diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/windows/config.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/windows/config.h
index a600080..5f057ca 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/windows/config.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/windows/config.h
@@ -42,4 +42,25 @@
 // squelch bool conversion performance warning
 #pragma warning(disable : 4800)
 
+// MSVC10 (2010) or later has stdint.h
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1600
+#define HAVE_STDINT_H 1
+#endif
+
+// Must be using VS2010 or later, or boost, so that C99 types are defined in the global namespace
+#ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
+#include <stdint.h>
+#else
+#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
+
+typedef boost::int64_t int64_t;
+typedef boost::uint64_t uint64_t;
+typedef boost::int32_t int32_t;
+typedef boost::uint32_t uint32_t;
+typedef boost::int16_t int16_t;
+typedef boost::uint16_t uint16_t;
+typedef boost::int8_t int8_t;
+typedef boost::uint8_t uint8_t;
+#endif
+
 #endif // _THRIFT_WINDOWS_CONFIG_H_