diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
index 2af64999e25d53..d6999a6cf4c8d3 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
     endif()
 
     include("${VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}")
-    
+
     string(APPEND MESON_COMMON_CFLAGS " ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS${MESON_CMAKE_FLAG_SUFFIX}}")
     string(APPEND MESON_COMMON_CXXFLAGS " ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS${MESON_CMAKE_FLAG_SUFFIX}}")
 
@@ -72,15 +72,13 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
     string(APPEND MESON_COMMON_LDFLAGS " ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS${MESON_CMAKE_FLAG_SUFFIX}}")
     string(APPEND MESON_DEBUG_LDFLAGS " ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG${MESON_CMAKE_FLAG_SUFFIX}}")
     string(APPEND MESON_RELEASE_LDFLAGS " ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE${MESON_CMAKE_FLAG_SUFFIX}}")
-    
-    # select meson cmd-line options
-    if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
-        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS "-Dcmake_prefix_path=['${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}','${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/share']")
-    else()
-        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS "-Dcmake_prefix_path=['${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}']")
-    endif()
+
     list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --buildtype plain --backend ninja --wrap-mode nodownload)
-    
+
+    if(VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE)
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --cross "${VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE}")
+    endif()
+
     if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "dynamic")
         list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --default-library shared)
     else()
@@ -88,11 +86,20 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
     endif()
     
     list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS --libdir lib) # else meson install into an architecture describing folder
-    list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_DEBUG --prefix ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug --includedir ../include)
-    list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_RELEASE --prefix  ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR})
-    
+    list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_DEBUG -Ddebug=true --prefix ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug --includedir ../include)
+    list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_RELEASE -Ddebug=false --prefix  ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR})
+
+    # select meson cmd-line options
+    if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_DEBUG "-Dcmake_prefix_path=['${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug','${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}','${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/share']")
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_RELEASE "-Dcmake_prefix_path=['${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}','${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug','${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/share']")
+    else()
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_DEBUG "-Dcmake_prefix_path=['${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug','${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}']")
+        list(APPEND _vcm_OPTIONS_RELEASE "-Dcmake_prefix_path=['${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}','${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug']")
+    endif()
+
     vcpkg_find_acquire_program(MESON)
-    
+
     get_filename_component(CMAKE_PATH ${CMAKE_COMMAND} DIRECTORY)
     vcpkg_add_to_path("${CMAKE_PATH}") # Make CMake invokeable for Meson
 
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
     get_filename_component(NINJA_PATH ${NINJA} DIRECTORY)
     vcpkg_add_to_path("${NINJA_PATH}")
 
-    if(NOT ENV{PKG_CONFIG})
+    if(NOT DEFINED ENV{PKG_CONFIG})
         find_program(PKGCONFIG pkg-config)
         if(NOT PKGCONFIG AND CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
             vcpkg_acquire_msys(MSYS_ROOT PACKAGES pkg-config)
@@ -116,27 +123,22 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
         string(REGEX REPLACE "([a-zA-Z]):/" "/\\1/" PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR "${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}")
     endif()
     # configure debug
-    if(NOT DEFINED VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "debug")        
+    if(NOT DEFINED VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "debug")
         message(STATUS "Configuring ${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg")
         file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg)
         
         #setting up PKGCONFIG
-        if(NOT PKGCONFIG MATCHES "--define-variable=prefix")
-            set(PKGCONFIG_PREFIX "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug")
-            # if(WIN32)
-                # string(REGEX REPLACE "([a-zA-Z]):/" "/\\1/" PKGCONFIG_PREFIX "${PKGCONFIG_PREFIX}")
-            # endif()
-            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG} "${PKGCONFIG} --define-variable=prefix=${PKGCONFIG_PREFIX}")
-        endif()
+        set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG} "${PKGCONFIG}")
+
         set(PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug/lib/pkgconfig/")
         if(WIN32)
             string(REGEX REPLACE "([a-zA-Z]):/" "/\\1/" PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}")
         endif()
-        if(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})
+        if(DEFINED ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})
             set(BACKUP_ENV_PKG_CONFIG_PATH_DEBUG $ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})
-            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}: ${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}: $ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}")
+            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}:${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}:$ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}")
         else()
-            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}: ${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}")
+            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}:${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}")
         endif()
 
         set(CFLAGS "-Dc_args=[${MESON_COMMON_CFLAGS} ${MESON_DEBUG_CFLAGS}]")
@@ -187,24 +189,19 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
     # configure release
     if(NOT DEFINED VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "release")
         message(STATUS "Configuring ${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel")
-        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel)        
+        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel)
         #setting up PKGCONFIG
-        if(NOT PKGCONFIG MATCHES "--define-variable=prefix")
-            set(PKGCONFIG_PREFIX "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}")
-            # if(WIN32)
-                # string(REGEX REPLACE "([a-zA-Z]):/" "/\\1/" PKGCONFIG_PREFIX "${PKGCONFIG_PREFIX}")
-            # endif()
-            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG} "${PKGCONFIG} --define-variable=prefix=${PKGCONFIG_PREFIX}")
-        endif()
+        set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG} "${PKGCONFIG}")
+
         set(PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig/")
         if(WIN32)
             string(REGEX REPLACE "([a-zA-Z]):/" "/\\1/" PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}")
         endif()
-        if(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})
+        if(DEFINED ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})
             set(BACKUP_ENV_PKG_CONFIG_PATH_RELEASE $ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})
-            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}: ${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}: $ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}")
+            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}:${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}:$ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}")
         else()
-            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}: ${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}")
+            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}:${PKGCONFIG_SHARE_DIR}")
         endif()
 
         # Normalize flags for meson (i.e. " /string /with /flags " -> ['/string', '/with', '/flags'])
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_acquire_program.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_acquire_program.cmake
index c86eee3eb562a2..e2a7eed361f661 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_acquire_program.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_acquire_program.cmake
@@ -230,9 +230,10 @@ function(vcpkg_find_acquire_program VAR)
     if(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
       set(SCRIPTNAME meson.py)
     else()
-      set(SCRIPTNAME meson)
+      set(SCRIPTNAME meson.py meson)
     endif()
     set(PATHS ${DOWNLOADS}/tools/meson/meson-0.54.2)
+    set(_vfa_SUPPORTED ON) # Just download meson from github. It is very likely that the system package manager has only an outdated version
     set(URL "https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/archive/0.54.2.zip")
     set(ARCHIVE "meson-0.54.2.zip")
     set(HASH 8d19110bad3e6a223d1d169e833b746b884ece9cd23d2539ec02dccb5cd0c56542414b7afc0f7f2adcec9d957e4120d31f41734397aa0a7ee7f9c29ebdc9eb4c)
@@ -345,12 +346,12 @@ function(vcpkg_find_acquire_program VAR)
 
   macro(do_find)
     if(NOT DEFINED REQUIRED_INTERPRETER)
-      find_program(${VAR} ${PROGNAME} PATHS ${PATHS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-      find_program(${VAR} ${PROGNAME})
+      find_program(${VAR} NAMES ${PROGNAME} PATHS ${PATHS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+      find_program(${VAR} NAMES ${PROGNAME})
     else()
       vcpkg_find_acquire_program(${REQUIRED_INTERPRETER})
-      find_file(SCRIPT_${VAR} ${SCRIPTNAME} PATHS ${PATHS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-      find_file(SCRIPT_${VAR} ${SCRIPTNAME})
+      find_file(SCRIPT_${VAR} NAMES ${SCRIPTNAME} PATHS ${PATHS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+      find_file(SCRIPT_${VAR} NAMES ${SCRIPTNAME})
       set(${VAR} ${${REQUIRED_INTERPRETER}} ${SCRIPT_${VAR}})
     endif()
   endmacro()
diff --git a/scripts/toolchains/meson.windows.arm64.crossfile b/scripts/toolchains/meson.windows.arm64.crossfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0830560f03f696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/toolchains/meson.windows.arm64.crossfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[binaries]
+#exe_wrapper = 'None' # A command used to run generated executables.
+cc = 'msvc'
+c = 'cl'
+cpp = 'cl'
+ar = 'lib'
+windres = 'rc'
+cmake = 'cmake'
+[properties]
+#needs_exe_wrapper = true
+skip_sanity_check = True
+[host_machine]
+system = 'windows'
+cpu_family = 'aarch64'
+cpu = 'armv8'
+endian = 'little'
+[build_machine]
+system = 'windows'
+cpu_family = 'x86_64'
+cpu = 'x86_64'
+endian = 'little'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/triplets/arm64-windows.cmake b/triplets/arm64-windows.cmake
index ac911c476c5f78..5c0ac8dae3e691 100644
--- a/triplets/arm64-windows.cmake
+++ b/triplets/arm64-windows.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE arm64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
-
-
+set(VCPKG_MESON_CROSS_FILE "${SCRIPTS}/toolchains/meson.windows.arm64.crossfile")