diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
index fd309b39..fc7bfdcd 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/System/config.h
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@
 #define OM_GET_MAJ ((OM_VERSION && 0x0ff00) >> 8)
 #define OM_GET_MIN  (OM_VERSION && 0x000ff)
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+#  ifdef min
+#    pragma message("Detected min macro! OpenMesh does not compiled with min/max macros active! Please add a define NOMINMAX to your compiler flags !")
+#    error min macro active 
+#  endif
+#  ifdef max
+#    pragma message("Detected max macro! OpenMesh does not compiled with min/max macros active! Please add a define NOMINMAX to your compiler flags !")
+#    error max macro active 
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 typedef unsigned int uint;
 //=============================================================================
 #endif // OPENMESH_CONFIG_H defined