diff --git a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_copy_tools.md b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_copy_tools.md
index 34a4bb84a63..98e86e05b5d 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_copy_tools.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_copy_tools.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Copy tools and all their DLL dependencies into the `tools` folder.
 vcpkg_copy_tools(
     TOOL_NAMES <tool1>...
     [SEARCH_DIR <${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin>]
+    [DESTINATION <${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT}>]
     [AUTO_CLEAN]
 )
 ```
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ A list of tool filenames without extension.
 ### SEARCH_DIR
 The path to the directory containing the tools. This will be set to `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin` if ommited.
 
+### DESTINATION
+Destination to copy the tools to. This will be set to `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT}` if ommited.
+
 ### AUTO_CLEAN
 Auto clean executables in `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin` and `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin`.
 
diff --git a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets.md b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets.md
index dbb6fb4325b..704ac4ad19d 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets.md
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ Additionally corrects common issues with targets, such as absolute paths and inc
 
 ## Usage
 ```cmake
-vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets([CONFIG_PATH <share/${PORT}>] [TARGET_PATH <share/${PORT}>] [DO_NOT_DELETE_PARENT_CONFIG_PATH])
+vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets([CONFIG_PATH <share/${PORT}>] 
+                          [TARGET_PATH <share/${PORT}>] 
+                          [TOOLS_PATH <tools/${PORT}>]
+                          [DO_NOT_DELETE_PARENT_CONFIG_PATH])
 ```
 
 ## Parameters
@@ -36,12 +39,15 @@ Disables the correction of_IMPORT_PREFIX done by vcpkg due to moving the targets
 Currently the correction does not take into account how the files are moved and applies
 I rather simply correction which in some cases will yield the wrong results.
 
+### TOOLS_PATH
+Define the base path to tools. Default: `tools/<PORT>`
+
 ## Notes
 Transform all `/debug/<CONFIG_PATH>/*targets-debug.cmake` files and move them to `/<TARGET_PATH>`.
 Removes all `/debug/<CONFIG_PATH>/*targets.cmake` and `/debug/<CONFIG_PATH>/*config.cmake`.
 
-Transform all references matching `/bin/*.exe` to `/tools/<port>/*.exe` on Windows.
-Transform all references matching `/bin/*` to `/tools/<port>/*` on other platforms.
+Transform all references matching `/bin/*.exe` to `/${TOOLS_PATH}/*.exe` on Windows.
+Transform all references matching `/bin/*` to `/${TOOLS_PATH}/*`  on other platforms.
 
 Fix `${_IMPORT_PREFIX}` in auto generated targets to be one folder deeper.
 Replace `${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}` with `${_IMPORT_PREFIX}` in configs and targets.
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_copy_tools.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_copy_tools.cmake
index 628bfc50643..ea1368da012 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_copy_tools.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_copy_tools.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Copy tools and all their DLL dependencies into the `tools` folder.
 vcpkg_copy_tools(
     TOOL_NAMES <tool1>...
     [SEARCH_DIR <${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin>]
+    [DESTINATION <${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT}>]
     [AUTO_CLEAN]
 )
 ```
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ A list of tool filenames without extension.
 ### SEARCH_DIR
 The path to the directory containing the tools. This will be set to `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin` if ommited.
 
+### DESTINATION
+Destination to copy the tools to. This will be set to `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT}` if ommited.
+
 ### AUTO_CLEAN
 Auto clean executables in `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin` and `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin`.
 
@@ -30,12 +34,16 @@ Auto clean executables in `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin` and `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_
 
 function(vcpkg_copy_tools)
     # parse parameters such that semicolons in options arguments to COMMAND don't get erased
-    cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 0 _vct "AUTO_CLEAN" "SEARCH_DIR" "TOOL_NAMES")
+    cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 0 _vct "AUTO_CLEAN" "SEARCH_DIR;DESTINATION" "TOOL_NAMES")
 
     if(NOT DEFINED _vct_TOOL_NAMES)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "TOOL_NAMES must be specified.")
     endif()
 
+    if(NOT DEFINED _vct_DESTINATION)
+        set(_vct_DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT}")
+    endif()
+
     if(NOT DEFINED _vct_SEARCH_DIR)
         set(_vct_SEARCH_DIR "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin")
     elseif(NOT IS_DIRECTORY ${_vct_SEARCH_DIR})
@@ -46,12 +54,12 @@ function(vcpkg_copy_tools)
         set(tool_path "${_vct_SEARCH_DIR}/${tool_name}${VCPKG_TARGET_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
         set(tool_pdb "${_vct_SEARCH_DIR}/${tool_name}.pdb")
         if(EXISTS "${tool_path}")
-            file(COPY "${tool_path}" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT}")
+            file(COPY "${tool_path}" DESTINATION "${_vct_DESTINATION}")
         else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Couldn't find this tool: ${tool_path}.")
         endif()
         if(EXISTS "${tool_pdb}")
-            file(COPY "${tool_pdb}" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT}")
+            file(COPY "${tool_pdb}" DESTINATION "${_vct_DESTINATION}")
         endif()
     endforeach()
 
@@ -59,5 +67,5 @@ function(vcpkg_copy_tools)
         vcpkg_clean_executables_in_bin(FILE_NAMES ${_vct_TOOL_NAMES})
     endif()
 
-    vcpkg_copy_tool_dependencies("${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/${PORT}")
+    vcpkg_copy_tool_dependencies("${_vct_DESTINATION}")
 endfunction()
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets.cmake
index d4eae04a651..f38270e8c48 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets.cmake
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ Additionally corrects common issues with targets, such as absolute paths and inc
 
 ## Usage
 ```cmake
-vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets([CONFIG_PATH <share/${PORT}>] [TARGET_PATH <share/${PORT}>] [DO_NOT_DELETE_PARENT_CONFIG_PATH])
+vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets([CONFIG_PATH <share/${PORT}>] 
+                          [TARGET_PATH <share/${PORT}>] 
+                          [TOOLS_PATH <tools/${PORT}>]
+                          [DO_NOT_DELETE_PARENT_CONFIG_PATH])
 ```
 
 ## Parameters
@@ -35,12 +38,15 @@ Disables the correction of_IMPORT_PREFIX done by vcpkg due to moving the targets
 Currently the correction does not take into account how the files are moved and applies
 I rather simply correction which in some cases will yield the wrong results.
 
+### TOOLS_PATH
+Define the base path to tools. Default: `tools/<PORT>`
+
 ## Notes
 Transform all `/debug/<CONFIG_PATH>/*targets-debug.cmake` files and move them to `/<TARGET_PATH>`.
 Removes all `/debug/<CONFIG_PATH>/*targets.cmake` and `/debug/<CONFIG_PATH>/*config.cmake`.
 
-Transform all references matching `/bin/*.exe` to `/tools/<port>/*.exe` on Windows.
-Transform all references matching `/bin/*` to `/tools/<port>/*` on other platforms.
+Transform all references matching `/bin/*.exe` to `/${TOOLS_PATH}/*.exe` on Windows.
+Transform all references matching `/bin/*` to `/${TOOLS_PATH}/*`  on other platforms.
 
 Fix `${_IMPORT_PREFIX}` in auto generated targets to be one folder deeper.
 Replace `${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}` with `${_IMPORT_PREFIX}` in configs and targets.
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ function(vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "The ${PORT} port already depends on vcpkg-cmake-config; using both vcpkg-cmake-config and vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets in the same port is unsupported.")
     endif()
 
-    cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 0 arg "DO_NOT_DELETE_PARENT_CONFIG_PATH" "CONFIG_PATH;TARGET_PATH;NO_PREFIX_CORRECTION" "")
+    cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 0 arg "DO_NOT_DELETE_PARENT_CONFIG_PATH" "CONFIG_PATH;TARGET_PATH;NO_PREFIX_CORRECTION;TOOLS_PATH" "")
 
     if(arg_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets was passed extra arguments: ${arg_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}")
@@ -66,6 +72,10 @@ function(vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets)
     if(NOT arg_TARGET_PATH)
         set(arg_TARGET_PATH share/${PORT})
     endif()
+    
+    if(NOT arg_TOOLS_PATH)
+        set(arg_TOOLS_PATH tools/${PORT})
+    endif()
 
     string(REPLACE "." "\\." EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX "${VCPKG_TARGET_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
 
@@ -148,7 +158,7 @@ function(vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets)
     foreach(RELEASE_TARGET IN LISTS RELEASE_TARGETS)
         file(READ ${RELEASE_TARGET} _contents)
         string(REPLACE "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}" "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}" _contents "${_contents}")
-        string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/([^ \"]+${EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})" "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/tools/${PORT}/\\1" _contents "${_contents}")
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/([^ \"]+${EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})" "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/${arg_TOOLS_PATH}/\\1" _contents "${_contents}")
         file(WRITE ${RELEASE_TARGET} "${_contents}")
     endforeach()
 
@@ -161,7 +171,7 @@ function(vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets)
 
             file(READ ${DEBUG_TARGET} _contents)
             string(REPLACE "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}" "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}" _contents "${_contents}")
-            string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/([^ \";]+${EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})" "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/tools/${PORT}/\\1" _contents "${_contents}")
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/([^ \";]+${EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})" "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/${arg_TOOLS_PATH}/\\1" _contents "${_contents}")
             string(REPLACE "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib" "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/debug/lib" _contents "${_contents}")
             string(REPLACE "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin" "\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/debug/bin" _contents "${_contents}")
             file(WRITE ${RELEASE_SHARE}/${DEBUG_TARGET_REL} "${_contents}")