diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index f2945cc10..c311f21dc 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
                 mSettings->checkAllConfigurations = false; // Can be overridden with --max-configs or --force
                 const std::string projectFile = argv[i]+10;
                 ImportProject::Type projType = mSettings->project.import(projectFile, mSettings);
+                mSettings->project.projectType = projType;
                 if (projType == ImportProject::Type::CPPCHECK_GUI) {
                     mPathNames = mSettings->project.guiProject.pathNames;
                     for (const std::string &lib : mSettings->project.guiProject.libraries)
@@ -623,6 +624,13 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
                 }
             }
 
+            // --project-configuration
+            else if (std::strncmp(argv[i], "--project-configuration=", 24) == 0) {
+                mVSConfig = argv[i] + 24;
+                if (!mVSConfig.empty() && (mSettings->project.projectType == ImportProject::Type::VS_SLN || mSettings->project.projectType == ImportProject::Type::VS_VCXPROJ))
+                    mSettings->project.ignoreOtherConfigs(mVSConfig);
+            }
+
             // Report progress
             else if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--report-progress") == 0) {
                 mSettings->reportProgress = true;
@@ -1106,6 +1114,11 @@ void CmdLineParser::printHelp()
               "                         or Borland C++ Builder 6 (*.bpr). The files to analyse,\n"
               "                         include paths, defines, platform and undefines in\n"
               "                         the specified file will be used.\n"
+              "    --project-configuration=<config>\n"
+              "                         If used together with a Visual Studio Solution (*.sln)\n"
+              "                         or Visual Studio Project (*.vcxproj) you can limit\n"
+              "                         the configuration cppcheck should check.\n"
+              "                         For example: ""--project-configuration=Release|Win32"""
               "    --max-configs=<limit>\n"
               "                         Maximum number of configurations to check in a file\n"
               "                         before skipping it. Default is '12'. If used together\n"
diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.h b/cli/cmdlineparser.h
index dc977f418..4b7f1f321 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.h
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ private:
     bool mShowVersion;
     bool mShowErrorMessages;
     bool mExitAfterPrint;
+    std::string mVSConfig;
 };
 
 /// @}
diff --git a/lib/importproject.cpp b/lib/importproject.cpp
index b99f71d48..b2980f232 100644
--- a/lib/importproject.cpp
+++ b/lib/importproject.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 
+ImportProject::ImportProject()
+{
+    projectType = Type::UNKNOWN;
+}
+
 void ImportProject::ignorePaths(const std::vector<std::string> &ipaths)
 {
     for (std::list<FileSettings>::iterator it = fileSettings.begin(); it != fileSettings.end();) {
diff --git a/lib/importproject.h b/lib/importproject.h
index 948f57cb1..aeb67c654 100644
--- a/lib/importproject.h
+++ b/lib/importproject.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ public:
         void setIncludePaths(const std::string &basepath, const std::list<std::string> &in, std::map<std::string, std::string, cppcheck::stricmp> &variables);
     };
     std::list<FileSettings> fileSettings;
+    Type projectType;
+
+    ImportProject();
 
     void selectOneVsConfig(cppcheck::Platform::PlatformType platform);
 
diff --git a/man/manual.md b/man/manual.md
index c14d62a2c..1d279dd81 100644
--- a/man/manual.md
+++ b/man/manual.md
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Running Cppcheck on a Visual Studio project:
 
     cppcheck --project=foobar.vcxproj
 
+Both options will analyze all available configurations in the project(s).
+Limiting on a single configuration:
+
+    cppcheck --project=foobar.sln "--project-configuration=Release|Win32"
+
 In the `Cppcheck GUI` you have the choice to only analyze a single debug configuration. If you want to use this choice on the command line then create a `Cppcheck GUI` project with this activated and then import the GUI project file on the command line.
 
 To ignore certain folders in the project you can use `-i`. This will skip analysis of source files in the `foo` folder.