diff --git a/build/internal/debug_info.vsprops b/build/internal/debug_info.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..48a5018568a3cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/internal/debug_info.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="debug_info"
+	>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+		DebugInformationFormat="3"
+	/>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCLinkerTool"
+		GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/build/internal/debug_infofastbuild.vsprops b/build/internal/debug_infofastbuild.vsprops
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f77b44bff6a082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/internal/debug_infofastbuild.vsprops
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioPropertySheet
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="8.00"
+	Name="debug_infofastbuild"
+	>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+		DebugInformationFormat="0"
+	/>
+	<Tool
+		Name="VCLinkerTool"
+		GenerateDebugInformation="false"
+	/>
+</VisualStudioPropertySheet>
diff --git a/build/internal/essential.vsprops b/build/internal/essential.vsprops
index a0a7122ad848c4..893f6cff679279 100644
--- a/build/internal/essential.vsprops
+++ b/build/internal/essential.vsprops
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
 	IntermediateDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)\obj\$(ProjectName)"
 	CharacterSet="1"
+	InheritedPropertySheets=".\debug_info$(FAST_BUILD_TYPE).vsprops"
 	>
 	<Tool
 		Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@
 		RuntimeTypeInfo="false"
 		WarningLevel="3"
 		WarnAsError="true"
-		DebugInformationFormat="3"
 		DisableSpecificWarnings="4503; 4819"
 	/>
 	<Tool
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 		AdditionalDependencies="wininet.lib version.lib msimg32.lib ws2_32.lib usp10.lib psapi.lib"
 		AdditionalLibraryDirectories="$(SDKLibs)"
 		DelayLoadDLLs="dwmapi.dll,uxtheme.dll"
-		GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 		MapFileName="$(OutDir)\$(TargetName).map"
 		ImportLibrary="$(OutDir)\lib\$(TargetName).lib"
 		TargetMachine="1"