diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c666b4211..a925a88d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1508,6 +1508,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 # Enable Parallel IO with netCDF-4/HDF5 files using HDF5 parallel I/O.
 SET(STATUS_PARALLEL "OFF")
+set(IMPORT_MPI "")
 OPTION(ENABLE_PARALLEL4 "Build netCDF-4 with parallel IO" "${HDF5_PARALLEL}")
 IF(ENABLE_PARALLEL4 AND ENABLE_HDF5)
   IF(NOT HDF5_PARALLEL)
@@ -1529,6 +1530,7 @@ IF(ENABLE_PARALLEL4 AND ENABLE_HDF5)
     FILE(COPY "${netCDF_BINARY_DIR}/tmp/run_par_tests.sh"
       DESTINATION ${netCDF_BINARY_DIR}/h5_test
       FILE_PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
+    set(IMPORT_MPI "include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)\nfind_dependency(MPI COMPONENTS C)")
   ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
diff --git a/liblib/CMakeLists.txt b/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a1a9ef6d..cbcfbd9c0 100644
--- a/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ IF(STATUS_PARALLEL)
   target_link_libraries(netcdf MPI::MPI_C)
 ENDIF(STATUS_PARALLEL)
 
+IF(TARGET MPI::MPI_C)
+  target_link_libraries(netcdf MPI::MPI_C)
+ENDIF(TARGET MPI::MPI_C)
+
 IF(MOD_NETCDF_NAME)
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(netcdf PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME ${NETCDF_LIB_NAME})
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(netcdf PROPERTIES ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME ${NETCDF_LIB_NAME})
diff --git a/netCDFConfig.cmake.in b/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
index db7bb823e..7adef5cf9 100644
--- a/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ set(netCDF_LIBRARIES netCDF::netcdf)
 # include target information
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/netCDFTargets.cmake")
 
+@IMPORT_MPI@
+
 # Compiling Options
 #
 set(netCDF_C_COMPILER "@CC_VERSION@")
diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 60384f6b8..4f101773d 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ MACRO(buildplugin TARGET TARGETLIB)
     set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/INCREMENTAL:NO /DEBUG /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF")
     # Set file name & location
     set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES COMPILE_PDB_NAME ${TARGET} COMPILE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+    IF(MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH)
+      target_include_directories(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH})
+    ENDIF(MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH)
   ENDIF()
 
   IF(STATUS_PARALLEL)