diff --git a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Android/AndroidPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Android/AndroidPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
index 86c33615b..8df11fdce 100644
--- a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Android/AndroidPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
+++ b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Android/AndroidPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public sealed partial class AndroidPlatform
       <PrecompiledHeader>[options.UsePrecompiledHeader]</PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>[options.WarningLevel]</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>[options.Optimization]</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[EscapeXML:options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>[options.AdditionalIncludeDirectories];%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <DebugInformationFormat>[options.DebugInformationFormat]</DebugInformationFormat>
       <TreatWarningAsError>[options.TreatWarningAsError]</TreatWarningAsError>
diff --git a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Android/AndroidPlatformAgde.Vcxproj.Template.cs b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Android/AndroidPlatformAgde.Vcxproj.Template.cs
index 7300a4a2a..81e540b2f 100644
--- a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Android/AndroidPlatformAgde.Vcxproj.Template.cs
+++ b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Android/AndroidPlatformAgde.Vcxproj.Template.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public sealed partial class AndroidAgdePlatform
       <PrecompiledHeader>[options.UsePrecompiledHeader]</PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>[options.WarningLevel]</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>[options.Optimization]</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[EscapeXML:options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>[options.AdditionalIncludeDirectories];%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <ClangDebugInformationFormat>[options.ClangDebugInformationFormat]</ClangDebugInformationFormat>
       <LimitDebugInfo>[options.LimitDebugInfo]</LimitDebugInfo>
diff --git a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/BaseMicrosoftPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/BaseMicrosoftPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
index d85b8bd8e..b97c12144 100644
--- a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/BaseMicrosoftPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
+++ b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/BaseMicrosoftPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public abstract partial class BaseMicrosoftPlatform
     {
         private const string _projectConfigurationsMasmTemplate =
             @"    <MASM>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions);$(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[EscapeXML:options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions);$(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <IncludePaths>[options.AdditionalAssemblyIncludeDirectories]</IncludePaths>
     </MASM>
 ";
diff --git a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/BasePlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/BasePlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
index 6d25d52b7..dcb734b2e 100644
--- a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/BasePlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
+++ b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/BasePlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public abstract partial class BasePlatform
       <ExternalWarningLevel>[options.ExternalWarningLevel]</ExternalWarningLevel>
       <ExternalTemplatesDiagnostics>[options.ExternalTemplatesDiagnostics]</ExternalTemplatesDiagnostics>
       <Optimization>[options.Optimization]</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions);$(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[EscapeXML:options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions);$(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>[options.AdditionalIncludeDirectories]</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalUsingDirectories>[options.AdditionalUsingDirectories]</AdditionalUsingDirectories>
       <DebugInformationFormat>[options.DebugInformationFormat]</DebugInformationFormat>
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public abstract partial class BasePlatform
 del ""[options.OutputDirectory]\[conf.TargetFileFullName].lib"" &gt;NUL 2&gt;NUL
 del ""[options.OutputDirectory]\[conf.TargetFileFullName].pdb"" &gt;NUL 2&gt;NUL</NMakeCleanCommandLine>
     <NMakeOutput>[options.OutputFile]</NMakeOutput>
-    <NMakePreprocessorDefinitions>[options.PreprocessorDefinitions]</NMakePreprocessorDefinitions>
+    <NMakePreprocessorDefinitions>[EscapeXML:options.PreprocessorDefinitions]</NMakePreprocessorDefinitions>
     <NMakeIncludeSearchPath>[options.AdditionalIncludeDirectories]</NMakeIncludeSearchPath>
     <NMakeForcedIncludes>[options.ForcedIncludeFiles]</NMakeForcedIncludes>
     <AdditionalOptions>[options.AdditionalOptions]</AdditionalOptions>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public abstract partial class BasePlatform
     <NMakeReBuildCommandLine>[conf.CustomBuildSettings.RebuildCommand]</NMakeReBuildCommandLine>
     <NMakeCleanCommandLine>[conf.CustomBuildSettings.CleanCommand]</NMakeCleanCommandLine>
     <NMakeOutput>[conf.CustomBuildSettings.OutputFile]</NMakeOutput>
-    <NMakePreprocessorDefinitions>[options.PreprocessorDefinitions]</NMakePreprocessorDefinitions>
+    <NMakePreprocessorDefinitions>[EscapeXML:options.PreprocessorDefinitions]</NMakePreprocessorDefinitions>
     <NMakeIncludeSearchPath>[options.AdditionalIncludeDirectories]</NMakeIncludeSearchPath>
     <NMakeForcedIncludes>[options.ForcedIncludeFiles]</NMakeForcedIncludes>
     <AdditionalOptions>[options.AdditionalOptions]</AdditionalOptions>
diff --git a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Linux/LinuxPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Linux/LinuxPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
index 16b465fa0..6d0f3c157 100644
--- a/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Linux/LinuxPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
+++ b/Sharpmake.Platforms/Sharpmake.CommonPlatforms/Linux/LinuxPlatform.Vcxproj.Template.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public sealed partial class LinuxPlatform
             private const string _projectConfigurationsCompileTemplate =
                 @"    <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>[options.UsePrecompiledHeader]</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions);</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>[EscapeXML:options.PreprocessorDefinitions];%(PreprocessorDefinitions);</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ForcedIncludeFiles>[options.ForcedIncludeFiles]</ForcedIncludeFiles>
       <DebugInformationFormat>[options.DebugInformationFormat]</DebugInformationFormat>
       <Warnings>[options.Warnings]</Warnings>
diff --git a/Sharpmake.UnitTests/ResolverTest.cs b/Sharpmake.UnitTests/ResolverTest.cs
index 830145772..a3e59ce87 100644
--- a/Sharpmake.UnitTests/ResolverTest.cs
+++ b/Sharpmake.UnitTests/ResolverTest.cs
@@ -286,6 +286,21 @@ public void CanResolveStringsToLower()
             Assert.That(obj.Value2, Is.EqualTo("propertyclass"));
             Assert.That(obj.Value3, Is.EqualTo("propertyclass"));
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanResolveStringsEscape()
+        {
+            var obj = new PropertyClass();
+            obj.Value1 = "<stuff>";
+
+            string someTemplate = @"<Field>[EscapeXML:obj.Value1]</Field>";
+
+            var resolver = new Resolver();
+            resolver.SetParameter("obj", obj);
+            string result = resolver.Resolve(someTemplate);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("<Field>&lt;stuff&gt;</Field>", result);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sharpmake/Resolver.cs b/Sharpmake/Resolver.cs
index b15c4781e..8977a4b54 100644
--- a/Sharpmake/Resolver.cs
+++ b/Sharpmake/Resolver.cs
@@ -594,7 +594,8 @@ public NotFoundException(string message, IEnumerable<string> arguments = null)
         private enum PropertyModifier
         {
             None,
-            Lower
+            Lower,
+            EscapeXML
         }
 
         private static readonly char[] s_modifierNameSplitter = new[] { ':' };
@@ -626,6 +627,8 @@ private static string ApplyModifier(PropertyModifier modifier, string input)
                     return input;
                 case PropertyModifier.Lower:
                     return input.ToLowerInvariant();
+                case PropertyModifier.EscapeXML:
+                    return Util.EscapeXml(input);
                 default:
                     throw new NotSupportedException($"Don't know how to apply modifier {modifier} to '{input}'");
             }