diff --git a/doc/sphinx/cxx-guide/compiling.rst b/doc/sphinx/cxx-guide/compiling.rst
index a995a69e3..e461b4ceb 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/cxx-guide/compiling.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/cxx-guide/compiling.rst
@@ -74,6 +74,36 @@ contained in the ``samples`` subdirectory of the Cantera installation directory.
 For more information on SCons, see the `SCons Wiki <http://scons.org/wiki/>`_
 and the `SCons homepage <http://www.scons.org>`_.
 
+CMake
+=====
+
+CMake is a multi-platform build system which uses a high-level project
+description to generate platform-specific build scripts (i.e. on Linux, CMake
+will generate Makefiles). The configuration file for a CMake project is called
+``CMakeLists.txt``. A typical ``CMakeLists.txt`` file for compiling a program
+that uses Cantera might look like this:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+    project (sample)
+
+    set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
+    include_directories("/opt/cantera/include" "/opt/sundials-2.7.0/include")
+    link_directories("/opt/cantera/lib" "/opt/sundials-2.7.0/lib")
+
+    add_executable(sample sample.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(sample cantera sundials_cvodes sundials_ida sundials_nvecserial fmt Threads::Threads)
+
+Several example ``CMakeLists.txt`` files are included with the C++ examples
+contained in the ``samples`` subdirectory of the Cantera installation directory,
+which have the paths and lists of libraries correctly configured for system on
+which they are installed.
+
 Make
 ====
 
diff --git a/samples/cxx/CMakeLists.txt.in b/samples/cxx/CMakeLists.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..353f591b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/cxx/CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+project (@tmpl_progname@)
+
+set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
+include_directories(@cmake_cantera_incdirs@)
+link_directories(@cmake_cantera_libdirs@)
+
+add_executable(@tmpl_progname@ @tmpl_sourcename@)
+target_link_libraries(@tmpl_progname@ @cmake_cantera_libs@ Threads::Threads)
diff --git a/samples/cxx/SConscript b/samples/cxx/SConscript
index 7a0fa5c47..505d7a47d 100644
--- a/samples/cxx/SConscript
+++ b/samples/cxx/SConscript
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ for subdir, name, extensions in samples:
     localenv['tmpl_compiler_flags'] = repr(localenv['CCFLAGS'] + localenv['CXXFLAGS'])
     localenv['tmpl_cantera_frameworks'] = repr(localenv['FRAMEWORKS'])
     localenv['tmpl_cantera_incdirs'] = repr([x for x in incdirs if x])
+    localenv['cmake_cantera_incdirs'] = ' '.join(quoted(x) for x in incdirs if x)
     localenv['tmpl_cantera_libs'] = repr(localenv['cantera_libs'])
+    localenv['cmake_cantera_libs'] = ' '.join(localenv['cantera_libs'])
     localenv['tmpl_cantera_libdirs'] = repr([x for x in libdirs if x])
+    localenv['cmake_cantera_libdirs'] = ' '.join(quoted(x) for x in libdirs if x)
     localenv['tmpl_cantera_linkflags'] = repr(localenv['LINKFLAGS'])
     localenv['tmpl_progname'] = name
     localenv['tmpl_sourcename'] = name + '.cpp'
@@ -46,6 +49,10 @@ for subdir, name, extensions in samples:
     sconstruct = localenv.SubstFile(pjoin(subdir, 'SConstruct'), 'SConstruct.in')
     install(pjoin('$inst_sampledir', 'cxx', subdir), sconstruct)
 
+    ## Generate CMakeList.txt files to be installed
+    cmakelists = localenv.SubstFile(pjoin(subdir, 'CMakeLists.txt'), 'CMakeLists.txt.in')
+    install(pjoin('$inst_sampledir', 'cxx', subdir), cmakelists)
+
     ## Generate Makefiles to be installed
     mak_path = pjoin(localenv['ct_incroot'], 'cantera', 'Cantera.mak')
     localenv['mak_compiler_flags'] = ' '.join(localenv['CCFLAGS'] + localenv['CXXFLAGS'])
diff --git a/samples/f90/CMakeLists.txt.in b/samples/f90/CMakeLists.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4373e0cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/f90/CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+project (@tmpl_progname@)
+
+set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
+enable_language(Fortran)
+
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
+include_directories(@cmake_cantera_incdirs@)
+link_directories(@cmake_cantera_libdirs@)
+
+add_executable(@tmpl_progname@ @tmpl_sourcename@)
+target_link_libraries(@tmpl_progname@ @cmake_cantera_libs@ Threads::Threads)
diff --git a/samples/f90/SConscript b/samples/f90/SConscript
index ce498d88c..c5cf74ad6 100644
--- a/samples/f90/SConscript
+++ b/samples/f90/SConscript
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ for programName, sources in samples:
 
     sconstruct = localenv.SubstFile('SConstruct', 'SConstruct.in')
 
+    # Generate CMakeLists.txt to be installed
+    localenv['cmake_cantera_incdirs'] = ' '.join(quoted(x) for x in incdirs if x)
+    localenv['cmake_cantera_libs'] = ' '.join(libs)
+    localenv['cmake_cantera_libdirs'] = ' '.join(quoted(x) for x in libdirs if x)
+    cmakelists = localenv.SubstFile('CMakeLists.txt', 'CMakeLists.txt.in')
+
     # Generate Makefile to be installed
     localenv['make_target'] = programName
     localenv['make_sourcefile'] = programName + '.f90'
@@ -51,3 +57,4 @@ for programName, sources in samples:
 
     install('$inst_sampledir/f90', makefile)
     install('$inst_sampledir/f90', sconstruct)
+    install('$inst_sampledir/f90', cmakelists)