diff --git a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_check_features.md b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_check_features.md
index beb599664b1205..1dac54fde133c5 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_check_features.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_check_features.md
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Arguments passed to `FEATURES` and `INVERTED_FEATURES` are not validated to prev
 If the same (`FEATURE_NAME`, `OPTION_NAME`) pair is passed to both lists,
 two conflicting definitions are added to `OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS`.
 
+For each definition added to `OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS`, the corresponding variable will also be set in
+the parent scope, so they are immediately available after calling this function.
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
index be4e1265c69bf8..507930cf9a5e09 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Arguments passed to `FEATURES` and `INVERTED_FEATURES` are not validated to prev
 If the same (`FEATURE_NAME`, `OPTION_NAME`) pair is passed to both lists,
 two conflicting definitions are added to `OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS`.
 
+For each definition added to `OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS`, the corresponding variable will also be set in
+the parent scope, so they are immediately available after calling this function.
 
 ## Examples