diff --git a/ports/gdal/pkgconfig.diff b/ports/gdal/pkgconfig.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c4217297cfec69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/gdal/pkgconfig.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+diff --git a/cmake/helpers/GdalGenerateConfig.cmake b/cmake/helpers/GdalGenerateConfig.cmake
+index debddd7062..1ee07abf13 100644
+--- a/cmake/helpers/GdalGenerateConfig.cmake
++++ b/cmake/helpers/GdalGenerateConfig.cmake
+@@ -204,14 +204,15 @@ function(gdal_split_library_to_lflags _lib_flag _path_flag _input)
+             string(FIND "${_name_we}" "${_prefix}" _pos)
+         else()
+             set(_pos 0)
++            set(_name_we "${_lib_name}")
+         endif()
+         if(_pos STREQUAL "0")
+             # Match
+             string(LENGTH "${_prefix}" _pos)
+             string(SUBSTRING "${_name_we}" "${_pos}" "-1" _lib_name)
+-            set(${_lib_flag} "${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FLAG}${_lib_name}" PARENT_SCOPE)
++            set(${_lib_flag} "-l${_lib_name}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+             if(_lib_dir AND NOT _lib_dir IN_LIST CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES)
+-                set(${_path_flag} "${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH_FLAG}${_lib_dir}" PARENT_SCOPE)
++                set(${_path_flag} "-L${_lib_dir}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+             else()
+                 set(${_path_flag} "" PARENT_SCOPE)
+             endif()
+@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ function(gdal_get_lflags _result)
+     gdal_flatten_link_libraries(_libs_in "${is_debug_build}" ${ARGN})
+ 
+     set(_libs_out "")
++    string(REPLACE "-framework;" "-framework " _libs_in "${_libs_in}")
+     foreach(_lib IN LISTS _libs_in)
+         if(TARGET "${_lib}")
+             get_property(_type TARGET ${_lib} PROPERTY TYPE)
+@@ -260,12 +262,15 @@ function(gdal_get_lflags _result)
+             # use _lib
+         elseif(CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FLAG STREQUAL "-l" AND _lib MATCHES "^-l")
+             # use _lib
++        elseif(_lib MATCHES "^-framework +([^ ]+)\$")
++            list(APPEND _libs_out "-framework" "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
++            continue()
+         elseif(EXISTS "${_lib}")
+             if(GDAL_SPLIT_EXPORTED_LIBS)
+                 gdal_split_library_to_lflags(_lib _other "${_lib}")
+             endif()
+         else()
+-            set(_lib "${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FLAG}${_lib}")
++            set(_lib "-l${_lib}")
+         endif()
+         if(_other AND NOT _other IN_LIST _libs_out)
+             list(APPEND _libs_out "${_other}")
+@@ -303,7 +308,11 @@ function(gdal_generate_config)
+     gdal_join_and_quote(CONFIG_CFLAGS)
+ 
+     get_property(target_lib_name TARGET "${arg_TARGET}" PROPERTY OUTPUT_NAME)
+-    set(CONFIG_LIBS "${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FLAG}${target_lib_name}")
++    # Keep in sync with /gdal.cmake
++    if(MSVC AND arg_TARGET STREQUAL "GDAL" AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "[Dd][Ee][Bb][Uu][Gg]")
++        string(APPEND target_lib_name "${GDAL_DEBUG_POSTFIX}")
++    endif()
++    set(CONFIG_LIBS "-l${target_lib_name}")
+     if(NOT CONFIG_PREFIX IN_LIST CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+         list(INSERT CONFIG_LIBS 0 "${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH_FLAG}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}")
+     endif()
diff --git a/ports/gdal/portfile.cmake b/ports/gdal/portfile.cmake
index d1896bd76d5832..601d123d3586b3 100644
--- a/ports/gdal/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/gdal/portfile.cmake
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
         libkml.patch
         sqlite3.diff
         target-is-valid.patch
+        pkgconfig.diff
 )
 # `vcpkg clean` stumbles over one subdir
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${SOURCE_PATH}/autotest")
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ vcpkg_cmake_configure(
         -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Java=ON
         -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_JNI=ON
         -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_SWIG=ON
+        -DGDAL_SPLIT_EXPORTED_LIBS=ON
         -DGDAL_USE_INTERNAL_LIBS=OFF
         -DGDAL_USE_EXTERNAL_LIBS=OFF
         -DGDAL_BUILD_OPTIONAL_DRIVERS=ON
diff --git a/ports/gdal/vcpkg.json b/ports/gdal/vcpkg.json
index b90d8e30719d6d..36b962d8761bcf 100644
--- a/ports/gdal/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/gdal/vcpkg.json
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@
     "libspatialite": {
       "description": "Create or update SpatiaLite databases using libspatialite",
       "dependencies": [
+        {
+          "name": "gdal",
+          "default-features": false,
+          "features": [
+            "sqlite3"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "name": "libspatialite",
           "default-features": false
diff --git a/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/portfile.cmake b/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/portfile.cmake
index 065116c276adcf..62d16a08468054 100644
--- a/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/portfile.cmake
+++ b/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/portfile.cmake
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 set(VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_PACKAGE enabled)
+
+file(COPY_FILE "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig/gdal.pc" "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/gdal.pc.log")
+
+vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PKGCONFIG)
+
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
+    SOURCE_PATH "${CURRENT_PORT_DIR}/project"
+    OPTIONS
+        "-DPKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=${PKGCONFIG}"
+)
+vcpkg_cmake_build()
diff --git a/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/project/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/project/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5a0d70ec942a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.30)
+project(gdal-test C CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+block(SCOPE_FOR VARIABLES)
+    find_package(GDAL CONFIG REQUIRED)
+
+    add_executable(main-cmake main.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(main-cmake PRIVATE GDAL::GDAL)
+endblock()
+
+block(SCOPE_FOR VARIABLES)
+    find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+    pkg_check_modules(PC_GDAL gdal REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET)
+
+    add_executable(main-pkgconfig main.cpp)
+    if(APPLE OR (WIN32 AND NOT MINGW))
+        target_link_libraries(main-pkgconfig PRIVATE PkgConfig::PC_GDAL)
+    else()
+        # Use raw flags, avoid find_library
+        target_compile_options(main-pkgconfig PRIVATE ${PC_GDAL_CFLAGS})
+        target_link_libraries(main-pkgconfig PRIVATE ${PC_GDAL_LDFLAGS})
+    endif()
+endblock()
diff --git a/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/project/main.cpp b/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/project/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c24612f307168f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/project/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <gdal_priv.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+    GDALAllRegister();
+    auto poDataset = GDALDatasetUniquePtr(GDALDataset::FromHandle(GDALOpen("test.gtif", GA_ReadOnly)));
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/vcpkg.json b/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/vcpkg.json
index ee66c61cfa9cc7..ac7ed45dd38bb1 100644
--- a/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/vcpkg.json
+++ b/scripts/test_ports/vcpkg-ci-gdal/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vcpkg-ci-gdal",
-  "version-date": "2023-12-28",
+  "version-string": "ci",
   "description": "Port to force features of certain ports within CI",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
         "webp",
         "zstd"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-cmake",
+      "host": true
     }
   ]
 }