diff --git a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
index 4f93067..bffbb8f 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
@@ -573,6 +573,20 @@ void cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator::AppendTarget(cmGeneratedFileStream& fout,
           "         <Option type=\"" << cbTargetType << "\" />\n"
           "         <Option compiler=\"" << compiler << "\" />\n"
           "         <Compiler>\n";
+      // the compilerdefines for this target
+      if(const char* cdefs = target->GetMakefile()->GetProperty(
+                                                        "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"))
+
+      {
+        // Expand the list.
+        std::vector<std::string> defs;
+        cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(cdefs, defs);
+        for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator di = defs.begin();
+            di != defs.end(); ++di)
+          {
+            fout <<"            <Add option=\"-D" << di->c_str() << "\" />\n";
+          }
+      }
       // the include directories for this target
       const std::vector<std::string>& incDirs =
           target->GetMakefile()->GetIncludeDirectories();