diff --git a/include/Makefile.in b/include/Makefile.in
index 54b4ab5925e..c5ba156f50e 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.in
+++ b/include/Makefile.in
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ SOURCES = \
 	softpub.h \
 	spatialaudioclient.idl \
 	specstrings.h \
+	specstrings_strict.h \
 	sperror.h \
 	sql.h \
 	sqlext.h \
diff --git a/include/specstrings.h b/include/specstrings.h
index f2636a49779..4d404759c2e 100644
--- a/include/specstrings.h
+++ b/include/specstrings.h
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef RC_INVOKED
+#include <specstrings_strict.h>
+#endif /* RC_INVOKED */
+
 #ifndef DECLSPEC_ADDRSAFE
 #if (_MSC_VER >= 1200) && (defined(_M_ALPHA) || defined(_M_AXP64))
 #define DECLSPEC_ADDRSAFE  __declspec(address_safe)
diff --git a/include/specstrings_strict.h b/include/specstrings_strict.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07a30db765c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/specstrings_strict.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 Vitaly Lipatov
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef __SPECSTRINGS_STRICT_LEVEL
+#define __SPECSTRINGS_STRICT_LEVEL 1
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(__midl) && !defined(__WIDL__) && (__SPECSTRINGS_STRICT_LEVEL > 0)
+
+#define __field_bcount(size)
+#define __field_ecount(size)
+#define __field_xcount(size)
+#define __success(status)
+#define __range(lb,ub)
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define __in
+#define __out
+#define __reserved
+#endif
+
+#endif