diff --git a/examples/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
index 9713a2dde..b8b2b4eee 100644
--- a/examples/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ set_target_properties(cocoa PROPERTIES
                       MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST ${SRCROOT}/resources/Cocoa-Info.plist)
 target_link_libraries(cocoa "-framework Cocoa -framework Foundation" 
                             sfml-system sfml-window sfml-graphics)
+
+# set the target's folder (for IDEs that support it, e.g. Visual Studio)
+set_target_properties(cocoa PROPERTIES FOLDER "Examples")
 
 # compile XIB files
 find_program(IBTOOL ibtool HINTS "/usr/bin" "${OSX_DEVELOPER_ROOT}/usr/bin")