diff --git a/port_versions/a-/aws-sdk-cpp.json b/port_versions/a-/aws-sdk-cpp.json
index a8ac33f4b97fea..d706e4201af347 100644
--- a/port_versions/a-/aws-sdk-cpp.json
+++ b/port_versions/a-/aws-sdk-cpp.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "git-tree": "bfc729671845a82f9c592a234f0daeacdde8daea",
+      "version-string": "1.8.83",
+      "port-version": 5
+    },
     {
       "git-tree": "1474856fe6fdeb8feab5068959e189bc9f6c0327",
       "version-string": "1.8.83",
diff --git a/port_versions/baseline.json b/port_versions/baseline.json
index 250f6157cf862c..7d0292db2cbc23 100644
--- a/port_versions/baseline.json
+++ b/port_versions/baseline.json
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
     },
     "aws-sdk-cpp": {
       "baseline": "1.8.83",
-      "port-version": 4
+      "port-version": 5
     },
     "azmq": {
       "baseline": "2020-03-03",
diff --git a/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/CONTROL b/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/CONTROL
index 1b46d7d3664fb3..3a3b4b85652b4a 100644
--- a/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/CONTROL
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 Source: aws-sdk-cpp
 Version: 1.8.83
-Port-Version: 4
+Port-Version: 5
 Homepage: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp
 Description: AWS SDK for C++
-Build-Depends: openssl (!uwp&!windows), curl (!uwp&!windows), aws-c-event-stream, zlib
+Build-Depends: openssl (!uwp&!windows&!android), curl (!uwp&!windows&!android), aws-c-event-stream(!android), zlib(!android)
 Default-Features: dynamodb, s3, kinesis
 # Automatically generated by generateFeatures.ps1
 
diff --git a/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/allow-vcpkg-chaining.patch b/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/allow-vcpkg-chaining.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3027fe0c7f915d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/allow-vcpkg-chaining.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+diff --git a/cmake/build_external.cmake b/cmake/build_external.cmake
+--- a/cmake/build_external.cmake	(revision e98e5732ec7319051f162f7314ae361c85d0a8c9)
++++ b/cmake/build_external.cmake	(date 1610744839203)
+@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
+         #zlib
+         #based on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16842218/how-to-use-cmake-externalproject-add-or-alternatives-in-a-cross-platform-way
+         #likely, some of the things here are unnecessary
++        if (VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
++            set(EXTRA_ARGS "-DVCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}"
++                    "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}")
++        endif()
++
+         ExternalProject_Add(ZLIB
+             SOURCE_DIR ${ZLIB_SOURCE_DIR}
+             URL https://sdk.amazonaws.com/cpp/builds/zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz
+@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@
+             CMAKE_ARGS
+             -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
+             -DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}
++            ${EXTRA_ARGS}
+             -DANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL=${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL}
+             -DANDROID_ABI=${ANDROID_ABI}
+             -DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=${ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN}
+@@ -70,6 +76,11 @@
+         set(OPENSSL_INCLUDE_FLAGS "-isystem ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR} -isystem ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}/openssl" CACHE INTERNAL "compiler flags to find openssl includes")
+         set(OPENSSL_LINKER_FLAGS "-L${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_DIR}" CACHE INTERNAL "linker flags to find openssl")
+
++        if (VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
++            set(EXTRA_ARGS "-DVCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}"
++                    "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}")
++        endif()
++
+         ExternalProject_Add(OPENSSL
+             SOURCE_DIR ${OPENSSL_SOURCE_DIR}
+             GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git
+@@ -78,6 +89,7 @@
+             PATCH_COMMAND cd ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} && python ${AWS_NATIVE_SDK_ROOT}/android-build/configure_openssl_cmake.py --source ${AWS_NATIVE_SDK_ROOT} --dest ${OPENSSL_SOURCE_DIR}
+             CMAKE_ARGS
+             -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
++            ${EXTRA_ARGS}
+             -DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}
+             -DANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL=${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL}
+             -DANDROID_ABI=${ANDROID_ABI}
+@@ -120,6 +132,11 @@
+             set(CURL_USE_ZLIB "OFF")
+         endif()
+
++        if (VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
++            set(EXTRA_ARGS "-DVCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}"
++                    "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}")
++        endif()
++
+         ExternalProject_Add(CURL
+                 DEPENDS ${CURL_OPENSSL_DEPENDENCY} ${CURL_ZLIB_DEPENDENCY}
+                 SOURCE_DIR ${CURL_SOURCE_DIR}
+@@ -130,6 +147,7 @@
+                 CMAKE_ARGS
+                 -C ${AWS_NATIVE_SDK_ROOT}/android-build/CurlAndroidCrossCompile.cmake
+                 -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
++                ${EXTRA_ARGS}
+                 -DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}
+                 -DANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL=${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL}
+                 -DANDROID_ABI=${ANDROID_ABI}
+@@ -146,7 +164,6 @@
+                 -DOPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}
+                 -DCURL_STATICLIB=ON
+                 -DBUILD_CURL_EXE=ON
+-                -DBUILD_CURL_TESTS=OFF
+                 -DCURL_ZLIB=${CURL_USE_ZLIB}
+                 )
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt	(revision e98e5732ec7319051f162f7314ae361c85d0a8c9)
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt	(date 1610744839158)
+@@ -163,10 +163,16 @@
+     endif()
+     file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${AWS_DEPS_BUILD_DIR})
+     if(TARGET_ARCH STREQUAL "ANDROID")
++        if (VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
++            set(EXTRA_ARGS "-DVCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}"
++                    "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}")
++        endif()
++
+         execute_process(
+             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -G ${CMAKE_GENERATOR}
+             -DTARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH}
+             -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
++            ${EXTRA_ARGS}
+             -DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}
+             -DANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL=${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL}
+             -DANDROID_ABI=${ANDROID_ABI}
diff --git a/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/portfile.cmake b/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/portfile.cmake
index 26f7bb8afb4f6a..bd4487ad31a5f9 100644
--- a/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/aws-sdk-cpp/portfile.cmake
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
     PATCHES
         patch-relocatable-rpath.patch
         fix-AWSSDKCONFIG.patch
+        allow-vcpkg-chaining.patch
 )
 
 string(COMPARE EQUAL "${VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE}" "dynamic" FORCE_SHARED_CRT)
@@ -19,14 +20,25 @@ include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/compute_build_only.cmake)
 
 if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_OSX OR VCPKG_TARGET_IS_IOS)
     set(rpath "@loader_path")
+elseif (VCPKG_TARGET_IS_ANDROID)
+    find_package(Git)
+
+    set(EXTRA_ARGS "-DTARGET_ARCH=ANDROID"
+            "-DGIT_EXECUTABLE=${GIT_EXECUTABLE}"
+            "-DGIT_FOUND=${GIT_FOUND}"
+            "-DGIT_VERSION_STRING=${GIT_VERSION_STRING}"
+            "-DVCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}"
+            )
 else()
     set(rpath "\$ORIGIN")
 endif()
+
 vcpkg_configure_cmake(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
     DISABLE_PARALLEL_CONFIGURE
     PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
+        ${EXTRA_ARGS}
         -DENABLE_UNITY_BUILD=ON
         -DENABLE_TESTING=OFF
         -DFORCE_SHARED_CRT=${FORCE_SHARED_CRT}