diff --git a/mkspecs/common/msvc-based-version.conf b/mkspecs/common/msvc-based-version.conf
index 38aecbaf59a..b53e3b61aab 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/msvc-based-version.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/msvc-based-version.conf
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ greaterThan(QMAKE_MSC_VER, 1910) {
     COMPAT_MKSPEC       =
 }
 
+greaterThan(QMAKE_MSC_VER, 1919) {
+    # Visual Studio 2019 (16.0) / Visual C++ 19.20 and up
+    MSVC_VER            = 16.0
+}
+
 !isEmpty(COMPAT_MKSPEC):!$$COMPAT_MKSPEC: CONFIG += $$COMPAT_MKSPEC