diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 964925bf..2c6ee472 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ Options:
                          available (Posix)                             [boolean]
   -G, --generator        use specified generator                        [string]
   -t, --toolset          use specified toolset                          [string]
+  -A, --platform         use specified platform name                    [string]
   -T, --target           only build the specified target                [string]
   -C, --prefer-clang     use Clang compiler instead of default CMake compiler,
                          if available (Posix)                          [boolean]
@@ -281,6 +282,8 @@ This will print during configure:
 
 ### Runtimes
 
+If any of the `runtime`, `runtimeVersion`, or `arch` configuration parameters is not explicitly configured, sensible defaults will be auto-detected based on the JavaScript environment where CMake.js runs within.
+
 You can configure runtimes for compiling target for all depending CMake.js modules in an application. Define a `cmake-js` key in the application's root `package.json` file, eg.:
 
 ```json
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ Available settings:
 	- `nw`: nw.js
 	- `electron`: Electron
 - **runtimeVersion**: version of the application's target runtime, for example: `0.12.1`
-- **arch**: architecture of application's target runtime (eg: `x64`, `ia32`, `arm`). *Notice: on non-Windows systems the C++ toolset's architecture's gonna be used despite this setting. If you don't specify this on Windows, then architecture of the main node/io.js runtime is gonna be used, so you have to choose a matching nw.js runtime.*
+- **arch**: architecture of application's target runtime (eg: `x64`, `ia32`, `arm64`, `arm`). *Notice: on non-Windows systems the C++ toolset's architecture's gonna be used despite this setting. If you don't specify this on Windows, then architecture of the main node/io.js runtime is gonna be used, so you have to choose a matching nw.js runtime.*
 
 #### Runtime options in CMakeLists.txt
 
@@ -312,7 +315,7 @@ The actual node runtime parameters are detectable in CMakeLists.txt files, the f
 
 - **NODE_RUNTIME**: `"node"`, `"nw"`, `"electron"`
 - **NODE_RUNTIMEVERSION**: for example: `"0.12.1"`
-- **NODE_ARCH**: `"x64"`, `"ia32"`, `"arm"`
+- **NODE_ARCH**: `"x64"`, `"ia32"`, `"arm64"`, `"arm"`
 
 #### NW.js
 
@@ -406,7 +409,6 @@ and add it to the include directories of your *CMake* project file
 `CMakeLists.txt`:
 
 ```cmake
-
 # Include N-API wrappers
 execute_process(COMMAND node -p "require('node-addon-api').include"
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
diff --git a/bin/cmake-js b/bin/cmake-js
index 96a840f4..8e27ec02 100755
--- a/bin/cmake-js
+++ b/bin/cmake-js
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ var yargs = require("yargs")
             describe: "use specified toolset",
             type: "string"
         },
+        A: {
+            alias: "platform",
+            demand: false,
+            describe: "use specified platform name",
+            type: "string"
+        },
         T: {
             alias: "target",
             demand: false,
@@ -193,6 +199,7 @@ var options = {
     cmakePath: argv.c || null,
     generator: argv.G,
     toolset: argv.t,
+    platform: argv.A,
     target: argv.T,
     preferMake: argv.m,
     preferXcode: argv.x,
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 58d10e87..0c5922a2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+unreleased
+==========
+
+- Add support for "-A/--platform" option to make target platform selectable for Visual Studio 2019 generator: https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js/pull/201
+
 v6.0.0 - 30/09/19
 =================
 
diff --git a/lib/cMake.js b/lib/cMake.js
index c356931d..f51488e5 100644
--- a/lib/cMake.js
+++ b/lib/cMake.js
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ CMake.prototype.getConfigureCommand = async function () {
     if (this.toolset.generator) {
         command += " -G\"" + this.toolset.generator + "\"";
     }
+    if (this.toolset.platform) {
+        command += " -A\"" + this.toolset.platform + "\"";
+    }
     if (this.toolset.toolset) {
         command += " -T\"" + this.toolset.toolset + "\"";
     }
diff --git a/lib/toolset.js b/lib/toolset.js
index 3faf8169..ce086bcb 100644
--- a/lib/toolset.js
+++ b/lib/toolset.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function Toolset(options) {
     this.targetOptions = new TargetOptions(this.options);
     this.generator = options.generator;
     this.toolset = options.toolset;
+    this.platform = options.platform;
     this.target = options.target;
     this.cCompilerPath = options.cCompilerPath;
     this.cppCompilerPath = options.cppCompilerPath;
@@ -170,6 +171,29 @@ Toolset.prototype.initializeWin = async function (install) {
             }
             this.linkerFlags.push("/SAFESEH:NO");
         }
+
+        // The CMake Visual Studio Generator does not support the Win64 or ARM suffix on
+        // the generator name. Instead the generator platform must be set explicitly via
+        // the platform parameter
+        if (!this.platform && this.generator.startsWith("Visual Studio 16")) {
+            switch(this.targetOptions.arch) {
+                case "ia32":
+                    this.platform = "Win32";
+                    break;
+                case "x64":
+                    this.platform = "x64";
+                    break;
+                case "arm":
+                    this.platform = "ARM";
+                    break;
+                case "arm64":
+                    this.platform = "ARM64";
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    this.log.warn("TOOL", "Unknown NodeJS architecture: " + this.targetOptions.arch);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
     }
     else {
         throw new Error("There is no Visual C++ compiler installed. Install Visual C++ Build Toolset or Visual Studio.");