diff --git a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
index 52e4beb2d..a3210a970 100644
--- a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ Options
 ``--build-generator``
  Specify the generator to use.
 
+``--build-generator-platform``
+ Specify the generator-specific platform.
+
 ``--build-generator-toolset``
  Specify the generator-specific toolset.
 
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.cxx
index 627832ce6..ece46973e 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.cxx
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ int cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler::RunCMake(std::string* outstring,
     generator += this->BuildGenerator;
     args.push_back(generator);
     }
+  if(!this->BuildGeneratorPlatform.empty())
+    {
+    std::string platform = "-DCMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM=";
+    platform += this->BuildGeneratorPlatform;
+    args.push_back(platform);
+    }
   if(this->BuildGeneratorToolset.size())
     {
     std::string toolset = "-T";
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@ int cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler::RunCMakeAndTest(std::string* outstring)
     // Make the generator available for the Build call below.
     cm.SetGlobalGenerator(cm.CreateGlobalGenerator(
                             this->BuildGenerator));
+    cm.SetGeneratorPlatform(this->BuildGeneratorPlatform);
     cm.SetGeneratorToolset(this->BuildGeneratorToolset);
 
     // Load the cache to make CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM available.
@@ -490,6 +497,12 @@ int cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler::ProcessCommandLineArguments(
     idx++;
     this->BuildGenerator = allArgs[idx];
     }
+  if(currentArg == "--build-generator-platform" &&
+     idx < allArgs.size() - 1)
+    {
+    idx++;
+    this->BuildGeneratorPlatform = allArgs[idx];
+    }
   if(currentArg == "--build-generator-toolset" &&
      idx < allArgs.size() - 1)
     {
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.h b/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.h
index d1e9a4d19..5a7b9168f 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.h
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestBuildAndTestHandler.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ protected:
   std::string  Output;
 
   std::string              BuildGenerator;
+  std::string              BuildGeneratorPlatform;
   std::string              BuildGeneratorToolset;
   std::vector<std::string> BuildOptions;
   bool                     BuildTwoConfig;
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestConfigureCommand.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestConfigureCommand.cxx
index 1aa876897..8ab503702 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestConfigureCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestConfigureCommand.cxx
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ cmCTestGenericHandler* cmCTestConfigureCommand::InitializeHandler()
       cmakeConfigureCommand += cmakeGeneratorName;
       cmakeConfigureCommand += "\"";
 
+      const char* cmakeGeneratorPlatform =
+        this->Makefile->GetDefinition("CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM");
+      if(cmakeGeneratorPlatform && *cmakeGeneratorPlatform)
+        {
+        cmakeConfigureCommand += " \"-DCMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM=";
+        cmakeConfigureCommand += cmakeGeneratorPlatform;
+        cmakeConfigureCommand += "\"";
+        }
+
       const char* cmakeGeneratorToolset =
         this->Makefile->GetDefinition("CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET");
       if(cmakeGeneratorToolset && *cmakeGeneratorToolset)
diff --git a/Source/ctest.cxx b/Source/ctest.cxx
index 2c72b4d25..fb97af606 100644
--- a/Source/ctest.cxx
+++ b/Source/ctest.cxx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static const char * cmDocumentationOptions[][2] =
   {"--build-two-config", "Run CMake twice"},
   {"--build-exe-dir", "Specify the directory for the executable."},
   {"--build-generator", "Specify the generator to use."},
+  {"--build-generator-platform", "Specify the generator-specific platform."},
   {"--build-generator-toolset", "Specify the generator-specific toolset."},
   {"--build-project", "Specify the name of the project to build."},
   {"--build-makeprogram", "Specify the make program to use."},