diff --git a/cmake/Modules/MacroQbtCommonConfig.cmake b/cmake/Modules/MacroQbtCommonConfig.cmake
index 0e0068977..72e6f5702 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/MacroQbtCommonConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/MacroQbtCommonConfig.cmake
@@ -95,4 +95,13 @@ macro(qbt_common_config)
         set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
     endif()
 
+    if (MSVC)
+        target_compile_options(qbt_common_cfg INTERFACE /guard:cf)
+        target_link_options(qbt_common_cfg INTERFACE /guard:cf
+            $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF>
+            # suppress linking warning due to /INCREMENTAL and /OPT:ICF being both ON
+            $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:/INCREMENTAL:NO>
+        )
+    endif()
+
 endmacro(qbt_common_config)