diff --git a/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.hpp b/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.hpp
index 601eae4e4..27f733043 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.hpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.hpp
@@ -282,11 +282,11 @@ public:
     bool Find_NodeElement(const std::string &pID, const AMFNodeElementBase::EType pType, AMFNodeElementBase **pNodeElement) const;
     bool Find_ConvertedNode(const std::string &pID, NodeArray &nodeArray, aiNode **pNode) const;
     bool Find_ConvertedMaterial(const std::string &pID, const SPP_Material **pConvertedMaterial) const;
-    void Throw_CloseNotFound(const std::string &nodeName);
-    void Throw_IncorrectAttr(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName);
-    void Throw_IncorrectAttrValue(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName);
-    void Throw_MoreThanOnceDefined(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pNodeType, const std::string &pDescription);
-    void Throw_ID_NotFound(const std::string &pID) const;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_CloseNotFound(const std::string &nodeName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_IncorrectAttr(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_IncorrectAttrValue(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_MoreThanOnceDefined(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pNodeType, const std::string &pDescription) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_ID_NotFound(const std::string &pID) const AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
     void XML_CheckNode_MustHaveChildren(pugi::xml_node &node);
     bool XML_SearchNode(const std::string &nodeName);
     void ParseHelper_FixTruncatedFloatString(const char *pInStr, std::string &pOutString);
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXBinaryTokenizer.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXBinaryTokenizer.cpp
index 8fb700179..4ab73f681 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXBinaryTokenizer.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXBinaryTokenizer.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ size_t Offset(const char* begin, const char* cursor) {
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AI_WONT_RETURN void TokenizeError(const std::string& message, const char* begin, const char* cursor) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 void TokenizeError(const std::string& message, const char* begin, const char* cursor) {
     TokenizeError(message, Offset(begin, cursor));
 }
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXParser.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXParser.cpp
index d71321452..c85841f8b 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXParser.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXParser.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ namespace {
 
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void ParseError(const std::string& message, TokenPtr token) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
     void ParseError(const std::string& message, TokenPtr token)
     {
         if(token) {
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/HMP/HMPLoader.h b/code/AssetLib/HMP/HMPLoader.h
index 95ce0a9eb..4d5f5f22f 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/HMP/HMPLoader.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/HMP/HMPLoader.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ protected:
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Import a HMP4 file
     */
-    void InternReadFile_HMP4();
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void InternReadFile_HMP4() AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Import a HMP5 file
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.h b/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.h
index bb4843cf9..ad7367e2a 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.h
@@ -365,9 +365,7 @@ public:
     static void ReportWarning (const char* warn, unsigned int line);
 
 
-    void ReportError (const char* error) {
-        return ReportError(error, lineNumber);
-    }
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void ReportError (const char* error) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
     void ReportWarning (const char* warn) {
         return ReportWarning(warn, lineNumber);
@@ -404,6 +402,9 @@ private:
     unsigned int lineNumber;
 };
 
+inline void MD5Parser::ReportError(const char* error) {
+    ReportError(error, lineNumber);
+}
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 inline bool MD5Parser::SkipLine(const char* in, const char** out) {
     ++lineNumber;
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.h b/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.h
index b7d87e88d..433100938 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ protected:
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Import a CS:S/HL2 MDL file (not fully implemented)
     */
-    void InternReadFile_HL2( );
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void InternReadFile_HL2( ) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Check whether a given position is inside the valid range
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MMD/MMDPmxParser.h b/code/AssetLib/MMD/MMDPmxParser.h
index f2e387975..424fc725a 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MMD/MMDPmxParser.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MMD/MMDPmxParser.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <memory>
+#include <assimp/types.h>
 #include "MMDCpp14.h"
 
 namespace pmx
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ namespace pmx
 		std::unique_ptr<PmxAncherRigidBody []> anchers;
 		int pin_vertex_count;
 		std::unique_ptr<int []> pin_vertices;
-		void Read(std::istream *stream, PmxSetting *setting);
+		AI_WONT_RETURN void Read(std::istream *stream, PmxSetting *setting) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 	};
 
 	class PmxModel
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/X3D/X3DImporter.hpp b/code/AssetLib/X3D/X3DImporter.hpp
index 8852b71ec..705a2472e 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/X3D/X3DImporter.hpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/X3D/X3DImporter.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <string>
 
 namespace Assimp {
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ArgOutOfRange(const std::string &argument) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_CloseNotFound(const std::string &node) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ConvertFail_Str2ArrF(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ConvertFail_Str2ArrD(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ConvertFail_Str2ArrB(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ConvertFail_Str2ArrI(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_DEF_And_USE(const std::string &nodeName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_IncorrectAttr(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_IncorrectAttrValue(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_MoreThanOnceDefined(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pNodeType, const std::string &pDescription) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_TagCountIncorrect(const std::string &pNode) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_USE_NotFound(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
 inline void Throw_ArgOutOfRange(const std::string &argument) {
     throw DeadlyImportError("Argument value is out of range for: \"" + argument + "\".");
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index fd3b1cb88..f13eadbdf 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1236,7 +1236,6 @@ IF (ASSIMP_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
         -Wno-header-hygiene
         -Wno-tautological-value-range-compare
         -Wno-tautological-type-limit-compare
-        -Wno-missing-noreturn
         -Wno-missing-variable-declarations
         -Wno-extra-semi
         -Wno-nonportable-system-include-path
diff --git a/contrib/Open3DGC/o3dgcArithmeticCodec.cpp b/contrib/Open3DGC/o3dgcArithmeticCodec.cpp
index 2ae70fa2e..c1935822d 100644
--- a/contrib/Open3DGC/o3dgcArithmeticCodec.cpp
+++ b/contrib/Open3DGC/o3dgcArithmeticCodec.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace o3dgc
     // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
     // - - Static functions  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
+    AI_WONT_RETURN static void AC_Error(const char * msg) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
     static void AC_Error(const char * msg)
     {
       fprintf(stderr, "\n\n -> Arithmetic coding error: ");
diff --git a/include/assimp/AssertHandler.h b/include/assimp/AssertHandler.h
index 365a924b0..1247ff490 100644
--- a/include/assimp/AssertHandler.h
+++ b/include/assimp/AssertHandler.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ASSIMP_API void setAiAssertHandler(AiAssertHandler handler);
  *
  *  @brief  This issues a message to stderr and calls abort.
  */
-ASSIMP_API void defaultAiAssertHandler(const char* failedExpression, const char* file, int line);
+AI_WONT_RETURN ASSIMP_API void defaultAiAssertHandler(const char* failedExpression, const char* file, int line) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
diff --git a/include/assimp/defs.h b/include/assimp/defs.h
index ddb209bec..34121e385 100644
--- a/include/assimp/defs.h
+++ b/include/assimp/defs.h
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #   define AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX __attribute__((noreturn))
+#elif _MSC_VER
+#if defined(__clang__)
+#   define AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX __attribute__((noreturn))
+#else
+#   define AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX
+#endif
 #else
 #   define AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX
 #endif // (defined __clang__)