diff --git a/CMakeInstallation.cmake b/CMakeInstallation.cmake
index 0bfb2cc2a2..4a09d2d230 100644
--- a/CMakeInstallation.cmake
+++ b/CMakeInstallation.cmake
@@ -143,24 +143,6 @@ install (
     COMPONENT libraries
 )
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Create pkgconfig files
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#foreach (libs ${LINK_LIBS})
-#  set (LIBS "${LIBS} -l${libs}")
-#endforeach ()
-#foreach (libs ${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT})
-#  set (HDF5LIBS "${HDF5LIBS} -l${libs}")
-#endforeach ()
-#configure_file (
-#    ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
-#    ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/libhdf5.pc @ONLY
-#)
-#install (
-#    FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/libhdf5.pc
-#    DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/pkgconfig
-#)
-
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Configure the HDF518_Examples.cmake file and the examples
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 229a5ec88c..4e35691ecc 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -3084,6 +3084,8 @@
 ./config/cmake/HDF5Macros.cmake
 ./config/cmake/HDF5UseFortran.cmake
 ./config/cmake/jrunTest.cmake
+./config/cmake/libh5cc.in
+./config/cmake/libhdf5.pc.in
 ./config/cmake/libhdf5.settings.cmake.in
 ./config/cmake/mccacheinit.cmake
 ./config/cmake/patch.xml
diff --git a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 921497fb62..350bdf78e3 100644
--- a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,3 +139,50 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
       INCLUDES DESTINATION include
   )
 endif ()
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create pkgconfig files
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_EXEC_PREFIX \${prefix})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR \${exec_prefix}/lib)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_INCLUDEDIR \${prefix}/include)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBNAME "${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+
+configure_file (
+    ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
+    ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    @ONLY
+)
+install (
+    FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/pkgconfig
+    COMPONENT cpplibraries
+)
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_COMPILER ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
+  configure_file (
+      ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libh5cc.in
+      ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5c++
+      @ONLY
+  )
+  install (
+      FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5c++
+      DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR}
+      PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
+      COMPONENT cpplibraries
+  )
+endif ()
+
diff --git a/config/cmake/libh5cc.in b/config/cmake/libh5cc.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f462d56f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cmake/libh5cc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+##
+# Copyright by The HDF Group.
+# Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including
+# terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in
+# the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code
+# distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.
+# If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from
+# help@hdfgroup.org.
+##
+
+prg=$0
+if [ ! -e "$prg" ]; then
+  case $prg in
+    (*/*) exit 1;;
+    (*) prg=$(command -v -- "$prg") || exit;;
+  esac
+fi
+dir=$(
+  cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$prg")/.." && pwd -P
+) || exit
+prg=$dir/$(basename -- "$prg") || exit
+
+printf '%s\n' "$prg"
+printf 'dir is %s\n' "$dir"
+
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$dir/lib/pkgconfig
+
+@_PKG_CONFIG_COMPILER@ `pkg-config --define-variable=prefix=$dir --cflags --libs @_PKG_CONFIG_LIBNAME@-@_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION@` $@
diff --git a/config/cmake/libhdf5.pc.in b/config/cmake/libhdf5.pc.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4a2ebaab47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cmake/libhdf5.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+prefix=@_PKG_CONFIG_PREFIX@
+exec_prefix=@_PKG_CONFIG_EXEC_PREFIX@
+libdir=@_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR@
+includedir=@_PKG_CONFIG_INCLUDEDIR@
+
+Name: @_PKG_CONFIG_LIBNAME@
+Description: HDF5 (Hierarchical Data Format 5) Software Library
+Version: @_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION@
+
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Libs: -L${libdir} @_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS@
+Requires: @_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES@
+Libs.private: @_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE@ @_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS@
+Requires.private: @_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE@
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f187c5e6d..28f860f7bc 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,3 +69,50 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
       INCLUDES DESTINATION include
   )
 endif ()
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create pkgconfig files
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_EXEC_PREFIX \${prefix})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR \${exec_prefix}/lib)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_INCLUDEDIR \${prefix}/include)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBNAME "${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+
+configure_file (
+    ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
+    ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    @ONLY
+)
+install (
+    FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_HL_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/pkgconfig
+    COMPONENT hlcpplibraries
+)
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_COMPILER ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
+  configure_file (
+      ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libh5cc.in
+      ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5hlc++
+      @ONLY
+  )
+  install (
+      FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5hlc++
+      DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR}
+      PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
+      COMPONENT hlcpplibraries
+  )
+endif ()
+
diff --git a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d21a3ea925..62e8c219ac 100644
--- a/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,3 +88,49 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
       INCLUDES DESTINATION include
   )
 endif ()
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create pkgconfig files
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_EXEC_PREFIX \${prefix})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR \${exec_prefix}/lib)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_INCLUDEDIR \${prefix}/include)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBNAME "${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+
+configure_file (
+    ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
+    ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    @ONLY
+)
+install (
+    FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_HL_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/pkgconfig
+    COMPONENT hllibraries
+)
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_COMPILER ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER})
+  configure_file (
+      ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libh5cc.in
+      ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5chl
+      @ONLY
+  )
+  install (
+      FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5chl
+      DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR}
+      PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
+      COMPONENT hllibraries
+  )
+endif ()
diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index 6f16aa23e8..0061910c89 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ New Features
 
     Configuration:
     -------------
+    - CMake
+
+      Add pkg-config file generation
+
+      Added pkg-config file generation for the C, C++, HL, and HL C++ libraries.
+      In addition, builds on linux will create h5cXXX scripts that use the pkg-config
+      files. This is a limited implementation of a script like autotools h5cc.
+
+      (ADB - 2018/03/08, HDFFV-4359)
+
     - CMake
 
       Refactor use of CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE for new variable, which understands
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index bf7fb076c1..d10870d79b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -991,3 +991,51 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
       INCLUDES DESTINATION include
   )
 endif ()
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create pkgconfig files
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_EXEC_PREFIX \${prefix})
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR \${exec_prefix}/lib)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_INCLUDEDIR \${prefix}/include)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBNAME "${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+
+foreach (libs ${LINK_LIBS} ${LINK_COMP_LIBS})
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE} -l${libs}")
+endforeach ()
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
+
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES)
+set (_PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES_PRIVATE)
+
+configure_file (
+    ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libhdf5.pc.in
+    ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    @ONLY
+)
+install (
+    FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${HDF5_LIB_CORENAME}-${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}.pc
+    DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/pkgconfig
+    COMPONENT libraries
+)
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_COMPILER ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER})
+  configure_file (
+      ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libh5cc.in
+      ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5cc
+      @ONLY
+  )
+  install (
+      FILES ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/h5cc
+      DESTINATION ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR}
+      PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
+      COMPONENT libraries
+  )
+endif ()