diff --git a/src/core/memcheck.h b/src/core/memcheck.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb98d258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/memcheck.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+#if defined(WIN32) && defined(_DEBUG)
+   #include <cstdlib>
+   #define DEBUG_NEW new( _NORMAL_BLOCK, __FILE__, __LINE__ )
+   #define new DEBUG_NEW
+#endif