diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/conandata.yml b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/conandata.yml
index f47475c47e0b8..5e5940d87df8e 100644
--- a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/conandata.yml
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/conandata.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ patches:
   "1.9.100":
     - base_path: source_subfolder
       patch_file: patches/1.9.100-0001-disable-sort-links.patch
+    - base_path: source_subfolder
+      patch_file: patches/1.9.100-0002-aws-plugin-conf.patch
   "1.8.130":
     - base_path: source_subfolder
       patch_file: patches/1.8.130-0001-disable-sort-links.patch
@@ -18,3 +20,5 @@ patches:
       patch_file: patches/1.8.130-0003-disable-cmake-install-rpath-use-link-path.patch
     - base_path: source_subfolder
       patch_file: patches/1.8.130-0004-improve-pulseaudio-detection.patch
+    - base_path: source_subfolder
+      patch_file: patches/1.8.130-0005-aws-plugin-conf.patch
diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/conanfile.py
index 9211a0abaf631..0b1b06622971d 100644
--- a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/conanfile.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import os
+
+from conan.tools.files import rename
 from conan.tools.microsoft import msvc_runtime_flag
-from conans import ConanFile, CMake, tools
+from conans import CMake, ConanFile, tools
 from conans.errors import ConanInvalidConfiguration
-import os
 
 required_conan_version = ">=1.43.0"
 
@@ -421,6 +423,29 @@ def build(self):
         cmake = self._configure_cmake()
         cmake.build()
 
+    @property
+    def _res_folder(self):
+        return "res"
+
+    def _create_project_cmake_module(self):
+        # package files needed to build other components (e.g. aws-cdi-sdk) with this SDK
+        for file in [
+            "cmake/compiler_settings.cmake",
+            "cmake/initialize_project_version.cmake",
+            "cmake/utilities.cmake",
+            "cmake/sdk_plugin_conf.cmake",
+            "toolchains/cmakeProjectConfig.cmake",
+            "toolchains/pkg-config.pc.in",
+            "aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/VersionConfig.h"
+        ]:
+            self.copy(file, src=self._source_subfolder, dst=self._res_folder)
+            tools.replace_in_file(os.path.join(self.package_folder, self._res_folder, file), "CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR", "AWS_NATIVE_SDK_ROOT", strict=False)
+
+        # avoid getting error from hook
+        with tools.chdir(os.path.join(self.package_folder, self._res_folder)):
+            rename(self, os.path.join("toolchains", "cmakeProjectConfig.cmake"), os.path.join("toolchains", "cmakeProjectConf.cmake"))
+            tools.replace_in_file(os.path.join("cmake", "utilities.cmake"), "cmakeProjectConfig.cmake", "cmakeProjectConf.cmake")
+
     def package(self):
         self.copy("LICENSE", dst="licenses", src=self._source_subfolder)
         cmake = self._configure_cmake()
@@ -432,6 +457,8 @@ def package(self):
         tools.rmdir(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib", "cmake"))
         tools.rmdir(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib", "pkgconfig"))
 
+        self._create_project_cmake_module()
+
     def package_info(self):
         self.cpp_info.set_property("cmake_file_name", "AWSSDK")
 
@@ -507,3 +534,9 @@ def package_info(self):
         self.cpp_info.names["cmake_find_package_multi"] = "AWS"
         self.cpp_info.components["core"].names["cmake_find_package"] = "aws-sdk-cpp-core"
         self.cpp_info.components["core"].names["cmake_find_package_multi"] = "aws-sdk-cpp-core"
+
+        self.cpp_info.components["plugin_scripts"].requires = ["core"]
+        self.cpp_info.components["plugin_scripts"].builddirs.extend([
+            os.path.join(self._res_folder, "cmake"),
+            os.path.join(self._res_folder, "toolchains")])
+        self.cpp_info.components["plugin_scripts"].build_modules.append(os.path.join(self._res_folder, "cmake", "sdk_plugin_conf.cmake"))
diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/patches/1.8.130-0005-aws-plugin-conf.patch b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/patches/1.8.130-0005-aws-plugin-conf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b3eccfe69cc45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/patches/1.8.130-0005-aws-plugin-conf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+commit 1179cb040d6b9292d30eb7d444298cd286f9f574
+Author: dvirtz <dvirtz@gmail.com>
+Date:   Tue Nov 16 21:38:45 2021 +0200
+
+    add a file to configure SDK plugins
+
+diff --git a/cmake/sdk_plugin_conf.cmake b/cmake/sdk_plugin_conf.cmake
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000000..474ead75bd
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/cmake/sdk_plugin_conf.cmake
+@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
++get_filename_component(AWS_NATIVE_SDK_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} DIRECTORY)
++set(SIMPLE_INSTALL TRUE)
++
++if (CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR)
++    set(BINARY_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
++endif()
++
++if (CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
++    set(LIBRARY_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
++endif()
++
++if (CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR)
++    set(INCLUDE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
++endif()
++
++if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
++    set(ARCHIVE_DIRECTORY "${BINARY_DIRECTORY}")
++else()
++    set(ARCHIVE_DIRECTORY "${LIBRARY_DIRECTORY}")
++endif()
++
++if(DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
++    set(STANDARD_DEFAULT ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD})
++else()
++    set(STANDARD_DEFAULT "11")
++endif()
++set(CPP_STANDARD ${STANDARD_DEFAULT} CACHE STRING "Flag to upgrade the C++ standard used. The default is 11. The minimum is 11.")
++
++include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
++include(initialize_project_version)
++include(utilities)
++include(compiler_settings)
diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/patches/1.9.100-0002-aws-plugin-conf.patch b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/patches/1.9.100-0002-aws-plugin-conf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b3eccfe69cc45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/patches/1.9.100-0002-aws-plugin-conf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+commit 1179cb040d6b9292d30eb7d444298cd286f9f574
+Author: dvirtz <dvirtz@gmail.com>
+Date:   Tue Nov 16 21:38:45 2021 +0200
+
+    add a file to configure SDK plugins
+
+diff --git a/cmake/sdk_plugin_conf.cmake b/cmake/sdk_plugin_conf.cmake
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000000..474ead75bd
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/cmake/sdk_plugin_conf.cmake
+@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
++get_filename_component(AWS_NATIVE_SDK_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} DIRECTORY)
++set(SIMPLE_INSTALL TRUE)
++
++if (CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR)
++    set(BINARY_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
++endif()
++
++if (CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
++    set(LIBRARY_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
++endif()
++
++if (CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR)
++    set(INCLUDE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
++endif()
++
++if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
++    set(ARCHIVE_DIRECTORY "${BINARY_DIRECTORY}")
++else()
++    set(ARCHIVE_DIRECTORY "${LIBRARY_DIRECTORY}")
++endif()
++
++if(DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
++    set(STANDARD_DEFAULT ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD})
++else()
++    set(STANDARD_DEFAULT "11")
++endif()
++set(CPP_STANDARD ${STANDARD_DEFAULT} CACHE STRING "Flag to upgrade the C++ standard used. The default is 11. The minimum is 11.")
++
++include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
++include(initialize_project_version)
++include(utilities)
++include(compiler_settings)
diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 16884ee56e91b..efb9a3d957583 100644
--- a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ conan_basic_setup(TARGETS)
 
 find_package(AWSSDK REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
+add_subdirectory(aws-sdk-cpp-plugin)
+
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} test_package.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} AWS::aws-sdk-cpp-s3)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} aws-sdk-cpp-plugin)
 set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11)
diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/AwsSdkCppPlugin.cpp b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/AwsSdkCppPlugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6171e1633708e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/AwsSdkCppPlugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "AwsSdkCppPlugin.h"
+#include <aws/core/auth/AWSAuthSigner.h>
+#include <aws/core/auth/AWSCredentialsProviderChain.h>
+#include <aws/core/client/ClientConfiguration.h>
+#include <aws/s3/S3Client.h>
+
+AwsSdkCppPlugin::AwsSdkCppPlugin() {
+    using namespace Aws;
+    using namespace Auth;
+    using namespace Client;
+    using namespace S3;
+    ClientConfiguration config;
+    auto client = MakeShared<S3Client>("S3Client",
+            MakeShared<DefaultAWSCredentialsProviderChain>("S3Client"), config,
+            AWSAuthV4Signer::PayloadSigningPolicy::Never /*signPayloads*/, true /*useVirtualAddressing*/, US_EAST_1_REGIONAL_ENDPOINT_OPTION::LEGACY);
+}
diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/AwsSdkCppPlugin.h b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/AwsSdkCppPlugin.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e05192e725523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/AwsSdkCppPlugin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <aws_sdk_cpp_plugin_export.h>
+
+class AWS_SDK_CPP_PLUGIN_EXPORT AwsSdkCppPlugin
+{
+public:
+  AwsSdkCppPlugin();
+};
diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dddf745d2e408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/aws-sdk-cpp-plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+
+add_project(aws-sdk-cpp-plugin "C++ AWS SDK plugin" AWS::aws-sdk-cpp-s3)
+
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} AwsSdkCppPlugin.cpp)
+
+include(GenerateExportHeader)
+generate_export_header(${PROJECT_NAME} BASE_NAME aws_sdk_cpp_plugin)
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}> $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}>)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${PROJECT_LIBS})
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+setup_install()
+
+do_packaging()
diff --git a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/test_package.cpp b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/test_package.cpp
index 295a0fe6c0954..f66fb046b91dc 100644
--- a/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/test_package.cpp
+++ b/recipes/aws-sdk-cpp/all/test_package/test_package.cpp
@@ -1,23 +1,13 @@
-#include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <aws/core/Aws.h>
-#include <aws/core/auth/AWSAuthSigner.h>
-#include <aws/core/auth/AWSCredentialsProviderChain.h>
-#include <aws/core/client/ClientConfiguration.h>
-#include <aws/s3/S3Client.h>
+#include <AwsSdkCppPlugin.h>
 
 
 int main() {
     using namespace Aws;
-    using namespace Auth;
-    using namespace Client;
-    using namespace S3;
     SDKOptions options;
     InitAPI(options);
-    ClientConfiguration config;
-    auto client = MakeShared<S3Client>("S3Client",
-            MakeShared<DefaultAWSCredentialsProviderChain>("S3Client"), config,
-            AWSAuthV4Signer::PayloadSigningPolicy::Never /*signPayloads*/, true /*useVirtualAddressing*/, US_EAST_1_REGIONAL_ENDPOINT_OPTION::LEGACY);
+    AwsSdkCppPlugin Plugin;
     ShutdownAPI(options);
     return 0;
 }