diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Maps.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Maps.h
index 8868892941..c67462a392 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Maps.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Maps.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
+#include <map>
 
 namespace vcpkg { namespace Maps
 {
@@ -26,4 +27,15 @@ namespace vcpkg { namespace Maps
         }
         return key_set;
     }
+
+    template <typename K, typename V>
+    std::vector<K> extract_keys(const std::map<K, V>& input_map)
+    {
+        std::vector<K> key_set;
+        for (auto const& element : input_map)
+        {
+            key_set.push_back(element.first);
+        }
+        return key_set;
+    }
 }}