diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 2496155cf93a34..b03e0a07ee9ab5 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     'node_use_bundled_v8%': 'true',
     'node_module_version%': '',
     'node_with_ltcg%': '',
+    'node_use_pch%': 'false',
 
     'node_tag%': '',
     'uv_library%': 'static_library',
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 068fb8a76999a1..f89812cc94819d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -438,6 +438,11 @@ parser.add_option('--with-ltcg',
     dest='with_ltcg',
     help='Use Link Time Code Generation. This feature is only available on Windows.')
 
+parser.add_option('--with-pch',
+    action='store_true',
+    dest='with_pch',
+    help='Use Precompiled Headers (only available on Windows).')
+
 intl_optgroup.add_option('--download',
     action='store',
     dest='download_list',
@@ -995,6 +1000,11 @@ def configure_node(o):
   if flavor != 'win' and options.with_ltcg:
     raise Exception('Link Time Code Generation is only supported on Windows.')
 
+  if flavor == 'win':
+    o['variables']['node_use_pch'] = b(options.with_pch)
+  else:
+    o['variables']['node_use_pch'] = 'false'
+
   if options.tag:
     o['variables']['node_tag'] = '-' + options.tag
   else:
diff --git a/deps/v8/gypfiles/v8.gyp b/deps/v8/gypfiles/v8.gyp
index 99f868d1d38077..277488b74a0b35 100644
--- a/deps/v8/gypfiles/v8.gyp
+++ b/deps/v8/gypfiles/v8.gyp
@@ -1796,10 +1796,20 @@
             'gyp_generators': '<!(echo $GYP_GENERATORS)',
           },
           'msvs_disabled_warnings': [4351, 4355, 4800],
-          # When building Official, the .lib is too large and exceeds the 2G
-          # limit. This breaks it into multiple pieces to avoid the limit.
-          # See http://crbug.com/485155.
-          'msvs_shard': 4,
+          'conditions': [
+            ['node_use_pch!="true"', {
+              # When building Official, the .lib is too large and exceeds the 2G
+              # limit. This breaks it into multiple pieces to avoid the limit.
+              # See http://crbug.com/485155.
+              'msvs_shard': 4,
+            }, {
+              'msvs_precompiled_header': 'tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.h',
+              'msvs_precompiled_source': '../../../tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.cc',
+              'sources': [
+                '../../../tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.cc',
+              ],
+            }],
+          ],
           # This will prevent V8's .cc files conflicting with the inspector's
           # .cpp files in the same shard.
           'msvs_settings': {
diff --git a/tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.cc b/tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..828977c03692d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.cc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.h"
diff --git a/tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.h b/tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ebac7914823ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/msvs/pch/pch_v8_base.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "src/objects-inl.h"
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 7c88c25ed1c259..9beb4160c70e3f 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ set config=Release
 set target=Build
 set target_arch=x64
 set ltcg=
+set pch=1
 set target_env=
 set noprojgen=
 set projgen=
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ set doc=
 :next-arg
 if "%1"=="" goto args-done
 if /i "%1"=="debug"         set config=Debug&goto arg-ok
-if /i "%1"=="release"       set config=Release&set ltcg=1&goto arg-ok
+if /i "%1"=="release"       set config=Release&set ltcg=1&set "pch="&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="clean"         set target=Clean&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="ia32"          set target_arch=x86&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="x86"           set target_arch=x86&goto arg-ok
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ if /i "%1"=="nosnapshot"    set nosnapshot=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="noetw"         set noetw=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="noperfctr"     set noperfctr=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="ltcg"          set ltcg=1&goto arg-ok
+if /i "%1"=="nopch"         set "pch="&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="licensertf"    set licensertf=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test"          set test_args=%test_args% -J %common_test_suites%&set lint_cpp=1&set lint_js=1&set lint_md=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-ci"       set test_args=%test_args% %test_ci_args% -p tap --logfile test.tap %common_test_suites%&set cctest_args=%cctest_args% --gtest_output=tap:cctest.tap&goto arg-ok
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ if defined build_release (
   set i18n_arg=small-icu
   set projgen=1
   set ltcg=1
+  set "pch="
 )
 
 :: assign path to node_exe
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ if defined nosnapshot       set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --without-snap
 if defined noetw            set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --without-etw& set noetw_msi_arg=/p:NoETW=1
 if defined noperfctr        set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --without-perfctr& set noperfctr_msi_arg=/p:NoPerfCtr=1
 if defined ltcg             set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --with-ltcg
+if defined pch              set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --with-pch
 if defined release_urlbase  set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --release-urlbase=%release_urlbase%
 if defined download_arg     set configure_flags=%configure_flags% %download_arg%
 if defined enable_vtune_arg set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --enable-vtune-profiling
@@ -669,7 +673,7 @@ del .used_configure_flags
 goto exit
 
 :help
-echo vcbuild.bat [debug/release] [msi] [doc] [test/test-ci/test-all/test-addons/test-addons-napi/test-internet/test-pummel/test-simple/test-message/test-gc/test-tick-processor/test-known-issues/test-node-inspect/test-check-deopts/test-npm/test-async-hooks/test-v8/test-v8-intl/test-v8-benchmarks/test-v8-all] [ignore-flaky] [static/dll] [noprojgen] [projgen] [small-icu/full-icu/without-intl] [nobuild] [nosnapshot] [noetw] [noperfctr] [ltcg] [licensetf] [sign] [ia32/x86/x64] [vs2017] [download-all] [enable-vtune] [lint/lint-ci/lint-js/lint-js-ci/lint-md] [lint-md-build] [package] [build-release] [upload] [no-NODE-OPTIONS] [link-module path-to-module] [debug-http2] [debug-nghttp2] [clean] [no-cctest] [openssl-no-asm]
+echo vcbuild.bat [debug/release] [msi] [doc] [test/test-ci/test-all/test-addons/test-addons-napi/test-internet/test-pummel/test-simple/test-message/test-gc/test-tick-processor/test-known-issues/test-node-inspect/test-check-deopts/test-npm/test-async-hooks/test-v8/test-v8-intl/test-v8-benchmarks/test-v8-all] [ignore-flaky] [static/dll] [noprojgen] [projgen] [small-icu/full-icu/without-intl] [nobuild] [nosnapshot] [noetw] [noperfctr] [ltcg] [nopch] [licensetf] [sign] [ia32/x86/x64] [vs2017] [download-all] [enable-vtune] [lint/lint-ci/lint-js/lint-js-ci/lint-md] [lint-md-build] [package] [build-release] [upload] [no-NODE-OPTIONS] [link-module path-to-module] [debug-http2] [debug-nghttp2] [clean] [no-cctest] [openssl-no-asm]
 echo Examples:
 echo   vcbuild.bat                          : builds release build
 echo   vcbuild.bat debug                    : builds debug build