diff --git a/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
index 819e1a97be32..0bdd539c37eb 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ def get_msvcr():
         elif msc_ver == '1500':
             # VS2008 / MSVC 9.0
             return ['msvcr90']
+        elif msc_ver == '1600':
+            # VS2010 / MSVC 10.0
+            return ['msvcr100']
         else:
             raise ValueError("Unknown MS Compiler version %s " % msc_ver)
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a8344db732e4..17b8329407d1 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #15315: Support VS 2010 in distutils cygwincompiler.
+
 - Issue #15294: Fix a regression in pkgutil.extend_path()'s handling of
   nested namespace packages.