unset(CMAKE_LINKER_WITH_PATH CACHE)
+
   endif()
-endif()
+
+endfunction()
+
+__resolve_tool_path(CMAKE_LINKER "${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION}" "Default Linker")
+__resolve_tool_path(CMAKE_MT     "${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION}" "Default Manifest Tool")
 
 set(_CMAKE_TOOL_VARS "")
 
@@ -49,8 +68,9 @@ if("x${CMAKE_${_CMAKE_PROCESSING_LANGUAGE}_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
        AND NOT CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME STREQUAL "Tegra-Android"))
 
   find_program(CMAKE_LINKER NAMES link HINTS ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION})
+  find_program(CMAKE_MT     NAMES mt   HINTS ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION})
 
-  list(APPEND _CMAKE_TOOL_VARS CMAKE_LINKER)
+  list(APPEND _CMAKE_TOOL_VARS CMAKE_LINKER CMAKE_MT)
 
 # in all other cases search for ar, ranlib, etc.
 else()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
index 73906c65ee..2daf313bcf 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ unset(_MACHINE_ARCH_FLAG)
 macro(__windows_compiler_msvc lang)
   if(NOT MSVC_VERSION LESS 1400)
     # for 2005 make sure the manifest is put in the dll with mt
-    set(_CMAKE_VS_LINK_DLL "<CMAKE_COMMAND> -E vs_link_dll --intdir=<OBJECT_DIR> --manifests <MANIFESTS> -- ")
-    set(_CMAKE_VS_LINK_EXE "<CMAKE_COMMAND> -E vs_link_exe --intdir=<OBJECT_DIR> --manifests <MANIFESTS> -- ")
+    set(_CMAKE_VS_LINK_DLL "<CMAKE_COMMAND> -E vs_link_dll --intdir=<OBJECT_DIR> --rc=<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> --mt=<CMAKE_MT> --manifests <MANIFESTS> -- ")
+    set(_CMAKE_VS_LINK_EXE "<CMAKE_COMMAND> -E vs_link_exe --intdir=<OBJECT_DIR> --rc=<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> --mt=<CMAKE_MT> --manifests <MANIFESTS> -- ")
   endif()
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY
     "${_CMAKE_VS_LINK_DLL}<CMAKE_LINKER> ${CMAKE_CL_NOLOGO} <OBJECTS> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} /out:<TARGET> /implib:<TARGET_IMPLIB> /pdb:<TARGET_PDB> /dll /version:<TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR>.<TARGET_VERSION_MINOR>${_PLATFORM_LINK_FLAGS} <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES> ${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-NVIDIA-CUDA.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-NVIDIA-CUDA.cmake
index 631a7de5ea..6a2667aa6a 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-NVIDIA-CUDA.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-NVIDIA-CUDA.cmake
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ endforeach()
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_LINK_EXECUTABLE
    "<CMAKE_CUDA_HOST_LINK_LAUNCHER> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> /out:<TARGET> /implib:<TARGET_IMPLIB> /pdb:<TARGET_PDB> /version:<TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR>.<TARGET_VERSION_MINOR> <LINK_LIBRARIES>${__IMPLICT_LINKS}")
 
-set(_CMAKE_VS_LINK_DLL "<CMAKE_COMMAND> -E vs_link_dll --intdir=<OBJECT_DIR> --manifests <MANIFESTS> -- ")
-set(_CMAKE_VS_LINK_EXE "<CMAKE_COMMAND> -E vs_link_exe --intdir=<OBJECT_DIR> --manifests <MANIFESTS> -- ")
+set(_CMAKE_VS_LINK_DLL "<CMAKE_COMMAND> -E vs_link_dll --intdir=<OBJECT_DIR> --rc=<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> --mt=<CMAKE_MT> --manifests <MANIFESTS> -- ")
+set(_CMAKE_VS_LINK_EXE "<CMAKE_COMMAND> -E vs_link_exe --intdir=<OBJECT_DIR> --rc=<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> --mt=<CMAKE_MT> --manifests <MANIFESTS> -- ")
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY
   "${_CMAKE_VS_LINK_DLL}<CMAKE_LINKER> ${CMAKE_CL_NOLOGO} <OBJECTS> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} /out:<TARGET> /implib:<TARGET_IMPLIB> /pdb:<TARGET_PDB> /dll /version:<TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR>.<TARGET_VERSION_MINOR>${_PLATFORM_LINK_FLAGS} <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>${__IMPLICT_LINKS} ${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index 70307252e2..b07d5049c3 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static const char* ruleReplaceVars[] = {
   "CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR",
   "CMAKE_RANLIB",
   "CMAKE_LINKER",
+  "CMAKE_MT",
   "CMAKE_CUDA_HOST_COMPILER",
   "CMAKE_CUDA_HOST_LINK_LAUNCHER",
   "CMAKE_CL_SHOWINCLUDES_PREFIX"
diff --git a/Source/cmcmd.cxx b/Source/cmcmd.cxx
index 1d2f741d80..9f1618b46b 100644
--- a/Source/cmcmd.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmcmd.cxx
@@ -1517,6 +1517,8 @@ class cmVSLink
   std::string ManifestFileRC;
   std::string ManifestFileRes;
   std::string TargetFile;
+  std::string MtPath;
+  std::string RcPath;
 
 public:
   cmVSLink(int type, bool verbose)
@@ -1660,6 +1662,12 @@ bool cmVSLink::Parse(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator argBeg,
     } else if (cmHasLiteralPrefix(*arg, "--intdir=")) {
       intDir = arg->substr(9);
       ++arg;
+    } else if (cmHasLiteralPrefix(*arg, "--rc=")) {
+      this->RcPath = arg->substr(5);
+      ++arg;
+    } else if (cmHasLiteralPrefix(*arg, "--mt=")) {
+      this->MtPath = arg->substr(5);
+      ++arg;
     } else {
       std::cerr << "unknown argument '" << *arg << "'\n";
       return false;
@@ -1799,7 +1807,7 @@ int cmVSLink::LinkIncremental()
 
   // Compile the resource file.
   std::vector<std::string> rcCommand;
-  rcCommand.push_back("rc");
+  rcCommand.push_back(this->RcPath.empty() ? "rc" : this->RcPath);
   rcCommand.push_back("/fo" + this->ManifestFileRes);
   rcCommand.push_back(this->ManifestFileRC);
   if (!RunCommand("RC Pass 1", rcCommand, this->Verbose, FORMAT_DECIMAL)) {
@@ -1858,7 +1866,7 @@ int cmVSLink::LinkNonIncremental()
 int cmVSLink::RunMT(std::string const& out, bool notify)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> mtCommand;
-  mtCommand.push_back("mt");
+  mtCommand.push_back(this->MtPath.empty() ? "mt" : this->MtPath);
   mtCommand.push_back("/nologo");
   mtCommand.push_back("/manifest");
   if (this->LinkGeneratesManifest) {