diff --git a/scripts/templates/CONTROL.in b/scripts/templates/CONTROL.in
index e22cefdce8..77f287e0aa 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/CONTROL.in
+++ b/scripts/templates/CONTROL.in
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 Source: @PORT@
 Version:
 Homepage: 
-Description:
\ No newline at end of file
+Description:
+Build-Depends:
+Default-Features:
+
+Feature:
+Description:
+Build-Depends:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake b/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
index f6003a0cf4..6081c6b19d 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
+++ b/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
@@ -2,12 +2,24 @@
 #   CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR    = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\buildtrees\${PORT}
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR      = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #   CURRENT_PORT_DIR          = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\ports\${PORT}
+#   CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR     = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\installed\${TRIPLET}
+#   DOWNLOADS                 = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\downloads
 #   PORT                      = current port name (zlib, etc)
 #   TARGET_TRIPLET            = current triplet (x86-windows, x64-windows-static, etc)
 #   VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE         = C runtime linkage type (static, dynamic)
 #   VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE     = target library linkage type (static, dynamic)
 #   VCPKG_ROOT_DIR            = <C:\path\to\current\vcpkg>
 #   VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE = target architecture (x64, x86, arm)
+#   VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME   = "WindowsStore" "WindowsPhone" "Linux" "Darwin" "Windows" "FreeBSD" empty(windows)
+#   VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN           = ON OFF
+#   TRIPLET_SYSTEM_ARCH       = arm x86 x64
+#   BUILD_ARCH                = "Win32" "x64" "ARM"
+#   MSBUILD_PLATFORM          = "Win32"/"x64"/${TRIPLET_SYSTEM_ARCH}
+#   DEBUG_CONFIG              = "Debug Static" "Debug Dll"
+#   RELEASE_CONFIG            = "Release Static"" "Release DLL"
+#   VCPKG_TARGET_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX
+#   VCPKG_TARGET_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX
+#   VCPKG_TARGET_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX
 #
 # 	See additional helpful variables in /docs/maintainers/vcpkg_common_definitions.md