diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24c5af167..46a4022ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ cmake-build-debug/
 cmake-build-relwithdebinfo/
 cmake-build-minsizerel/
 cmake-build-release/
+vcpkg/
 
 .vs/
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f59c5a4f..5d1a08365 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ option(NS3_NETANIM "Build netanim" OFF)
 # other options
 option(NS3_ENABLE_BUILD_VERSION "Embed version info into libraries" OFF)
 option(NS3_CCACHE "Use Ccache to speed up recompilation" ON)
+option(NS3_CPM "Enable the CPM C++ library manager support" OFF)
 option(NS3_FAST_LINKERS "Use Mold or LLD to speed up linking if available" ON)
 option(NS3_FETCH_OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS
        "Fetch Brite, Click and Openflow dependencies" OFF
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ option(NS3_EIGEN "Build with Eigen support" ON)
 option(NS3_STATIC "Build a static ns-3 library and link it against executables"
        OFF
 )
+option(NS3_VCPKG "Enable the Vcpkg C++ library manager support" OFF)
 option(NS3_VERBOSE "Print additional build system messages" OFF)
 option(NS3_VISUALIZER "Build visualizer module" ON)
 option(NS3_WARNINGS "Enable compiler warnings" ON)
diff --git a/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-module-macros.cmake b/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-module-macros.cmake
index 145746c60..82f5d0590 100644
--- a/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-module-macros.cmake
+++ b/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-module-macros.cmake
@@ -191,9 +191,29 @@ function(build_lib)
     # include directories, allowing consumers of this module to include and link
     # the 3rd-party code with no additional setup
     get_target_includes(${lib${BLIB_LIBNAME}} exported_include_directories)
+
     string(REPLACE "-I" "" exported_include_directories
                    "${exported_include_directories}"
     )
+
+    # include directories prefixed in the source or binary directory need to be
+    # treated differently
+    set(new_exported_include_directories)
+    foreach(directory ${exported_include_directories})
+      string(FIND "${directory}" "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" is_prefixed_in_subdir)
+      if(${is_prefixed_in_subdir} GREATER_EQUAL 0)
+        string(SUBSTRING "${directory}" ${is_prefixed_in_subdir} -1
+                         directory_path
+        )
+        list(APPEND new_exported_include_directories
+             $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${directory_path}>
+        )
+      else()
+        list(APPEND new_exported_include_directories ${directory})
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+    set(exported_include_directories ${new_exported_include_directories})
+
     string(REPLACE "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/include" ""
                    exported_include_directories
                    "${exported_include_directories}"
diff --git a/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-vcpkg-hunter.cmake b/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-vcpkg-hunter.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db8acdc75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-vcpkg-hunter.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Universidade de Brasília
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation;
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
+# Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+# Author: Gabriel Ferreira <gabrielcarvfer@gmail.com>
+
+# Set default installation directory
+set(VCPKG_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg")
+
+# Check if there is an existing vcpkg installation in the user directory
+if(WIN32)
+  set(user_dir $ENV{USERPROFILE})
+else()
+  set(user_dir $ENV{HOME})
+endif()
+
+# Override the default vcpkg installation directory in case it does
+if(EXISTS "${user_dir}/vcpkg")
+  set(VCPKG_DIR "${user_dir}/vcpkg")
+endif()
+
+find_package(Git)
+
+if(${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P} EQUAL 8)
+  set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCH x64)
+else()
+  set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCH x86)
+endif()
+
+if(WIN32)
+  set(VCPKG_EXEC vcpkg.exe)
+  set(VCPKG_TRIPLET ${VCPKG_TARGET_ARCH}-windows)
+else()
+  set(VCPKG_EXEC vcpkg)
+  if(NOT APPLE) # LINUX
+    set(VCPKG_TRIPLET ${VCPKG_TARGET_ARCH}-linux)
+  else()
+    set(VCPKG_TRIPLET ${VCPKG_TARGET_ARCH}-osx)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/users/buildsystems/cmake-integration
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET ${VCPKG_TRIPLET})
+set(VCPKG_MANIFEST ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg.json)
+
+function(setup_vcpkg)
+  message(STATUS "vcpkg: setting up support in ${VCPKG_DIR}")
+
+  # Check if vcpkg was downloaded previously
+  if(EXISTS "${VCPKG_DIR}")
+    # Vcpkg already downloaded
+    message(STATUS "vcpkg: folder already exists, skipping git download")
+  else()
+    if(NOT ${Git_FOUND})
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg: Git is required, but it was not found")
+    endif()
+    get_filename_component(VCPKG_PARENT_DIR ${VCPKG_DIR} DIRECTORY)
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} clone --depth 1
+              https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY "${VCPKG_PARENT_DIR}/"
+    )
+  endif()
+
+  if(${MSVC})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg: Visual Studio is unsupported")
+  else()
+    # Check if required packages are installed (unzip curl tar)
+    if(WIN32)
+      find_program(ZIP_PRESENT zip.exe)
+      find_program(UNZIP_PRESENT unzip.exe)
+      find_program(CURL_PRESENT curl.exe)
+      find_program(TAR_PRESENT tar.exe)
+    else()
+      find_program(ZIP_PRESENT zip)
+      find_program(UNZIP_PRESENT unzip)
+      find_program(CURL_PRESENT curl)
+      find_program(TAR_PRESENT tar)
+    endif()
+
+    if(${ZIP_PRESENT} STREQUAL ZIP_PRESENT-NOTFOUND)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg: Zip is required, but is not installed")
+    endif()
+
+    if(${UNZIP_PRESENT} STREQUAL UNZIP_PRESENT-NOTFOUND)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg: Unzip is required, but is not installed")
+    endif()
+
+    if(${CURL_PRESENT} STREQUAL CURL_PRESENT-NOTFOUND)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg: Curl is required, but is not installed")
+    endif()
+
+    if(${TAR_PRESENT} STREQUAL TAR_PRESENT-NOTFOUND)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg: Tar is required, but is not installed")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  # message(WARNING "Checking VCPKG bootstrapping") Check if vcpkg was
+  # bootstrapped previously
+  if(EXISTS "${VCPKG_DIR}/${VCPKG_EXEC}")
+    message(STATUS "vcpkg: already bootstrapped")
+  else()
+    # message(WARNING "vcpkg: bootstrapping")
+    set(COMPILER_ENFORCING)
+
+    if(WIN32)
+      set(command bootstrap-vcpkg.bat -disableMetrics)
+    else()
+      # if(NOT APPLE) #linux/bsd
+      set(command bootstrap-vcpkg.sh -disableMetrics)
+      # else() set(command bootstrap-vcpkg.sh)# --allowAppleClang) endif()
+    endif()
+
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND ${COMPILER_ENFORCING} ${VCPKG_DIR}/${command}
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${VCPKG_DIR}
+    )
+    # message(STATUS "vcpkg: bootstrapped") include_directories(${VCPKG_DIR})
+    set(ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} ${VCPKG_DIR})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT WIN32)
+    execute_process(COMMAND chmod +x ${VCPKG_DIR}/${VCPKG_EXEC})
+  endif()
+
+  set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+      "${VCPKG_DIR}/installed/${VCPKG_TRIPLET}/;${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}"
+      PARENT_SCOPE
+  )
+
+  # Install packages in manifest mode
+  if(EXISTS ${VCPKG_MANIFEST})
+    message(STATUS "vcpkg: detected a vcpkg manifest file: ${VCPKG_MANIFEST}")
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND ${VCPKG_DIR}/${VCPKG_EXEC} install --triplet ${VCPKG_TRIPLET}
+              --x-install-root=${VCPKG_DIR}/installed RESULT_VARIABLE res
+    )
+    if(${res} EQUAL 0)
+      message(STATUS "vcpkg: packages defined in the manifest were installed")
+    else()
+      message(
+        FATAL_ERROR
+          "vcpkg: packages defined in the manifest failed to be installed"
+      )
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
+function(add_package package_name)
+  # Early exit in case vcpkg support is not enabled
+  if(NOT ${NS3_VCPKG})
+    message(${HIGHLIGHTED_STATUS}
+            "vcpkg: support is disabled. Not installing: ${package_name}"
+    )
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  # Early exit in case a vcpkg.json manifest file is present
+  if(EXISTS ${VCPKG_MANIFEST})
+    file(READ ${VCPKG_MANIFEST} contents)
+    if(${contents} MATCHES ${package_name})
+      message(STATUS "vcpkg: ${package_name} was installed")
+      return()
+    else()
+      message(
+        FATAL_ERROR
+          "vcpkg: manifest mode in use, but ${package_name} is not listed in ${VCPKG_MANIFEST}"
+      )
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  # Normal exit
+  message(STATUS "vcpkg: ${package_name} will be installed")
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND ${VCPKG_DIR}/${VCPKG_EXEC} install ${package_name} --triplet
+            ${VCPKG_TRIPLET} RESULT_VARIABLE res
+  )
+  if(${res} EQUAL 0)
+    message(STATUS "vcpkg: ${package_name} was installed")
+  else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "vcpkg: ${package_name} failed to be installed")
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
+if(${NS3_VCPKG})
+  setup_vcpkg()
+endif()
diff --git a/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake b/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
index 4c54e7e9d..73208d795 100644
--- a/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
+++ b/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ set(CMAKE_HEADER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/include/ns3)
 set(THIRD_PARTY_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rd-party)
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 link_directories(${CMAKE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/lib)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 
 # Get installation folder default values for each platform and include package
 # configuration macro
@@ -751,6 +752,51 @@ macro(process_options)
   )
   list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/build-support/3rd-party")
 
+  # Include our package managers
+  # cmake-format: off
+  # Starting with a custom cmake file that provides a Hunter-like interface to vcpkg
+  # Use add_package(package) to install a package
+  # Then find_package(package) to use it
+  # cmake-format: on
+  include(ns3-vcpkg-hunter)
+
+  # Then the beautiful CPM manager (too bad it doesn't work with everything)
+  # https://github.com/cpm-cmake/CPM.cmake
+  if(${NS3_CPM})
+    set(CPM_DOWNLOAD_VERSION 0.38.2)
+    set(CPM_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION
+        "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/CPM_${CPM_DOWNLOAD_VERSION}.cmake"
+    )
+    if(NOT (EXISTS ${CPM_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION}))
+      message(STATUS "Downloading CPM.cmake to ${CPM_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION}")
+      file(
+        DOWNLOAD
+        https://github.com/cpm-cmake/CPM.cmake/releases/download/v${CPM_DOWNLOAD_VERSION}/CPM.cmake
+        ${CPM_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION}
+      )
+    endif()
+    include(${CPM_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION})
+    set(CPM_USE_LOCAL_PACKAGES ON)
+  endif()
+  # Package manager test block
+  if(TEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER)
+    if(${TEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER} STREQUAL "CPM")
+      cpmaddpackage(
+        NAME ARMADILLO GIT_TAG 6cada351248c9a967b137b9fcb3d160dad7c709b
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://gitlab.com/conradsnicta/armadillo-code.git
+      )
+      find_package(ARMADILLO REQUIRED)
+      message(STATUS "Armadillo was found? ${ARMADILLO_FOUND}")
+    elseif(${TEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER} STREQUAL "VCPKG")
+      add_package(Armadillo)
+      find_package(Armadillo REQUIRED)
+      message(STATUS "Armadillo was found? ${ARMADILLO_FOUND}")
+    else()
+      find_package(Armadillo REQUIRED)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+  # End of package managers
+
   set(ENABLE_EIGEN False)
   if(${NS3_EIGEN})
     find_package(Eigen3 QUIET)
diff --git a/build-support/test-files/test-package-managers/CMakeLists.txt b/build-support/test-files/test-package-managers/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32f8ae84b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-support/test-files/test-package-managers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+if(NOT
+   TEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER
+)
+  message(
+    STATUS "Skipping test module because TEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER is not set."
+  )
+  return()
+endif()
+
+set(armadillo)
+if(${TEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER}
+   STREQUAL
+   "CPM"
+)
+  set(armadillo
+      armadillo
+  )
+  include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/armadillo-src/include)
+elseif(
+  ${TEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER}
+  STREQUAL
+  "VCPKG"
+)
+  set(armadillo
+      ${ARMADILLO_LIBRARIES}
+  )
+  include_directories(${ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+else()
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "zoincs")
+  message(
+    STATUS
+      "Skipping test module because TEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER is set to an unsupported value."
+  )
+  return()
+endif()
+
+build_lib(
+  LIBNAME test-package-managers
+  SOURCE_FILES src.cc
+  LIBRARIES_TO_LINK ${libcore}
+                    ${armadillo}
+)
diff --git a/build-support/test-files/test-package-managers/src.cc b/build-support/test-files/test-package-managers/src.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..515252187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-support/test-files/test-package-managers/src.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <armadillo>
+
+int
+main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    arma::arma_rng::set_seed_random();
+    arma::Mat<double> mat = arma::randu(4, 4);
+    std::cout << "mat:\n" << mat << "\n";
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/ns3 b/ns3
index 176c6045a..a11aaed53 100755
--- a/ns3
+++ b/ns3
@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ def clean_pip_packaging_artifacts(dry_run=False):
         remove_dir(directory, dry_run)
 
 
+def clean_vcpkg_artifacts(dry_run=False):
+    remove_dir(os.path.join(ns3_path, "vcpkg"), dry_run)
+
+
 def search_cmake_cache(build_profile):
     # Search for the CMake cache
     cmake_cache_files = glob.glob("%s/**/CMakeCache.txt" % ns3_path, recursive=True)
@@ -1445,6 +1449,7 @@ def main():
         clean_cmake_artifacts(dry_run=args.dry_run)
         clean_docs_and_tests_artifacts(dry_run=args.dry_run)
         clean_pip_packaging_artifacts(dry_run=args.dry_run)
+        clean_vcpkg_artifacts(dry_run=args.dry_run)
         # We end things earlier when cleaning
         return
 
diff --git a/utils/tests/test-ns3.py b/utils/tests/test-ns3.py
index 59bf86667..34c55528d 100755
--- a/utils/tests/test-ns3.py
+++ b/utils/tests/test-ns3.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python3
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 Universidade de Brasília
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Universidade de Brasília
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -2834,6 +2834,98 @@ class NS3ExpectedUseTestCase(NS3BaseTestCase):
         self.assertIn("scratch-simulator", stdout)
         self.assertIn("(lldb) target create", stdout)
 
+    def test_18_CpmAndVcpkgManagers(self):
+        """!
+        Test if CPM and Vcpkg package managers are working properly
+        @return None
+        """
+        # Clean the ns-3 configuration
+        return_code, stdout, stderr = run_ns3("clean")
+        self.assertEqual(return_code, 0)
+
+        # Cleanup VcPkg leftovers
+        if os.path.exists("vcpkg"):
+            shutil.rmtree("vcpkg")
+
+        # Copy a test module that consumes armadillo
+        destination_src = os.path.join(ns3_path, "src/test-package-managers")
+        # Remove pre-existing directories
+        if os.path.exists(destination_src):
+            shutil.rmtree(destination_src)
+
+        # Always use a fresh copy
+        shutil.copytree(os.path.join(ns3_path, "build-support/test-files/test-package-managers"),
+                        destination_src)
+
+        with DockerContainerManager(self, "ubuntu:22.04") as container:
+            # Install toolchain
+            container.execute("apt-get update")
+            container.execute("apt-get install -y python3 cmake g++ ninja-build")
+
+            # Verify that Armadillo is not available and that we did not
+            # add any new unnecessary dependency when features are not used
+            try:
+                container.execute(
+                    "./ns3 configure -- -DTEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER:STRING=ON")
+                self.skipTest("Armadillo is already installed")
+            except DockerException as e:
+                pass
+
+            # Clean cache to prevent dumb errors
+            return_code, stdout, stderr = run_ns3("clean")
+            self.assertEqual(return_code, 0)
+
+            # Install CPM and VcPkg shared dependency
+            container.execute("apt-get install -y git")
+
+            # Install Armadillo with CPM
+            try:
+                container.execute(
+                    "./ns3 configure -- -DNS3_CPM=ON -DTEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER:STRING=CPM")
+            except DockerException as e:
+                self.fail()
+
+            # Try to build module using CPM's Armadillo
+            try:
+                container.execute(
+                    "./ns3 build test-package-managers")
+            except DockerException as e:
+                self.fail()
+
+            # Clean cache to prevent dumb errors
+            return_code, stdout, stderr = run_ns3("clean")
+            self.assertEqual(return_code, 0)
+
+            # Install VcPkg dependencies
+            container.execute("apt-get install -y zip unzip tar curl")
+
+            # Install Armadillo dependencies
+            container.execute("apt-get install -y pkg-config gfortran")
+
+            # Install VcPkg
+            try:
+                container.execute(
+                    "./ns3 configure -- -DNS3_VCPKG=ON")
+            except DockerException as e:
+                self.fail()
+
+            # Install Armadillo with VcPkg
+            try:
+                container.execute("./ns3 configure -- -DTEST_PACKAGE_MANAGER:STRING=VCPKG")
+            except DockerException as e:
+                self.fail()
+
+            # Try to build module using VcPkg's Armadillo
+            try:
+                container.execute(
+                    "./ns3 build test-package-managers")
+            except DockerException as e:
+                self.fail()
+
+        # Remove test module
+        if os.path.exists(destination_src):
+            shutil.rmtree(destination_src)
+
 
 class NS3QualityControlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     """!