diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5a0613ca1770..df84991f444d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -191,3 +191,9 @@ Xcode/
 /.flatpak-builder/
 /repo/
 /build-dir/
+
+# precompiled headers
+/pch/pch.hpp.gch
+/pch/pch.hpp.pch
+/tests/pch/pch.hpp.gch
+/tests/pch/pch.hpp.pch
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1407fad2adce4..92e212b793b95 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ jobs:
           packages: ["clang-3.8"]
           sources: [*apt_sources]
 
+      env: CLANG=clang++ NATIVE=osx OSX_MIN=10.13 TILES=1 SOUND=1 BREWGETTEXT=1
+      name: "Xcode 10.1 Make build with Tiles and sound (macOS)"
+      os: osx
+      osx_image: xcode10.1
+      compiler: clang
+
     # Then build different configurations and targets in parallel.
     - stage: "Main Compilers"
       env: COMPILER=g++ MODS=--mods=magiclysm LOCALIZE=0
@@ -118,12 +124,6 @@ jobs:
         directories:
           - $HOME/.ccache
 
-    - env: CLANG=clang++ NATIVE=osx OSX_MIN=10.13 TILES=1 SOUND=1 BREWGETTEXT=1
-      name: "Xcode 10.1 Make build with Tiles and sound (macOS)"
-      os: osx
-      osx_image: xcode10.1
-      compiler: clang
-
     # Finally check the compiler variants
     - stage: compilers
       # GCC 5.4 is default on Xenial
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9763177ea4f8..160e3068a75ca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ ifndef RUNTESTS
   RUNTESTS = 1
 endif
 
+ifndef PCH
+  PCH = 1
+endif
+
 # Auto-detect MSYS2
 ifdef MSYSTEM
   MSYS2 = 1
@@ -233,6 +237,12 @@ ifneq ($(findstring BSD,$(OS)),)
   BSD = 1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(PCH), 1)
+	CCACHEBIN = CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros ccache
+else
+	CCACHEBIN = ccache
+endif
+
 # This sets CXX and so must be up here
 ifneq ($(CLANG), 0)
   # Allow setting specific CLANG version
@@ -249,8 +259,8 @@ ifneq ($(CLANG), 0)
     LDFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
   endif
   ifeq ($(CCACHE), 1)
-    CXX = CCACHE_CPP2=1 ccache $(CROSS)$(CLANGCMD)
-    LD  = CCACHE_CPP2=1 ccache $(CROSS)$(CLANGCMD)
+    CXX = CCACHE_CPP2=1 $(CCACHEBIN) $(CROSS)$(CLANGCMD)
+    LD  = CCACHE_CPP2=1 $(CCACHEBIN) $(CROSS)$(CLANGCMD)
   else
     CXX = $(CROSS)$(CLANGCMD)
     LD  = $(CROSS)$(CLANGCMD)
@@ -267,8 +277,8 @@ else
   # Appears that the default value of $LD is unsuitable on most systems
   OS_LINKER := $(CXX)
   ifeq ($(CCACHE), 1)
-    CXX = ccache $(CROSS)$(OS_COMPILER)
-    LD  = ccache $(CROSS)$(OS_LINKER)
+    CXX = $(CCACHEBIN) $(CROSS)$(OS_COMPILER)
+    LD  = $(CCACHEBIN) $(CROSS)$(OS_LINKER)
   else
     CXX = $(CROSS)$(OS_COMPILER)
     LD  = $(CROSS)$(OS_LINKER)
@@ -385,6 +395,35 @@ ifeq ($(CYGWIN),1)
 WARNINGS += -Wimplicit-fallthrough=0
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(PCH), 1)
+  PCHFLAGS = -Ipch -Winvalid-pch
+  PCH_H = pch/pch.hpp
+
+  ifeq ($(CLANG), 0)
+    PCHFLAGS += -fpch-preprocess -include pch.hpp
+    PCH_P = pch/pch.hpp.gch
+  else
+    PCH_P = pch/pch.hpp.pch
+    PCHFLAGS += -include-pch $(PCH_P)
+
+    # FIXME: dirty hack ahead
+    # ccache won't wort with clang unless it supports -fno-pch-timestamp
+    ifeq ($(CCACHE), 1)
+      CLANGVER := $(shell echo 'int main(void){return 0;}'|$(CXX) -Xclang -fno-pch-timestamp -x c++ -o $(ODIR)/__bla__.o - 2>&1)
+      ifneq ($(.SHELLSTATUS), 0)
+        PCHFLAGS = ""
+        PCH_H = ""
+        PCH_P = ""
+        PCH = 0
+        $(warning your clang version does not support -fno-pch-timestamp: $(CLANGVER) ($(.SHELLSTATUS)))
+      else
+        CXXFLAGS += -Xclang -fno-pch-timestamp
+      endif
+    endif
+    
+  endif
+endif
+
 CXXFLAGS += $(WARNINGS) $(DEBUG) $(DEBUGSYMS) $(PROFILE) $(OTHERS) -MMD -MP
 TOOL_CXXFLAGS = -DCATA_IN_TOOL
 
@@ -852,6 +891,9 @@ ifeq ($(RELEASE), 1)
   endif
 endif
 
+$(PCH_P): $(PCH_H)
+	-$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(subst -Werror,,$(CXXFLAGS)) -c $(PCH_H) -o $(PCH_P)
+
 $(BUILD_PREFIX)$(TARGET_NAME).a: $(OBJS)
 	$(AR) rcs $(BUILD_PREFIX)$(TARGET_NAME).a $(filter-out $(ODIR)/main.o $(ODIR)/messages.o,$(OBJS))
 
@@ -866,8 +908,8 @@ version:
 # Unconditionally create the object dir on every invocation.
 $(shell mkdir -p $(ODIR))
 
-$(ODIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.cpp
-	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+$(ODIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.cpp $(PCH_P)
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(CXXFLAGS) $(PCHFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 $(ODIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.rc
 	$(RC) $(RFLAGS) $< -o $@
@@ -892,6 +934,7 @@ clean: clean-tests
 	rm -rf *$(BINDIST_DIR) *cataclysmdda-*.tar.gz *cataclysmdda-*.zip
 	rm -f $(SRC_DIR)/version.h
 	rm -f $(CHKJSON_BIN)
+	rm -f pch/pch.hpp.{gch,pch}
 
 distclean:
 	rm -rf *$(BINDIST_DIR)
@@ -1075,7 +1118,7 @@ ifdef LANGUAGES
 endif
 	$(BINDIST_CMD)
 
-export ODIR _OBJS LDFLAGS CXX W32FLAGS DEFINES CXXFLAGS TARGETSYSTEM
+export ODIR _OBJS LDFLAGS CXX W32FLAGS DEFINES CXXFLAGS TARGETSYSTEM CLANG PCH
 
 ctags: $(ASTYLE_SOURCES)
 	ctags $^
diff --git a/pch/pch.hpp b/pch/pch.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0aa757f958987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pch/pch.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <bitset>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cctype>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cfloat>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <climits>
+#include <clocale>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <complex>
+#include <csignal>
+#include <cstdarg>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <cwchar>
+#include <cwctype>
+#include <deque>
+#include <exception>
+#include <forward_list>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <functional>
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iosfwd>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <istream>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <limits>
+#include <list>
+#include <locale>
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <ostream>
+#include <queue>
+#include <random>
+#include <set>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stack>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <system_error>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <typeinfo>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
diff --git a/src/translations.cpp b/src/translations.cpp
index 24575297b2554..f9b858033a717 100644
--- a/src/translations.cpp
+++ b/src/translations.cpp
@@ -728,3 +728,8 @@ bool localized_comparator::operator()( const std::wstring &l, const std::wstring
     return std::locale()( l, r );
 #endif
 }
+
+// silence -Wunused-macro
+#ifdef __STRICT_ANSI__
+#undef __STRICT_ANSI__
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index ee605aaed32e0..1d87c3921b0a1 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,43 @@ LDFLAGS += -L.
 CXXFLAGS += -I../src -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-parentheses -MMD -MP
 CXXFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra
 
+ifndef PCH
+  PCH = 1
+endif
+
+ifndef CLANG
+  CLANG = 0
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(PCH), 1)
+  PCHFLAGS = -Ipch -Winvalid-pch -DCATA_CATCH_PCH
+  PCH_H = pch/pch.hpp
+  ifeq ($(CLANG), 0)
+    PCH_P = pch/pch.hpp.gch
+    PCHFLAGS += -fpch-preprocess -include pch.hpp
+  else
+    PCH_P = pch/pch.hpp.pch
+    PCHFLAGS += -include-pch $(PCH_P)
+    CXXFLAGS += -Wno-unused-macros
+    
+    # FIXME: dirty hack ahead
+    # ccache won't wort with clang unless it supports -fno-pch-timestamp
+    ifeq ($(CCACHE), 1)
+      CLANGVER := $(shell echo 'int main(void){return 0;}'|$(CXX) -Xclang -fno-pch-timestamp -x c++ -o $(ODIR)/__bla__.o - 2>&1)
+      ifneq ($(.SHELLSTATUS), 0)
+        $(warning your clang version does not support -fno-pch-timestamp: $(CLANGVER) ($(.SHELLSTATUS)))
+        undefine PCHFLAGS
+        undefine PCH_H
+        undefine PCH_P
+        PCH = 0
+      else
+        CXXFLAGS += -Xclang -fno-pch-timestamp
+      endif
+    endif
+        
+  endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(TARGETSYSTEM), WINDOWS)
   TEST_TARGET = $(BUILD_PREFIX)cata_test.exe
 else
@@ -31,11 +68,11 @@ endif
 
 tests: $(TEST_TARGET)
 
-$(TEST_TARGET): $(OBJS) $(CATA_LIB) precompile_header
-	+$(CXX) $(W32FLAGS) -o $@ $(DEFINES) $(OBJS) $(CATA_LIB) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+$(TEST_TARGET): $(OBJS) $(CATA_LIB)
+	+$(CXX) $(W32FLAGS) -o $@ $(DEFINES) $(OBJS) $(CATA_LIB) $(CXXFLAGS) $(PCHFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
-precompile_header:
-	-$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(subst -Werror,,$(CXXFLAGS)) -Wno-non-virtual-dtor -Wno-unused-macros -DCATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_PAIR_STRINGMAKER -c catch/catch.hpp -o catch/catch.hpp.gch
+$(PCH_P): $(PCH_H)
+	-$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(subst -Werror,,$(CXXFLAGS)) -Wno-non-virtual-dtor -Wno-unused-macros -I. -c $(PCH_H) -o $(PCH_P)
 
 # Iterate over all the individual tests.
 check: $(TEST_TARGET)
@@ -44,12 +81,13 @@ check: $(TEST_TARGET)
 clean:
 	rm -rf *obj *objwin
 	rm -f *cata_test
+	rm -f pch/pch.hpp.{gch,pch}
 
 #Unconditionally create object directory on invocation.
 $(shell mkdir -p $(ODIR))
 
-$(ODIR)/%.o: %.cpp
-	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) -DCATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_PAIR_STRINGMAKER $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+$(ODIR)/%.o: %.cpp $(PCH_P)
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(CXXFLAGS) $(PCHFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 .PHONY: clean check tests precompile_header
 
diff --git a/tests/algo_test.cpp b/tests/algo_test.cpp
index 779367d2a0f4e..73a7d42919d30 100644
--- a/tests/algo_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/algo_test.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-macros"
-#ifndef CATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_PAIR_STRINGMAKER
 #define CATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_PAIR_STRINGMAKER
-#endif
 #include "catch/catch.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
diff --git a/tests/item_test.cpp b/tests/item_test.cpp
index b019ae2caed6d..256eaf6c5a8c3 100644
--- a/tests/item_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/item_test.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "math_defines.h"
 #include "monstergenerator.h"
 #include "ret_val.h"
+#include "math_defines.h"
 #include "units.h"
 #include "value_ptr.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/pch/pch.hpp b/tests/pch/pch.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..de135ad03ed66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pch/pch.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_ALL_PARTS
+#include "catch/catch.hpp"
diff --git a/tests/test_main.cpp b/tests/test_main.cpp
index e016ae77deb70..ac113176d5ba4 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_main.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #endif // __GLIBCXX__
 #endif // _GLIBCXX_DEBUG
 
+#ifdef CATA_CATCH_PCH
+#undef TWOBLUECUBES_SINGLE_INCLUDE_CATCH_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_IMPL_ONLY
+#endif
 #define CATCH_CONFIG_RUNNER
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
diff --git a/update-pch.sh b/update-pch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..18b4429838764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update-pch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+suffix=`date|md5sum|awk '{print $1}'`
+tpchr=/tmp/_pchr_$suffix.hpp
+tpch=/tmp/_pch_$suffix.hpp
+pch=pch/pch.hpp
+
+grep '#include <' -R src|grep -v 'NOPCH'|awk -F '[: ]' '{print $2 " " $3}' > $tpchr
+grep -v '\.h' $tpchr|sort|uniq >> $tpch
+
+if [[ `diff $tpch $pch` != '' ]]; then
+ diff $pch $tpch
+ cp $tpch $pch
+ echo pch **updated**
+else
+ echo pch up to date
+fi
+
+rm $tpch $tpchr