diff --git a/pico_sdk_init.cmake b/pico_sdk_init.cmake
index e8405b249..a21e56b26 100644
--- a/pico_sdk_init.cmake
+++ b/pico_sdk_init.cmake
@@ -60,4 +60,12 @@ if (NOT TARGET _pico_sdk_pre_init_marker)
             include(${LIST_FILE})
         endforeach()
     endmacro()
+
+    macro(pico_promote_common_scope_vars)
+        set(PICO_INCLUDE_DIRS ${PICO_INCLUDE_DIRS} PARENT_SCOPE)
+        set(PICO_SDK_POST_LIST_DIRS ${PICO_SDK_PRE_LIST_FILES} PARENT_SCOPE)
+        set(PICO_SDK_POST_LIST_FILES ${PICO_SDK_POST_LIST_FILES} PARENT_SCOPE)
+        set(PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES ${PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES} PARENT_SCOPE)
+        set(PICO_RP2040_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES ${PICO_RP2040_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    endmacro()
 endif()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 30f334fdb..59f293366 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function(pico_add_subdirectory subdir)
     else ()
         message("Not including ${subdir} because ${replace_flag} defined.")
     endif ()
+    pico_promote_common_scope_vars()
 endfunction()
 
 # add a link option to wrap the given function name; i.e. -Wl:wrap=FUNCNAME for gcc
@@ -115,4 +116,6 @@ function(pico_add_doxygen_exclude SOURCE_DIR)
     set(PICO_DOXYGEN_EXCLUDE_PATHS "${PICO_DOXYGEN_EXCLUDE_PATHS} ${SOURCE_DIR}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
 endfunction()
 
-include(${PICO_PLATFORM_CMAKE_FILE})
\ No newline at end of file
+include(${PICO_PLATFORM_CMAKE_FILE})
+
+pico_promote_common_scope_vars()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b256a080..9948db0ab 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ if (NOT PICO_BARE_METAL)
     pico_add_subdirectory(pico_stdlib)
 endif()
 
-pico_add_doxygen(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
\ No newline at end of file
+pico_add_doxygen(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+
+pico_promote_common_scope_vars()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/pico_base/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/pico_base/CMakeLists.txt
index af04c121c..3555dc0c3 100644
--- a/src/common/pico_base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/pico_base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,40 +1,13 @@
 if (NOT TARGET pico_base_headers)
-    # build the auto gen config headers
-
-    set(header_content "// AUTOGENERATED FROM PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES and then PICO_<PLATFORM>_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES\n// DO NOT EDIT!\n")
-    string(TOUPPER ${PICO_PLATFORM} PICO_PLATFORM_UPPER)
-
-    macro(add_header_content_from_var VAR)
-        set(header_content "${header_content}\n\n// based on ${VAR}:\n")
-        foreach(var IN LISTS ${VAR})
-            set(header_content "${header_content}\n#include \"${var}\"")
-        endforeach()
-    endmacro()
-
-    # PICO_CMAKE_CONFIG: PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES, List of extra header files to include from pico/config.h for all platforms, type=list, default="", group=pico_base
-    add_header_content_from_var(PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES)
-
-    # PICO_CMAKE_CONFIG: PICO_CONFIG_RP2040_HEADER_FILES, List of extra header files to include from pico/config.h for rp2040 platform, type=list, default="", group=pico_base
-    # PICO_CMAKE_CONFIG: PICO_CONFIG_HOST_HEADER_FILES, List of extra header files to include from pico/config.h for host platform, type=list, default="", group=pico_base
-    add_header_content_from_var(PICO_${PICO_PLATFORM_UPPER}_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES)
-
-    file(GENERATE
-            OUTPUT  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/generated/pico_base/pico/config_autogen.h
-            CONTENT "${header_content}"
-    )
-
-    configure_file( include/pico/version.h.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/generated/pico_base/pico/version.h)
-
     add_library(pico_base_headers INTERFACE)
     target_include_directories(pico_base_headers INTERFACE include ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/generated/pico_base)
 
-    foreach(DIR IN LISTS PICO_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-        target_include_directories(pico_base_headers INTERFACE ${DIR})
-    endforeach()
-
     # PICO_BUILD_DEFINE: PICO_BOARD, Name of board, type=string, default=CMake PICO_BOARD variable, group=pico_base
     target_compile_definitions(pico_base_headers INTERFACE
             PICO_BOARD="${PICO_BOARD}")
 
     target_link_libraries(pico_base_headers INTERFACE pico_platform_headers)
+
+    list(APPEND PICO_SDK_POST_LIST_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/generate_config_header.cmake)
+    pico_promote_common_scope_vars()
 endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/pico_base/generate_config_header.cmake b/src/common/pico_base/generate_config_header.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..333dfa750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/pico_base/generate_config_header.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# build the auto gen config headers
+
+set(header_content "// AUTOGENERATED FROM PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES and then PICO_<PLATFORM>_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES\n// DO NOT EDIT!\n")
+string(TOUPPER ${PICO_PLATFORM} PICO_PLATFORM_UPPER)
+
+macro(add_header_content_from_var VAR)
+    set(header_content "${header_content}\n\n// based on ${VAR}:\n")
+    foreach(var IN LISTS ${VAR})
+        set(header_content "${header_content}\n#include \"${var}\"")
+    endforeach()
+endmacro()
+
+# PICO_CMAKE_CONFIG: PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES, List of extra header files to include from pico/config.h for all platforms, type=list, default="", group=pico_base
+add_header_content_from_var(PICO_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES)
+
+# PICO_CMAKE_CONFIG: PICO_CONFIG_RP2040_HEADER_FILES, List of extra header files to include from pico/config.h for rp2040 platform, type=list, default="", group=pico_base
+# PICO_CMAKE_CONFIG: PICO_CONFIG_HOST_HEADER_FILES, List of extra header files to include from pico/config.h for host platform, type=list, default="", group=pico_base
+add_header_content_from_var(PICO_${PICO_PLATFORM_UPPER}_CONFIG_HEADER_FILES)
+
+file(GENERATE
+        OUTPUT  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/generated/pico_base/pico/config_autogen.h
+        CONTENT "${header_content}"
+        )
+
+configure_file( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/pico/version.h.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/generated/pico_base/pico/version.h)
+
+foreach(DIR IN LISTS PICO_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+    target_include_directories(pico_base_headers INTERFACE ${DIR})
+endforeach()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/host/CMakeLists.txt b/src/host/CMakeLists.txt
index 13a73ad5a..9edcd7b09 100644
--- a/src/host/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/host/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ endmacro()
 set(PICO_HOST_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
 function(pico_define_boot_stage2 NAME)
     add_executable(${NAME} ${PICO_HOST_DIR}/boot_stage2.c)
-endfunction()
\ No newline at end of file
+endfunction()
+
+pico_promote_common_scope_vars()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/rp2040/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rp2040/CMakeLists.txt
index a6089de06..a19ea5ceb 100644
--- a/src/rp2040/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rp2040/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ pico_add_subdirectory(hardware_structs)
 
 pico_add_doxygen(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 pico_add_doxygen_exclude(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/hardware_regs) # very very big
+
+pico_promote_common_scope_vars()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rp2_common/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e485622e..24bcb42d0 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rp2_common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,3 +71,5 @@ endif()
 set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX "${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 pico_add_doxygen(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+
+pico_promote_common_scope_vars()
\ No newline at end of file