diff --git a/docs/users/triplets.md b/docs/users/triplets.md
index 4bd9d7e1b4..f3ce26a302 100644
--- a/docs/users/triplets.md
+++ b/docs/users/triplets.md
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ This option also has forms for configuration-specific flags:
 - `VCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG`
 - `VCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE`
 
+### VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS
+Set additional Meson configure options that are appended to the configure command (in [`vcpkg_configure_meson`](../maintainers/vcpkg_configure_meson.md)).
+
+This field is optional.
+
+Also available as build-type specific `VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS_DEBUG` and `VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS_RELEASE` variables.
+
 ### VCPKG_CMAKE_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS
 Set additional CMake configure options that are appended to the configure command (in [`vcpkg_cmake_configure`](../maintainers/vcpkg_cmake_configure.md)).
 
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
index 94c1a9f616..e98beefbb2 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_meson.cmake
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ function(z_vcpkg_meson_generate_cross_file additional_binaries) #https://mesonbu
         elseif(MACHINE MATCHES "i386")
             set(build_cpu_fam x86)
             set(build_cpu i386)
+        elseif(MACHINE MATCHES "loongarch64")
+            set(build_cpu_fam loongarch64)
+            set(build_cpu loongarch64)
         else()
             # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/blob/master/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md#cpu-families
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Unhandled machine: ${MACHINE}")
@@ -253,6 +256,9 @@ function(z_vcpkg_meson_generate_cross_file additional_binaries) #https://mesonbu
     elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES "^(ARM|arm)$")
         set(host_cpu_fam arm)
         set(host_cpu armv7hl)
+    elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES "loongarch64")
+        set(host_cpu_fam loongarch64)
+        set(host_cpu loongarch64)
     else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported target architecture ${VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE}!" )
     endif()
@@ -341,6 +347,17 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_meson)
 
     vcpkg_list(APPEND arg_OPTIONS --buildtype plain --backend ninja --wrap-mode nodownload)
 
+    # Allow overrides / additional configuration variables from triplets
+    if(DEFINED VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS)
+        vcpkg_list(APPEND arg_OPTIONS ${VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS})
+    endif()
+    if(DEFINED VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS_RELEASE)
+        vcpkg_list(APPEND arg_OPTIONS_RELEASE ${VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS_RELEASE})
+    endif()
+    if(DEFINED VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS_DEBUG)
+        vcpkg_list(APPEND arg_OPTIONS_DEBUG ${VCPKG_MESON_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS_DEBUG})
+    endif()
+
     if(NOT vcpkg_meson_cross_file)
         z_vcpkg_meson_generate_cross_file("${arg_ADDITIONAL_CROSS_BINARIES}")
     endif()