diff --git a/ports/boost/portfile.cmake b/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
index c15f7c3126..fa264fa512 100644
--- a/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
@@ -342,3 +342,5 @@ move_to_manual_link(boost_test_exec_monitor)
 move_to_manual_link(boost_prg_exec_monitor)
 
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/boost/usage b/ports/boost/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28d4290106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/boost/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+The package boost is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(Boost REQUIRED [COMPONENTS <libs>...])
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(main PRIVATE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/ports/bzip2/portfile.cmake b/ports/bzip2/portfile.cmake
index f5823fb949..d4dd18fd53 100644
--- a/ports/bzip2/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/bzip2/portfile.cmake
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ file(WRITE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/include/bzlib.h "${BZLIB_H}")
 
 file(COPY ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/bzip2)
 file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/bzip2/LICENSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/bzip2/copyright)
+
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/bzip2/usage b/ports/bzip2/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..084bf390ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/bzip2/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The package bzip2 is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(BZip2 REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE BZip2::BZip2)
diff --git a/ports/curl/portfile.cmake b/ports/curl/portfile.cmake
index c770d3f251..eaeba787da 100644
--- a/ports/curl/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/curl/portfile.cmake
@@ -73,3 +73,5 @@ endif()
 file(WRITE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/include/curl/curl.h "${CURL_H}")
 
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/curl/usage b/ports/curl/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d43e7112ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/curl/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+The package curl is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(main PRIVATE ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/ports/freeglut/portfile.cmake b/ports/freeglut/portfile.cmake
index 33861a7ebe..3e62481267 100644
--- a/ports/freeglut/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/freeglut/portfile.cmake
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include)
 file(COPY ${SOURCE_PATH}/COPYING DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/freeglut)
 file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/freeglut/COPYING ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/freeglut/copyright)
 
-vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
\ No newline at end of file
+vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/freeglut/usage b/ports/freeglut/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40e214fde0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/freeglut/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The package freeglut is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(GLUT REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE GLUT::GLUT)
diff --git a/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake b/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
index 026c1573ae..7b98fa477d 100644
--- a/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ file(COPY
 file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/freetype/LICENSE.TXT ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/freetype/copyright)
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
 
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/freetype/usage b/ports/freetype/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b42b86e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/freetype/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+The package freetype is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(Freetype REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(main PRIVATE ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/ports/glew/portfile.cmake b/ports/glew/portfile.cmake
index a18a8ceebc..dddaf51c1e 100644
--- a/ports/glew/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/glew/portfile.cmake
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include)
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share)
 
-file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE.txt DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/glew RENAME copyright)
\ No newline at end of file
+file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE.txt DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/glew RENAME copyright)
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/glew/usage b/ports/glew/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0678a8250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/glew/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The package glew is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(GLEW REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE GLEW::GLEW)
diff --git a/ports/gtest/portfile.cmake b/ports/gtest/portfile.cmake
index 333dc8ae3e..491d6a8d5e 100644
--- a/ports/gtest/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/gtest/portfile.cmake
@@ -60,3 +60,5 @@ file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/gmock.lib ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/
 file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/gmock_main.lib ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/manual-link/gmock_main.lib)
 
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/gtest/usage b/ports/gtest/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa226ceede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/gtest/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+The package gtest is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    enable_testing()
+    find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE GTest::GTest GTest::Main)
+    add_test(AllTestsInMain main)
diff --git a/ports/libjpeg-turbo/portfile.cmake b/ports/libjpeg-turbo/portfile.cmake
index 225b23353e..1d45087b02 100644
--- a/ports/libjpeg-turbo/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libjpeg-turbo/portfile.cmake
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ file(COPY
 )
 file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/libjpeg-turbo/LICENSE.md ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/libjpeg-turbo/copyright)
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/libjpeg-turbo/usage b/ports/libjpeg-turbo/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccd47717f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/libjpeg-turbo/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+The package libjpeg-turbo is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(JPEG REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ${JPEG_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(main PRIVATE ${JPEG_INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/ports/libpng/portfile.cmake b/ports/libpng/portfile.cmake
index fe4fb72509..c2067ff9b6 100644
--- a/ports/libpng/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libpng/portfile.cmake
@@ -57,3 +57,5 @@ file(COPY ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/libpn
 file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/libpng/LICENSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/libpng/copyright)
 
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/libpng/usage b/ports/libpng/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19203399c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/libpng/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The package libpng is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE PNG::PNG)
diff --git a/ports/openssl/portfile-uwp.cmake b/ports/openssl/portfile-uwp.cmake
index 4f83f2eed4..0331e0f77a 100644
--- a/ports/openssl/portfile-uwp.cmake
+++ b/ports/openssl/portfile-uwp.cmake
@@ -90,3 +90,5 @@ file(INSTALL
     DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib)
 
 file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/openssl RENAME copyright)
+
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake b/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake
index 5f1b39bc78..1a856e17d7 100644
--- a/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake
@@ -145,3 +145,5 @@ if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
 endif()
 
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/openssl/usage b/ports/openssl/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f535cb6a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/openssl/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The package openssl is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto)
diff --git a/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake b/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake
index c41d61bdae..ec8b05ffca 100644
--- a/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ endif()
 
 file(INSTALL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/zlib RENAME copyright)
 
-vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
\ No newline at end of file
+vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
diff --git a/ports/zlib/usage b/ports/zlib/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39d8618221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/zlib/usage
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The package zlib is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
+
+    find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ZLIB::ZLIB)
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
index cc006811bc..f48b04d682 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/install.cpp
@@ -565,6 +565,17 @@ namespace vcpkg::Install
 
         auto& fs = paths.get_filesystem();
 
+        auto usage_file = paths.installed / bpgh.spec.triplet().canonical_name() / "share" / bpgh.spec.name() / "usage";
+        if (fs.exists(usage_file))
+        {
+            auto maybe_contents = fs.read_contents(usage_file);
+            if (auto p_contents = maybe_contents.get())
+            {
+                System::println(*p_contents);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
         auto files = fs.read_lines(paths.listfile_path(bpgh));
         if (auto p_lines = files.get())
         {
@@ -595,10 +606,10 @@ namespace vcpkg::Install
                     }
                     else if (library_targets.size() <= 4)
                     {
-                        System::println("\nThe package %s provides CMake targets:\n"
+                        System::println("The package %s provides CMake targets:\n"
                                         "\n"
                                         "    find_package(%s REQUIRED)\n"
-                                        "    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE %s)",
+                                        "    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE %s)\n",
                                         bpgh.spec,
                                         path.parent_path().filename().u8string(),
                                         Strings::join(" ", library_targets));
@@ -607,11 +618,11 @@ namespace vcpkg::Install
                     {
                         auto omitted = library_targets.size() - 4;
                         library_targets.erase(library_targets.begin() + 4, library_targets.end());
-                        System::println("\nThe package %s provides CMake targets:\n"
+                        System::println("The package %s provides CMake targets:\n"
                                         "\n"
                                         "    find_package(%s REQUIRED)\n"
                                         "    # Note: %d targets were omitted\n"
-                                        "    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE %s)",
+                                        "    target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE %s)\n",
                                         bpgh.spec,
                                         path.parent_path().filename().u8string(),
                                         omitted,
@@ -712,7 +723,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Install
 
         const InstallSummary summary = perform(action_plan, keep_going, paths, status_db);
 
-        System::println("\nTotal elapsed time: %s", summary.total_elapsed_time);
+        System::println("\nTotal elapsed time: %s\n", summary.total_elapsed_time);
 
         if (keep_going == KeepGoing::YES)
         {