diff --git a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
index d68985ea8..52490f60a 100644
--- a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2675,6 +2675,54 @@ IF (TribitsExampleProject_SimpleTpl_RPATH_CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH_run_NAMES
 ENDIF()
 
 
+#
+# Test cmake/ProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake
+#
+
+TRIBITS_ADD_ADVANCED_TEST( TribitsExampleProject_ProjectCompilerPostConfig
+  OVERALL_WORKING_DIRECTORY TEST_NAME
+  OVERALL_NUM_MPI_PROCS 1
+  XHOSTTYPE Darwin
+
+  TEST_0
+    MESSAGE "Copy TribitsExampleProject so that we can copy in cmake/ProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake."
+    CMND cp
+    ARGS -r ${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}/examples/TribitsExampleProject .
+
+  TEST_1
+    MESSAGE "Copy in dummy cmake/ProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake."
+    CMND cp
+    ARGS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DummyProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake  
+      TribitsExampleProject/cmake/ProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake
+
+  TEST_2
+    MESSAGE "Configure SimpleCxx and trace includes"
+    CMND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+    ARGS
+      ${TribitsExampleProject_COMMON_CONFIG_ARGS}
+      -DTribitsExProj_TRIBITS_DIR=${${PROJECT_NAME}_TRIBITS_DIR}
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_Fortran=OFF
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_DEBUG=OFF
+      -DTribitsExProj_TRACE_FILE_PROCESSING=ON
+      -DTribitsExProj_ENABLE_SimpleCxx=ON
+      TribitsExampleProject
+    PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION_ALL
+      "-- File Trace: PROJECT    INCLUDE    .*/cmake/ProjectCompilerPostConfig[.]cmake"
+      "Configuring done"
+      "Generating done"
+    ALWAYS_FAIL_ON_NONZERO_RETURN
+
+  TEST_3
+    MESSAGE "VERBOSE Build the simplecxx lib and verify that the new compiler flags is added "
+    CMND make
+    ARGS VERBOSE=1 simplecxx
+    PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION_ALL
+      "DDUMMY_DEFINE_JUST_TO_TSET_COMILER_POST_CONFIG"
+    ALWAYS_FAIL_ON_NONZERO_RETURN
+
+  )
+
+
 ########################################################################
 # TribitsExampleProject + TribitsExampleProjectAddons
 ########################################################################
diff --git a/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/DummyProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/DummyProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d37d1763f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/ExamplesUnitTests/DummyProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DDUMMY_DEFINE_JUST_TO_TSET_COMILER_POST_CONFIG") 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tribits/core/package_arch/TribitsGlobalMacros.cmake b/tribits/core/package_arch/TribitsGlobalMacros.cmake
index ff7b47cac..63868dd0c 100644
--- a/tribits/core/package_arch/TribitsGlobalMacros.cmake
+++ b/tribits/core/package_arch/TribitsGlobalMacros.cmake
@@ -1808,6 +1808,18 @@ MACRO(TRIBITS_SETUP_ENV)
     ENABLE_LANGUAGE(Fortran)
   ENDIF()
 
+  # Do some project-specific tweaks for compiler options, etc.
+  SET(PROJECT_COMPILER_CONFIG_FILE
+    # Can be used for things like Kokkos.
+    "${${PROJECT_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ProjectCompilerPostConfig.cmake"
+    CACHE FILEPATH
+    "Allow for project-specific compiler settings."
+   )
+  IF (EXISTS "${PROJECT_COMPILER_CONFIG_FILE}")
+    TRIBITS_TRACE_FILE_PROCESSING(PROJECT  INCLUDE  "${PROJECT_COMPILER_CONFIG_FILE}")
+    INCLUDE("${PROJECT_COMPILER_CONFIG_FILE}")
+  ENDIF()
+
   # Set up for strong compiler warnings and warnings as errors
 
   INCLUDE(TribitsSetupBasicCompileLinkFlags)