diff --git a/menu/menu_entries.c b/menu/menu_entries.c
index 05d4b69707..25903591f2 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entries.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entries.c
@@ -421,6 +421,29 @@ int menu_entries_get_core_title(char *s, size_t len)
    const char *core_version       = NULL;
    rarch_system_info_t      *info      = runloop_get_system_info();
    struct retro_system_info    *system = &info->info;
+#if _MSC_VER == 1200
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc6";
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1300
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2002";
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1310
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2003";
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1400
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2005";
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1500
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2008";
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1600
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2010";
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1700
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2012";
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1800
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2013";
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1900
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2015";
+#elif _MSC_VER >= 1910 && _MSC_VER < 2000
+   const char *extra_version = " msvc2017";
+#else
+   const char *extra_version = "";
+#endif
 
    if (system)
    {
@@ -438,7 +461,7 @@ int menu_entries_get_core_title(char *s, size_t len)
    if (!core_version)
       core_version = "";
 
-   snprintf(s, len, "%s - %s %s", PACKAGE_VERSION,
+   snprintf(s, len, "%s%s - %s %s", PACKAGE_VERSION, extra_version,
          core_name, core_version);
 
    return 0;