diff --git a/tools/assimp_cmd/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/assimp_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d1a291d2..ec31e76b0 100644
--- a/tools/assimp_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/assimp_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE( assimp_cmd
 
 SET_PROPERTY(TARGET assimp_cmd PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX ${ASSIMP_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
 
+#
+ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET assimp_cmd
+	PRE_BUILD
+	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy $<TARGET_FILE:assimp> ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY} $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:assimp_cmd>)
+
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( assimp_cmd assimp ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES( assimp_cmd PROPERTIES
 	OUTPUT_NAME assimp