diff --git a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_install_meson.md b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_install_meson.md
index 6d52dd11b9..dcda9fb32a 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_install_meson.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_install_meson.md
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ Builds a meson project previously configured with `vcpkg_configure_meson()`.
 
 ## Usage
 ```cmake
-vcpkg_install_meson()
+vcpkg_install_meson([ADD_BIN_TO_PATH])
 ```
 
+## Parameters:
+### ADD_BIN_TO_PATH
+Adds the appropriate Release and Debug `bin\` directories to the path during the build such that executables can run against the in-tree DLLs.
+
 ## Examples
 
 * [fribidi](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/fribidi/portfile.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/buildsystems/meson/none.txt b/scripts/buildsystems/meson/none.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dafc80904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/buildsystems/meson/none.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# native file used to make the build machine compiler unusable
+
+[host_machine]
+system = 'none'
+cpu_family = 'none'
+cpu = 'none'
+endian = 'little'
+
+[properties]
+
+[binaries]
+c = ['false']
+cpp = ['false']
+objc = ['false']
+objcpp = ['false']
+ar = ['false']
+pkgconfig = ['false']
+cmake = ['false']
+ninja = ['false']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
index 0616d68ac9..6dc80ef2fa 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file _additional_binaries) #https:
 
     string(APPEND NATIVE "[built-in options]\n") #https://mesonbuild.com/Builtin-options.html
     if(VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_COMPILER MATCHES "cl.exe")
-        string(APPEND NATIVE "cpp_eh='none'\n") # To make sure meson is not adding eh flags by itself using msvc
+        # This is currently wrongly documented in the meson docs or buggy. The docs say: 'none' = no flags
+        # In reality however 'none' tries to deactivate eh and meson passes the flags for it resulting in a lot of warnings
+        # about overriden flags. Until this is fixed in meson vcpkg should not pass this here. 
+        # string(APPEND NATIVE "cpp_eh='none'\n") # To make sure meson is not adding eh flags by itself using msvc
     endif()
     if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
         string(REGEX REPLACE "( |^)(-|/)" ";\\2" WIN_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES}")
@@ -92,51 +95,56 @@ function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file _additional_binaries) #https:
 endfunction()
 
 function(vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_compiler_flags_to_list _out_var _compiler_flags)
-    string(REGEX REPLACE [=[( +|^)((\"(\\\"|[^"])+\"|\\\"|\\ |[^ ])+)]=] ";\\2" ${_out_var} "${_compiler_flags}")
+    string(REPLACE ";" "\\\;" tmp_var "${_compiler_flags}")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE [=[( +|^)((\"(\\\"|[^"])+\"|\\\"|\\ |[^ ])+)]=] ";\\2" ${_out_var} "${tmp_var}")
+    list(POP_FRONT ${_out_var}) # The first element is always empty due to the above replacement
+    list(TRANSFORM ${_out_var} STRIP) # Strip leading trailing whitespaces from each element in the list.
     set(${_out_var} "${${_out_var}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
-function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file_config _config) #https://mesonbuild.com/Native-environments.html
+function(vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_list_to_python_array _out_var)
+    set(FLAG_LIST ${ARGN})
+    list(TRANSFORM FLAG_LIST APPEND "'")
+    list(TRANSFORM FLAG_LIST PREPEND "'")
+    list(JOIN FLAG_LIST ", " ${_out_var})
+    string(REPLACE "'', " "" ${_out_var} "${${_out_var}}") # remove empty elements if any
+    set(${_out_var} "[${${_out_var}}]" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+# Generates the required compiler properties for meson
+function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_flags_properties_string _out_var _config)
     if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
         set(L_FLAG /LIBPATH:)
     else()
         set(L_FLAG -L)
     endif()
     set(PATH_SUFFIX_DEBUG /debug)
-    set(LIBPATH_${_config} "'${L_FLAG}${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${PATH_SUFFIX_${_config}}/lib'")
-    
-    set(NATIVE_${_config} "[properties]\n") #https://mesonbuild.com/Builtin-options.html
+    set(LIBPATH_${_config} "${L_FLAG}${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${PATH_SUFFIX_${_config}}/lib")
     vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_compiler_flags_to_list(MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    list(TRANSFORM MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} APPEND "'")
-    list(TRANSFORM MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} PREPEND "'")
-    #list(APPEND MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} "${LIBPATH_${_config}}")
-    list(APPEND MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} "'-I${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include'")
-    list(JOIN MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} ", " MESON_CFLAGS_${_config})
-    string(REPLACE "'', " "" MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} "${MESON_CFLAGS_${_config}}")
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "c_args = [${MESON_CFLAGS_${_config}}]\n")
+    list(APPEND MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} "-I\"${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include\"")
+    vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_list_to_python_array(MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} ${MESON_CFLAGS_${_config}})
+    string(APPEND ${_out_var} "c_args = ${MESON_CFLAGS_${_config}}\n")
     vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_compiler_flags_to_list(MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    list(TRANSFORM MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} APPEND "'")
-    list(TRANSFORM MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} PREPEND "'")
-    #list(APPEND MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} "${LIBPATH_${_config}}")
-    list(APPEND MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} "'-I${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include'")
-    list(JOIN MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} ", " MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config})
-    string(REPLACE "'', " "" MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} "${MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config}}")
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "cpp_args = [${MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config}}]\n")
-
+    list(APPEND MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} "-I\"${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include\"")
+    vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_list_to_python_array(MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} ${MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config}})
+    string(APPEND ${_out_var} "cpp_args = ${MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config}}\n")
     if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "dynamic")
         set(LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}")
     else()
         set(LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}")
     endif()
     vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_compiler_flags_to_list(LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    list(TRANSFORM LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} APPEND "'")
-    list(TRANSFORM LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} PREPEND "'")
     list(APPEND LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${LIBPATH_${_config}}")
-    list(JOIN LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} ", " LINKER_FLAGS_${_config})
-    string(REPLACE "'', " "" LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "c_link_args = [${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}]\n")
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "cpp_link_args = [${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}]\n")
+    vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_list_to_python_array(LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} ${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}})
+    string(APPEND ${_out_var} "c_link_args = ${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}\n")
+    string(APPEND ${_out_var} "cpp_link_args = ${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}\n")
+    set(${_out_var} "${${_out_var}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
 
+function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file_config _config) #https://mesonbuild.com/Native-environments.html
+    set(NATIVE_${_config} "[properties]\n") #https://mesonbuild.com/Builtin-options.html
+    vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_flags_properties_string(NATIVE_PROPERTIES ${_config})
+    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "${NATIVE_PROPERTIES}")
     #Setup CMake properties
     string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "cmake_toolchain_file  = '${SCRIPTS}/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake'\n")
     string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "[cmake]\n")
@@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_cross_file _additional_binaries) #https:/
     endforeach()
 
     string(APPEND CROSS "[properties]\n")
-    string(APPEND CROSS "skip_sanity_check = true\n")
+
     string(APPEND CROSS "[host_machine]\n")
     string(APPEND CROSS "endian = 'little'\n")
     if(NOT VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME)
@@ -278,7 +286,7 @@ function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_cross_file _additional_binaries) #https:/
     string(APPEND CROSS "cpu_family = '${BUILD_CPU_FAM}'\n")
     string(APPEND CROSS "cpu = '${BUILD_CPU}'\n")
 
-    if(NOT BUILD_CPU_FAM STREQUAL HOST_CPU_FAM OR VCPKG_TARGET_IS_ANDROID OR VCPKG_TARGET_IS_IOS)
+    if(NOT BUILD_CPU_FAM MATCHES "${HOST_CPU_FAM}" OR VCPKG_TARGET_IS_ANDROID OR VCPKG_TARGET_IS_IOS OR VCPKG_TARGET_IS_UWP)
         set(_file "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/meson-cross-${TARGET_TRIPLET}.log")
         set(VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE "${_file}" PARENT_SCOPE)
         file(WRITE "${_file}" "${CROSS}")
@@ -286,46 +294,10 @@ function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_cross_file _additional_binaries) #https:/
 endfunction()
 
 function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_cross_file_config _config) #https://mesonbuild.com/Native-environments.html
-    if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
-        set(L_FLAG /LIBPATH:)
-    else()
-        set(L_FLAG -L)
-    endif()
-    set(PATH_SUFFIX_DEBUG /debug)
-    set(LIBPATH_${_config} "'${L_FLAG}${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${PATH_SUFFIX_${_config}}/lib'")
-
-
-    set(NATIVE_${_config} "[properties]\n") #https://mesonbuild.com/Builtin-options.html
-    vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_compiler_flags_to_list(MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    list(TRANSFORM MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} APPEND "'")
-    list(TRANSFORM MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} PREPEND "'")
-    list(APPEND MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} "'-I\"${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include\"'")
-    list(JOIN MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} ", " MESON_CFLAGS_${_config})
-    string(REPLACE "'', " "" MESON_CFLAGS_${_config} "${MESON_CFLAGS_${_config}}")
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "c_args = [${MESON_CFLAGS_${_config}}]\n")
-    vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_compiler_flags_to_list(MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    list(TRANSFORM MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} APPEND "'")
-    list(TRANSFORM MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} PREPEND "'")
-    list(APPEND MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} "'-I\"${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include\"'")
-    list(JOIN MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} ", " MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config})
-    string(REPLACE "'', " "" MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config} "${MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config}}")
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "cpp_args = [${MESON_CXXFLAGS_${_config}}]\n")
-
-    if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "dynamic")
-        set(LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    else()
-        set(LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    endif()
-    vcpkg_internal_meson_convert_compiler_flags_to_list(LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    list(TRANSFORM LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} APPEND "'")
-    list(TRANSFORM LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} PREPEND "'")
-    list(APPEND LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${LIBPATH_${_config}}")
-    list(JOIN LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} ", " LINKER_FLAGS_${_config})
-    string(REPLACE "'', " "" LINKER_FLAGS_${_config} "${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}")
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "c_link_args = [${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}]\n")
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "cpp_link_args = [${LINKER_FLAGS_${_config}}]\n")
-
-    string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "[built-in options]\n")
+    set(CROSS_${_config} "[properties]\n") #https://mesonbuild.com/Builtin-options.html
+    vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_flags_properties_string(CROSS_PROPERTIES ${_config})
+    string(APPEND CROSS_${_config} "${CROSS_PROPERTIES}")
+    string(APPEND CROSS_${_config} "[built-in options]\n")
     if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
         if(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE STREQUAL "static")
             set(CRT mt)
@@ -335,13 +307,12 @@ function(vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_cross_file_config _config) #https://meson
         if(${_config} STREQUAL DEBUG)
             set(CRT ${CRT}d)
         endif()
-        string(APPEND NATIVE_${_config} "b_vscrt = '${CRT}'\n")
+        string(APPEND CROSS_${_config} "b_vscrt = '${CRT}'\n")
     endif()
-    
     string(TOLOWER "${_config}" lowerconfig)
     set(_file "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/meson-cross-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-${lowerconfig}.log")
     set(VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE_${_config} "${_file}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-    file(WRITE "${_file}" "${NATIVE_${_config}}")
+    file(WRITE "${_file}" "${CROSS_${_config}}")
 endfunction()
 
 
@@ -349,8 +320,8 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
     # parse parameters such that semicolons in options arguments to COMMAND don't get erased
     cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 0 _vcm "" "SOURCE_PATH" "OPTIONS;OPTIONS_DEBUG;OPTIONS_RELEASE;ADDITIONAL_NATIVE_BINARIES;ADDITIONAL_CROSS_BINARIES")
 
-    file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel)
-    file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg)
+    file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel")
+    file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg")
 
     vcpkg_internal_get_cmake_vars(OUTPUT_FILE _VCPKG_CMAKE_VARS_FILE)
     set(_VCPKG_CMAKE_VARS_FILE "${_VCPKG_CMAKE_VARS_FILE}" PARENT_SCOPE)
@@ -375,19 +346,6 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
 
     list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --buildtype plain --backend ninja --wrap-mode nodownload)
 
-    if(NOT VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE)
-        vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file("_vcm_ADDITIONAL_NATIVE_BINARIES")
-    endif()
-    if(NOT VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE_DEBUG)
-        vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file_config(DEBUG)
-    endif()
-    if(NOT VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE_RELEASE)
-        vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file_config(RELEASE)
-    endif()
-    list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --native "${VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE}")
-    list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_DEBUG --native "${VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE_DEBUG}")
-    list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_RELEASE --native "${VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE_RELEASE}")
-
     if(NOT VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE)
         vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_cross_file("_vcm_ADDITIONAL_CROSS_BINARIES")
     endif()
@@ -400,7 +358,6 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
     if(VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE)
         list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --cross "${VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE}")
     endif()
-    
     if(VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE_DEBUG)
         list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_DEBUG --cross "${VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE_DEBUG}")
     endif()
@@ -408,6 +365,22 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
         list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_RELEASE --cross "${VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE_RELEASE}")
     endif()
 
+    if(NOT VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE AND NOT VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE)
+        vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file("_vcm_ADDITIONAL_NATIVE_BINARIES")
+    endif()
+    if(NOT VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE_DEBUG AND NOT VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE)
+        vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file_config(DEBUG)
+    endif()
+    if(NOT VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE_RELEASE AND NOT VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE)
+        vcpkg_internal_meson_generate_native_file_config(RELEASE)
+    endif()
+    if(VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE AND NOT VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE)
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --native "${VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE}")
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_DEBUG --native "${VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE_DEBUG}")
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_RELEASE --native "${VCPKG_MESON_NATIVE_FILE_RELEASE}")
+    else()
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --native "${SCRIPTS}/buildsystems/meson/none.txt")
+    endif()
     if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "dynamic")
         list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --default-library shared)
     else()
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_install_meson.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_install_meson.cmake
index 18cd03e6c7..6310a96cd0 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_install_meson.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_install_meson.cmake
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ Builds a meson project previously configured with `vcpkg_configure_meson()`.
 
 ## Usage
 ```cmake
-vcpkg_install_meson()
+vcpkg_install_meson([ADD_BIN_TO_PATH])
 ```
 
+## Parameters:
+### ADD_BIN_TO_PATH
+Adds the appropriate Release and Debug `bin\` directories to the path during the build such that executables can run against the in-tree DLLs.
+
 ## Examples
 
 * [fribidi](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/fribidi/portfile.cmake)
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ vcpkg_install_meson()
 function(vcpkg_install_meson)
     vcpkg_find_acquire_program(NINJA)
     unset(ENV{DESTDIR}) # installation directory was already specified with '--prefix' option
+    cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 0 _im "ADD_BIN_TO_PATH" "" "")
 
     if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_OSX)
         if(DEFINED ENV{SDKROOT})
@@ -30,23 +35,35 @@ function(vcpkg_install_meson)
         set(ENV{MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} "${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
     endif()
 
-    if(NOT DEFINED VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "release")
-        message(STATUS "Package ${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel")
-        vcpkg_execute_required_process(
-            COMMAND ${NINJA} install -v
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel
-            LOGNAME package-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel
-        )
-    endif()
+    foreach(BUILDTYPE "debug" "release")
+        if(DEFINED VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL BUILDTYPE)
+            continue()
+        endif()
 
-    if(NOT DEFINED VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "debug")
-        message(STATUS "Package ${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg")
+        if(BUILDTYPE STREQUAL "debug")
+            set(SHORT_BUILDTYPE "dbg")
+        else()
+            set(SHORT_BUILDTYPE "rel")
+        endif()
+
+        message(STATUS "Package ${TARGET_TRIPLET}-${SHORT_BUILDTYPE}")
+        if(_im_ADD_BIN_TO_PATH)
+            set(_BACKUP_ENV_PATH "$ENV{PATH}")
+            if(BUILDTYPE STREQUAL "debug")
+                vcpkg_add_to_path(PREPEND "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug/bin")
+            else()
+                vcpkg_add_to_path(PREPEND "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/bin")
+            endif()
+        endif()
         vcpkg_execute_required_process(
             COMMAND ${NINJA} install -v
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg
-            LOGNAME package-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-${SHORT_BUILDTYPE}
+            LOGNAME package-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-${SHORT_BUILDTYPE}
         )
-    endif()
+        if(_im_ADD_BIN_TO_PATH)
+            set(ENV{PATH} "${_BACKUP_ENV_PATH}")
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
 
     set(RENAMED_LIBS)
     if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS AND VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)