diff --git a/apache.json b/apache.json
index 54502f0d16..2ec2539c09 100644
--- a/apache.json
+++ b/apache.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "bin\\logresolve.exe",
         "bin\\rotatelogs.exe"
     ],
+    "depends": "visual-c-14",
     "post_install": "
 # set directory in httpd.conf
 $conf = \"$dir/conf/httpd.conf\"
diff --git a/php.json b/php.json
index 8421c5cc26..6901c7c853 100644
--- a/php.json
+++ b/php.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         }
     },
     "bin": "php.exe",
+    "depends": "visual-c-14",
     "post_install": "cp \"$dir\\php.ini-production\" \"$dir\\php.ini\"",
     "checkver": {
         "url": "http://windows.php.net/download/",
diff --git a/visual-c-14.json b/visual-c-14.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17818b9ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visual-c-14.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+    "homepage": "https://www.visualstudio.com",
+    "version": "2015",
+    "license": "https://www.visualstudio.com/DownloadEula/en-us/mt171552",
+    "architecture": {
+        "64bit": {
+            "url": "https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/3/F/93FCF1E7-E6A4-478B-96E7-D4B285925B00/vc_redist.x64.exe",
+            "hash": "sha256:5eea714e1f22f1875c1cb7b1738b0c0b1f02aec5ecb95f0fdb1c5171c6cd93a3",
+            "installer": {
+                "file": "vc_redist.x64.exe",
+                "args": [
+                    "/install",
+                    "/quiet",
+                    "/norestart"
+                ],
+                "keep": "true"
+            },
+            "uninstaller": {
+                "file": "vc_redist.x64.exe",
+                "args": [
+                    "/uninstall",
+                    "/quiet",
+                    "/norestart"
+                ]
+            }
+        },
+        "32bit": {
+            "url": "https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/3/F/93FCF1E7-E6A4-478B-96E7-D4B285925B00/vc_redist.x86.exe",
+            "hash": "sha256:fdd1e1f0dcae2d0aa0720895eff33b927d13076e64464bb7c7e5843b7667cd14",
+            "installer": {
+                "file": "vc_redist.x86.exe",
+                "args": [
+                    "/install",
+                    "/quiet",
+                    "/norestart"
+                ],
+                "keep": "true"
+            },
+            "uninstaller": {
+                "file": "vc_redist.x86.exe",
+                "args": [
+                    "/uninstall",
+                    "/quiet",
+                    "/norestart"
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}