diff --git a/cmake/config.cmake.in b/cmake/config.cmake.in
index a58069321a7..e065a8c2e62 100644
--- a/cmake/config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/config.cmake.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 set(_OPENDDS_CMAKE_BUILT_AND_INSTALLED TRUE)
 set(OPENDDS_USE_PREFIX_PATH TRUE)
 set(OPENDDS_INSTALL_LIB @CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@)
+set(OPENDDS_CXX_STD @OPENDDS_CXX_STD@)
+set(OPENDDS_CXX_STD_YEAR @OPENDDS_CXX_STD_YEAR@)
 
 @opendds_feature_vars@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e55759adacc..16d5aff4916 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -396,6 +396,12 @@ my $debug = exists $opts{'debug'} ? $opts{'debug'} : 1;
 my $backup = exists $opts{'backup'} ? $opts{'backup'} : 1;
 my $force_ace_tao = exists $opts{'force-ace-tao'} ? $opts{'force-ace-tao'} : 0;
 my $no_disable_deprecated = exists $opts{'no-disable-deprecated'} ? $opts{'no-disable-deprecated'} : 0;
+my $cxx_std;
+if (exists($opts{'std'})) {
+  $cxx_std = $opts{'std'};
+  # Accept any of --std=17, --std=stdcpp17, --std=c++17, etc.
+  $cxx_std =~ s/^(std)?(cpp|c\+\+)//;
+}
 
 $opts{'host'} = perlOS_to_host() unless $opts{'host'};
 
@@ -736,12 +742,10 @@ EOF
       print "Visual C++ has >= C++11 support\n" if $opts{'verbose'};
     }
     if ($opts{'std'}) {
-      # Accept any of --std=17, --std=stdcpp17, --std=c++17, etc.
-      $opts{'std'} =~ s/^(std)?(cpp|c\+\+)//;
-      my $prefix = 'stdcpp';
-      push(@{$opts{'mpcopts'}}, "-value_template LanguageStandard=$prefix$opts{'std'}");
-      print "Setting Visual C++ LanguageStandard to $prefix$opts{'std'}\n" if $opts{'verbose'};
-      if ($opts{'std'} eq 'latest' || $opts{'std'} >= 17) {
+      my $std = "stdcpp$cxx_std";
+      push(@{$opts{'mpcopts'}}, "-value_template LanguageStandard=$std");
+      print "Setting Visual C++ LanguageStandard to $std\n" if $opts{'verbose'};
+      if ($opts{'std'} eq 'latest' || $cxx_std >= 17) {
         push(@{$opts{'features'}}, 'no_cxx17=0');
         print "Visual C++ has >= C++17 support\n" if $opts{'verbose'};
       }
@@ -2856,6 +2860,10 @@ sub write_cmake_file {
       print_cmake_config($fh, $config->{name}, $enabled);
     }
 
+    if (defined($cxx_std)) {
+      print_cmake_config($fh, 'OPENDDS_CXX_STD', $cxx_std);
+    }
+
     # TODO(iguessthislldo): Move to a smarter system that can use existing
     # ACE/TAO and that works with cross compiling.
     print $fh "\n# Based on configure script options\n";
diff --git a/dds/DdsDcps.mpc b/dds/DdsDcps.mpc
index e144e76be66..fda2efbad65 100644
--- a/dds/DdsDcps.mpc
+++ b/dds/DdsDcps.mpc
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ project(OpenDDS_Dcps): core, coverage_optional, \
 "	cp $(DDS_ROOT)/user_macros.GNU $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_PREFIX)/share/dds $(ACE_NUL_STDERR)"
 "	@$(MKDIR) $(cmake_dir_install_dest)"
 "	cp $(DDS_ROOT)/cmake/*.cmake $(cmake_dir_install_dest)"
+"	cp $(DDS_ROOT)/cmake/cplusplus.cpp $(cmake_dir_install_dest)"
 "	cp $(DDS_ROOT)/cmake/export.h.in $(cmake_dir_install_dest)"
 "	echo '' >> $(cmake_config_install_dest)"
 "	echo '# From make install' >> $(cmake_config_install_dest)"