diff --git a/toolsrc/MachineType.cpp b/toolsrc/MachineType.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0115f3e5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolsrc/MachineType.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "MachineType.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Checks.h"
+
+namespace vcpkg
+{
+    MachineType getMachineType(const uint16_t value)
+    {
+        MachineType t = static_cast<MachineType>(value);
+        switch (t)
+        {
+            case MachineType::UNKNOWN:
+            case MachineType::AM33:
+            case MachineType::AMD64:
+            case MachineType::ARM:
+            case MachineType::ARM64:
+            case MachineType::ARMNT:
+            case MachineType::EBC:
+            case MachineType::I386:
+            case MachineType::IA64:
+            case MachineType::M32R:
+            case MachineType::MIPS16:
+            case MachineType::MIPSFPU:
+            case MachineType::MIPSFPU16:
+            case MachineType::POWERPC:
+            case MachineType::POWERPCFP:
+            case MachineType::R4000:
+            case MachineType::RISCV32:
+            case MachineType::RISCV64:
+            case MachineType::RISCV128:
+            case MachineType::SH3:
+            case MachineType::SH3DSP:
+            case MachineType::SH4:
+            case MachineType::SH5:
+            case MachineType::THUMB:
+            case MachineType::WCEMIPSV2:
+                return t;
+            default:
+                Checks::exit_with_message("Unknown machine type code 0x%x", value);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/MachineType.h b/toolsrc/include/MachineType.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86efb85c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolsrc/include/MachineType.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace vcpkg
+{
+    enum class MachineType : uint16_t
+    {
+        UNKNOWN = 0x0, // The contents of this field are assumed to be applicable to any machine type
+        AM33=0x1d3,//Matsushita AM33
+        AMD64=0x8664,//x64
+        ARM=0x1c0,//ARM little endian
+        ARM64=0xaa64,//ARM64 little endian
+        ARMNT=0x1c4,//ARM Thumb-2 little endian
+        EBC=0xebc,//EFI byte code
+        I386=0x14c,//Intel 386 or later processors and compatible processors
+        IA64=0x200,//Intel Itanium processor family
+        M32R=0x9041,//Mitsubishi M32R little endian
+        MIPS16=0x266,//MIPS16
+        MIPSFPU=0x366,//MIPS with FPU
+        MIPSFPU16=0x466,//MIPS16 with FPU
+        POWERPC=0x1f0,//Power PC little endian
+        POWERPCFP=0x1f1,//Power PC with floating point support
+        R4000=0x166,//MIPS little endian
+        RISCV32=0x5032,//RISC-V 32-bit address space
+        RISCV64=0x5064,//RISC-V 64-bit address space
+        RISCV128=0x5128,//RISC-V 128-bit address space
+        SH3=0x1a2,//Hitachi SH3
+        SH3DSP=0x1a3,//Hitachi SH3 DSP
+        SH4=0x1a6,//Hitachi SH4
+        SH5=0x1a8,//Hitachi SH5
+        THUMB=0x1c2,//Thumb
+        WCEMIPSV2=0x169,//MIPS little-endian WCE v2
+    };
+
+    MachineType getMachineType(const uint16_t value);
+}
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
index 40c6f12cf3..6dfdc1bb2a 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\MachineType.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\commands_cache.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\commands_create.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\commands_edit.cpp" />
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\vcpkg_Input.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\MachineType.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\vcpkg_cmd_arguments.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\vcpkg_Commands.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\vcpkg_Dependencies.h" />
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj.filters b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj.filters
index 3b836ab3c9..ad80579904 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj.filters
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\vcpkg_Input.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\MachineType.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\post_build_lint.h">
@@ -92,5 +95,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\vcpkg_Input.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\MachineType.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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