diff --git a/ports/stxxl/CONTROL b/ports/stxxl/CONTROL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8541a27d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/stxxl/CONTROL
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Source: stxxl
+Version: 2018-11-15
+Description: Standard Template Library for Extra Large Data Sets
diff --git a/ports/stxxl/fix-include-dir.patch b/ports/stxxl/fix-include-dir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..043252fb69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/stxxl/fix-include-dir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+index 06f9e50a..281e1f04 100644
+--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+   add_library(stxxl SHARED ${LIBSTXXL_SOURCES})
+   set_target_properties(stxxl PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "${STXXL_LIBNAME}")
+   set_target_properties(stxxl PROPERTIES VERSION "${STXXL_VERSION_STRING}")
++  target_include_directories(stxxl PUBLIC $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
++
+   install(TARGETS stxxl
+     EXPORT stxxl-targets
+     ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}
+@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+     add_library(stxxl_static STATIC ${LIBSTXXL_SOURCES})
+     set_target_properties(stxxl_static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "${STXXL_LIBNAME}")
+     set_target_properties(stxxl_static PROPERTIES VERSION "${STXXL_VERSION_STRING}")
++    target_include_directories(stxxl_static PUBLIC $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
++
+     install(TARGETS stxxl_static
+       EXPORT stxxl-targets
+       ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIB_DIR})
+@@ -122,6 +126,8 @@ else()
+   add_library(stxxl STATIC ${LIBSTXXL_SOURCES})
+   set_target_properties(stxxl PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "${STXXL_LIBNAME}")
+   set_target_properties(stxxl PROPERTIES VERSION "${STXXL_VERSION_STRING}")
++  target_include_directories(stxxl PUBLIC $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
++
+   install(TARGETS stxxl
+     EXPORT stxxl-targets
+     ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}
diff --git a/ports/stxxl/portfile.cmake b/ports/stxxl/portfile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14d39d38e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/stxxl/portfile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+include(vcpkg_common_functions)
+
+if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "dynamic")
+    message("stxxl currently only supports static library linkage.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+    set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE static)
+endif()
+
+vcpkg_from_github(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO stxxl/stxxl
+    REF b9e44f0ecba7d7111fbb33f3330c3e53f2b75236
+    SHA512 800a8fb95b52b21256cecb848f95645c54851f4dc070e0cd64fb5009f7663c0c962a24ca3f246e54d6d45e81a5c734309268d7ea6f0b0987336a50a3dcb99616
+    HEAD_REF master
+    PATCHES
+        # This patch can be removed when stxxl/stxxl/#95 is accepted
+        fix-include-dir.patch
+)
+
+vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
+    OPTIONS
+        -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+        -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF
+        -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF
+        -DBUILD_EXTRAS=OFF
+        -DUSE_BOOST=OFF
+        -DTRY_COMPILE_HEADERS=OFF
+        -DUSE_STD_THREADS=ON
+        -DNO_CXX11=OFF
+        -DUSE_VALGRIND=OFF
+        -DUSE_MALLOC_COUNT=OFF
+        -DUSE_GCOV=OFF
+        -DUSE_TPIE=OFF
+    OPTIONS_DEBUG
+        -DSTXXL_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=ON
+    OPTIONS_RELEASE
+        -DSTXXL_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=OFF    
+)
+
+vcpkg_install_cmake()
+
+if(EXISTS ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/cmake)
+    vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH cmake)
+endif()
+if(EXISTS ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake/${PORT})
+    vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH lib/cmake/${PORT})
+endif()
+
+vcpkg_replace_string(
+    ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}/stxxl-config.cmake
+    "\${STXXL_CMAKE_DIR}/../include"
+    "\${STXXL_CMAKE_DIR}/../../include"
+)
+
+if(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
+    set(EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX ".exe")
+else()
+    set(EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX "")
+endif()
+
+file(INSTALL ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin/stxxl_tool${EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}
+    DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT})
+vcpkg_copy_tool_dependencies(${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT})
+
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE
+    ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include
+    ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin
+    ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share
+    ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin
+)
+
+# Handle copyright
+configure_file(${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE_1_0.txt ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}/copyright COPYONLY)
+
+vcpkg_copy_pdbs()