diff --git a/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg-general.xml b/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg-general.xml
index af45f5ca722df5..2222fb3a768b61 100644
--- a/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg-general.xml
+++ b/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg-general.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
                   Description="The location where headers and binaries will be consumed from. In manifest mode, this directory will be created and populated based on vcpkg.json.">
   </StringProperty>
 
+  <StringProperty Name="VcpkgInstalledDirRoot" DisplayName="Installed Directory Root" Category="General" Subtype="folder" Visible="true"
+                  Description="In manifest mode and when Installed Directory is not defined, the root to derive Installed Directory from for each triplet.">
+  </StringProperty>
+
   <BoolProperty Name="VcpkgUseStatic" DisplayName="Use Static Libraries" Category="Conditional" Default="false"
                 Description="Vcpkg can build static libraries (e.g. x64-windows-static). This options changes the default triplet to use these static libraries by appending -static to $(VcpkgTriplet). This will not be shown in the evaluation of the Triplet within the UI." />
 
diff --git a/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg.targets b/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg.targets
index 23ddb192ca6625..7045dc4b881dc8 100644
--- a/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg.targets
+++ b/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg.targets
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@
     <_ZVcpkgInstalledDir>$(VcpkgInstalledDir)</_ZVcpkgInstalledDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(VcpkgEnableManifest)' == 'true'">
+    <_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot>$(VcpkgInstalledDirRoot)</_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot>
+    <_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot Condition="'$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot)' == ''">$(_ZVcpkgManifestRoot)vcpkg_installed\</_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <!-- Add trailing slashes to inputs that must have them to conform with msbuild conventions. -->
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_ZVcpkgRoot Condition="!$(_ZVcpkgRoot.EndsWith('\'))">$(_ZVcpkgRoot)\</_ZVcpkgRoot>
     <_ZVcpkgManifestRoot Condition="'$(_ZVcpkgManifestRoot)' != '' and !$(_ZVcpkgManifestRoot.EndsWith('\'))">$(_ZVcpkgManifestRoot)\</_ZVcpkgManifestRoot>
     <_ZVcpkgInstalledDir Condition="'$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDir)' != '' and !$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDir.EndsWith('\'))">$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDir)\</_ZVcpkgInstalledDir>
+    <_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot Condition="'$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot)' != '' and !$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot.EndsWith('\'))">$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot)\</_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@
   <Choose>
     <When Condition="'$(VcpkgEnableManifest)' == 'true'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <_ZVcpkgInstalledDir Condition="'$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDir)' == ''">$(_ZVcpkgManifestRoot)vcpkg_installed\$(VcpkgTriplet)\</_ZVcpkgInstalledDir>
+        <_ZVcpkgInstalledDir Condition="'$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDir)' == ''">$(_ZVcpkgInstalledDirRoot)$(VcpkgTriplet)\</_ZVcpkgInstalledDir>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>