diff --git a/docs/users/triplets.md b/docs/users/triplets.md
index 794c14b486d423..5753fd718a5314 100644
--- a/docs/users/triplets.md
+++ b/docs/users/triplets.md
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ See the [`"supports"`](../maintainers/manifest-files.md#supports) manifest file
 
 > Implementers' Note: this list is extracted via the `vcpkg_get_dep_info` mechanism.
 
+### VCPKG_DISABLE_COMPILER_TRACKING
+
+When this option is set to (true|1|on), the compiler is ignored in the abi tracking.
+
 ## Windows Variables
 
 ### VCPKG_ENV_PASSTHROUGH
diff --git a/scripts/vcpkg_get_tags.cmake b/scripts/vcpkg_get_tags.cmake
index 09d938bbd9a281..6a948d129eb597 100644
--- a/scripts/vcpkg_get_tags.cmake
+++ b/scripts/vcpkg_get_tags.cmake
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
 VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE=${VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE}
 VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE=${VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE}
 VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE=${VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE}
+VCPKG_DISABLE_COMPILER_TRACKING=${VCPKG_DISABLE_COMPILER_TRACKING}
 e1e74b5c-18cb-4474-a6bd-5c1c8bc81f3f")
 
     # Just to enforce the user didn't set it in the triplet file