diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 07034a4d2..55e64b934 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ mark_as_advanced(DISABLE_STREAMING_SOUNDS)
 option(STREAM_ALL_AUDIO "Stream all the audio. For extremely RAM-constrained platforms.")
 mark_as_advanced(STREAM_ALL_AUDIO)
 
+# The gettext[tools] package takes a very long time to install
+if(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE MATCHES "vcpkg.cmake$")
+  option(USE_GETTEXT_FROM_VCPKG "Add vcpkg dependency for gettext[tools] for compiling translations" OFF)
+endif()
+
 RELEASE_OPTION(CPACK "Configure CPack")
 
 
@@ -60,6 +65,13 @@ if(NIGHTLY_BUILD OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo")
   set(CPACK ON)
 endif()
 
+if(USE_GETTEXT_FROM_VCPKG)
+  list(APPEND VCPKG_MANIFEST_FEATURES "translations")
+endif()
+if(RUN_TESTS)
+  list(APPEND VCPKG_MANIFEST_FEATURES "tests")
+endif()
+
 if(NOT NOSOUND)
   option(DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL_AUDIOLIB "Use system-provided SDL_audiolib" OFF)
   cmake_dependent_option(DEVILUTIONX_STATIC_SDL_AUDIOLIB "Link static SDL_audiolib" OFF
@@ -639,6 +651,10 @@ if(GPERF)
   find_package(Gperftools REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
+if(USE_GETTEXT_FROM_VCPKG)
+  # vcpkg doesn't add its own tools directory to the search path
+  list(APPEND Gettext_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vcpkg_installed/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/tools/gettext/bin)
+endif()
 find_package(Gettext)
 if (Gettext_FOUND)
   foreach(lang bg da de es fr hr it ko_KR pt_BR ru sv zh_CN zh_TW)
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index b35f8b1b5..b82fbf36a 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ version: 1.0.{build}
 pull_requests:
   do_not_increment_build_number: true
 image: Visual Studio 2019
-cache: c:\tools\vcpkg\installed\
+cache: '%LOCALAPPDATA%\vcpkg\archives'
 
 install:
   - cd C:\Tools\vcpkg
   - git pull
   - .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
   - cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%
-  - vcpkg install --recurse fmt:x64-windows sdl2:x64-windows sdl2-ttf:x64-windows libsodium:x64-windows libpng:x64-windows
 
 before_build:
   - cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DNIGHTLY_BUILD=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=c:/tools/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake .
diff --git a/docs/building.md b/docs/building.md
index b1f85984c..c475b6dc2 100644
--- a/docs/building.md
+++ b/docs/building.md
@@ -124,22 +124,8 @@ of the `(i686|x86_64)-w64-mingw32` directory.
 ### Installing dependencies
 Make sure to install the `C++ CMake tools for Windows` component for Visual Studio.
 
-1. Install vcpkg following the instructions from https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg#quick-start.
-
-   Don't forget to perform _user-wide integration_ step for additional convenience.
-2. Install required dependencies by executing the following command (via cmd or powershell):
-
-   For the 64-bit version of the dependencies please run this command:
-
-   ```
-   vcpkg install fmt:x64-windows sdl2:x64-windows sdl2-ttf:x64-windows libsodium:x64-windows libpng:x64-windows gtest:x64-windows
-   ```
-
-   For the 32-bit version of the dependencies please run this command:
-
-   ```
-   vcpkg install fmt:x86-windows sdl2:x86-windows sdl2-ttf:x86-windows libsodium:x86-windows libpng:x86-windows gtest:x86-windows
-   ```
+Install vcpkg following the instructions from https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg#quick-start.
+Don't forget to perform _user-wide integration_ step for additional convenience.
 
 ### Compiling
 
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..254deda9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+    "name": "devilutionx",
+    "version-string": "1.2.1",
+    "dependencies": [
+        "fmt",
+        "freetype",
+        "libpng",
+        "libsodium",
+        "sdl2",
+        "sdl2-ttf"
+    ],
+    "features": {
+        "translations": {
+            "description": "Build translation files",
+            "dependencies": [
+                {
+                    "name": "gettext",
+                    "features": [ "tools" ]
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "tests": {
+            "description": "Build tests",
+            "dependencies": [ "gtest" ]
+        }
+    }
+}
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