diff --git a/docs/maintainers/control-files.md b/docs/maintainers/control-files.md
index 43c1c70a7ab823..38058519d20ef7 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/control-files.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/control-files.md
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ The predefined expressions are computed from standard triplet settings:
 - `static` - `VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE` == `"static"`
 - `wasm32` - `VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE` == `"wasm32"`
 - `emscripten` - `VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME` == `"Emscripten"`
+- `mingw` - `VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME` == `"MinGW"`
 
 These predefined expressions can be overridden in the triplet file via the [`VCPKG_DEP_INFO_OVERRIDE_VARS`](../users/triplets.md) option.
 
diff --git a/docs/users/triplets.md b/docs/users/triplets.md
index 9aa500d76110c0..3e3fd6b1722a3c 100644
--- a/docs/users/triplets.md
+++ b/docs/users/triplets.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Valid options include any CMake system name, such as:
 - `Darwin` (Mac OSX)
 - `Linux` (Linux)
 - `Emscripten` (WebAssembly)
+- `MinGW` (Minimalist GNU for Windows)
 
 ### VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION
 Specifies the target platform system version.
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/logicexpression.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/logicexpression.cpp
index 5f3a25e8e90545..aded18dab33a21 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/logicexpression.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/logicexpression.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
         x86,
         arm,
         arm64,
+        wasm32,
 
         windows,
         linux,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
         uwp,
         android,
         emscripten,
-        wasm32,
+        mingw,
 
         static_link,
     };
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@ namespace vcpkg
                 {"android", Identifier::android},
                 {"emscripten", Identifier::emscripten},
                 {"wasm32", Identifier::wasm32},
+                {"mingw", Identifier::mingw},
                 {"static", Identifier::static_link},
+                
             };
 
             auto id_pair = id_map.find(name);
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
                 case Identifier::android: return true_if_exists_and_equal("VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME", "Android");
                 case Identifier::emscripten: return true_if_exists_and_equal("VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME", "Emscripten");
                 case Identifier::wasm32: return true_if_exists_and_equal("VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE", "wasm32");
+                case Identifier::mingw: return true_if_exists_and_equal("VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME", "MinGW");
                 case Identifier::static_link: return true_if_exists_and_equal("VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE", "static");
             }