diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index 4c059aca6..db89e3e44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt update
-        sudo apt install libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev python3-pip ninja-build
+        sudo apt install autoconf automake libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev pkg-config python3-pip ninja-build
         sudo -H pip3 install meson
     - name: Configure CMake
       run: |
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build CMake Static
       working-directory: build/static
       run: make install
+    - name: Check pkg-config package
+      run: |
+        autoreconf --install --force hidapisrc/tests/pkg-config
+        mkdir -p build/pkg-config-test
+        cd build/pkg-config-test
+        CFLAGS="${GNU_COMPILE_FLAGS}" \
+          PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/install/shared/lib/pkgconfig" \
+          "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/hidapisrc/tests/pkg-config/configure"
+        make V=1
     - name: Run virtual-device tests (uhid -> hidraw; raw-gadget self-skips)
       working-directory: build/shared
       run: |
@@ -156,6 +165,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         files: "install/shared/lib/libhidapi-libusb.so, \
                 install/shared/lib/libhidapi-hidraw.so, \
+                install/shared/lib/pkgconfig/hidapi.pc, \
                 install/shared/include/hidapi/hidapi.h, \
                 install/shared/include/hidapi/hidapi_libusb.h, \
                 install/static/lib/libhidapi-libusb.a, \
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 00bcb73cf..0bde02838 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -7,10 +7,30 @@ else
 pkgconfigdir=$(libdir)/pkgconfig
 endif
 
-if OS_LINUX
-pkgconfig_DATA=pc/hidapi-hidraw.pc pc/hidapi-libusb.pc
-else
 pkgconfig_DATA=pc/hidapi.pc
+
+if OS_LINUX
+pkgconfig_DATA += pc/hidapi-hidraw.pc pc/hidapi-libusb.pc
+endif
+
+if OS_DARWIN
+pkgconfig_DATA += pc/hidapi-darwin.pc
+endif
+
+if OS_FREEBSD
+pkgconfig_DATA += pc/hidapi-libusb.pc
+endif
+
+if OS_KFREEBSD
+pkgconfig_DATA += pc/hidapi-libusb.pc
+endif
+
+if OS_HAIKU
+pkgconfig_DATA += pc/hidapi-libusb.pc
+endif
+
+if OS_WINDOWS
+pkgconfig_DATA += pc/hidapi-winapi.pc
 endif
 
 SUBDIRS=
@@ -45,7 +65,12 @@ if BUILD_TESTGUI
 SUBDIRS += testgui
 endif
 
-EXTRA_DIST = udev doxygen
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+ udev \
+ doxygen \
+ tests/pkg-config/configure.ac \
+ tests/pkg-config/Makefile.am \
+ tests/pkg-config/test.c
 
 dist_doc_DATA = \
  README.md \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1b2051052..70ba95c2d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -237,12 +237,52 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_WINDOWS, test "x$os" = xwindows)
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
+m4_define([HIDAPI_CONFIGURE_BACKEND_PC], [
+	AC_CONFIG_FILES([$1:pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in], [
+		sed \
+			-e "s|@HIDAPI_BACKEND_NAME@|$2|g" \
+			-e "s|@HIDAPI_BACKEND_DESCRIPTION@|$3|g" \
+			-e "s|@HIDAPI_BACKEND_LIBRARY_NAME@|$4|g" \
+			"$1" > "$1.tmp" &&
+		mv "$1.tmp" "$1"
+	], [$5])
+])
+
+HIDAPI_LIB_NAME=hidapi
+HIDAPI_LIBUSB_LIB_NAME=hidapi
 if test "x$os" = "xlinux"; then
-	AC_CONFIG_FILES([pc/hidapi-hidraw.pc])
-	AC_CONFIG_FILES([pc/hidapi-libusb.pc])
-else
-	AC_CONFIG_FILES([pc/hidapi.pc])
+	HIDAPI_LIB_NAME=hidapi-hidraw
+	HIDAPI_LIBUSB_LIB_NAME=hidapi-libusb
+	HIDAPI_CONFIGURE_BACKEND_PC(
+		[pc/hidapi-hidraw.pc],
+		[hidapi-hidraw],
+		[C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the hidraw implementation.],
+		[hidapi-hidraw])
+elif test "x$os" = "xdarwin"; then
+	HIDAPI_CONFIGURE_BACKEND_PC(
+		[pc/hidapi-darwin.pc],
+		[hidapi-darwin],
+		[C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the Darwin implementation.],
+		[hidapi])
+elif test "x$os" = "xwindows"; then
+	HIDAPI_CONFIGURE_BACKEND_PC(
+		[pc/hidapi-winapi.pc],
+		[hidapi-winapi],
+		[C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the WinAPI implementation.],
+		[hidapi])
+fi
+if test "x$os" != "xdarwin" && test "x$os" != "xwindows"; then
+	HIDAPI_CONFIGURE_BACKEND_PC(
+		[pc/hidapi-libusb.pc],
+		[hidapi-libusb],
+		[C Library for USB HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the libusb implementation.],
+		[$hidapi_libusb_lib_name],
+		[hidapi_libusb_lib_name="$HIDAPI_LIBUSB_LIB_NAME"])
 fi
+m4_undefine([HIDAPI_CONFIGURE_BACKEND_PC])
+
+AC_SUBST([HIDAPI_LIB_NAME])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([pc/hidapi.pc])
 
 AC_SUBST(LTLDFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/libusb/CMakeLists.txt b/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
index 62efd3c1e..e0be178da 100644
--- a/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,4 +105,8 @@ if(HIDAPI_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     )
 endif()
 
-hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi-libusb.pc.in")
+hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in"
+    OUTPUT_NAME "hidapi-libusb"
+    LIBRARY_NAME "hidapi-libusb"
+    DESCRIPTION "C Library for USB HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the libusb implementation."
+)
diff --git a/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index 07251a250..1c34e09d2 100644
--- a/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ if(HIDAPI_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     )
 endif()
 
-hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi-hidraw.pc.in")
+hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in"
+    OUTPUT_NAME "hidapi-hidraw"
+    LIBRARY_NAME "hidapi-hidraw"
+    DESCRIPTION "C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the hidraw implementation."
+)
diff --git a/mac/CMakeLists.txt b/mac/CMakeLists.txt
index 046a6eef4..473e98594 100644
--- a/mac/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mac/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,4 +62,8 @@ if(HIDAPI_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     )
 endif()
 
-hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi.pc.in")
+hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in"
+    OUTPUT_NAME "hidapi-darwin"
+    LIBRARY_NAME "hidapi"
+    DESCRIPTION "C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the Darwin implementation."
+)
diff --git a/netbsd/CMakeLists.txt b/netbsd/CMakeLists.txt
index e5688f316..6d6df8000 100644
--- a/netbsd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/netbsd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,4 +43,8 @@ if(HIDAPI_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     )
 endif()
 
-hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi-netbsd.pc.in")
+hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in"
+    OUTPUT_NAME "hidapi-netbsd"
+    LIBRARY_NAME "hidapi-netbsd"
+    DESCRIPTION "C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the netbsd implementation."
+)
diff --git a/pc/.gitignore b/pc/.gitignore
index 6fd0ef029..8fb4bc610 100644
--- a/pc/.gitignore
+++ b/pc/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *.pc
+*.pc.tmp
diff --git a/pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in b/pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ecf1b6e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: @HIDAPI_BACKEND_NAME@
+Description: @HIDAPI_BACKEND_DESCRIPTION@
+URL: https://github.com/libusb/hidapi
+Version: @VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -l@HIDAPI_BACKEND_LIBRARY_NAME@
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/hidapi
diff --git a/pc/hidapi-hidraw.pc.in b/pc/hidapi-hidraw.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 28b9fe681..000000000
--- a/pc/hidapi-hidraw.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-prefix=@prefix@
-exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
-libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@
-
-Name: hidapi-hidraw
-Description: C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the hidraw implementation.
-URL: https://github.com/libusb/hidapi
-Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lhidapi-hidraw
-Cflags: -I${includedir}/hidapi
diff --git a/pc/hidapi-libusb.pc.in b/pc/hidapi-libusb.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index d51e98f2b..000000000
--- a/pc/hidapi-libusb.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-prefix=@prefix@
-exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
-libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@
-
-Name: hidapi-libusb
-Description: C Library for USB HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the libusb implementation.
-URL: https://github.com/libusb/hidapi
-Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lhidapi-libusb
-Cflags: -I${includedir}/hidapi
diff --git a/pc/hidapi-netbsd.pc.in b/pc/hidapi-netbsd.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index fcb5ca215..000000000
--- a/pc/hidapi-netbsd.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-prefix=@prefix@
-exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
-libdir=@libdir@
-includedir=@includedir@
-
-Name: hidapi-netbsd
-Description: C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the netbsd implementation.
-URL: https://github.com/libusb/hidapi
-Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lhidapi-netbsd
-Cflags: -I${includedir}/hidapi
diff --git a/pc/hidapi.pc.in b/pc/hidapi.pc.in
index 75b11a5dd..f9aaf82c1 100644
--- a/pc/hidapi.pc.in
+++ b/pc/hidapi.pc.in
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ Name: hidapi
 Description: C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows.
 URL: https://github.com/libusb/hidapi
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lhidapi
+Libs: -L${libdir} -l@HIDAPI_LIB_NAME@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/hidapi
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c5f4def97..fc804fd54 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ endif()
 # Helper(s)
 
 function(hidapi_configure_pc PC_IN_FILE)
+    set(oneValueArgs OUTPUT_NAME LIBRARY_NAME DESCRIPTION)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(HIDAPI_PC "" "${oneValueArgs}" "" ${ARGN})
     file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pc")
 
     set(VERSION "${VERSION}${VERSION_SUFFIX}")
+    if(HIDAPI_PC_LIBRARY_NAME)
+        set(HIDAPI_LIB_NAME "${HIDAPI_PC_LIBRARY_NAME}")
+    else()
+        set(HIDAPI_LIB_NAME "hidapi")
+    endif()
     set(prefix "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
     set(exec_prefix "\${prefix}")
     if(IS_ABSOLUTE "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
@@ -71,7 +78,14 @@ function(hidapi_configure_pc PC_IN_FILE)
         set(includedir "\${prefix}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
     endif()
 
-    get_filename_component(PC_IN_FILENAME "${PC_IN_FILE}" NAME_WE)
+    if(HIDAPI_PC_OUTPUT_NAME)
+        set(PC_IN_FILENAME "${HIDAPI_PC_OUTPUT_NAME}")
+    else()
+        get_filename_component(PC_IN_FILENAME "${PC_IN_FILE}" NAME_WE)
+    endif()
+    set(HIDAPI_BACKEND_NAME "${PC_IN_FILENAME}")
+    set(HIDAPI_BACKEND_DESCRIPTION "${HIDAPI_PC_DESCRIPTION}")
+    set(HIDAPI_BACKEND_LIBRARY_NAME "${HIDAPI_LIB_NAME}")
     set(PC_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pc/${PC_IN_FILENAME}.pc")
     configure_file("${PC_IN_FILE}" "${PC_FILE}" @ONLY)
     if(HIDAPI_INSTALL_TARGETS)
@@ -187,6 +201,11 @@ endif()
 
 add_library(hidapi::hidapi ALIAS hidapi_${EXPORT_ALIAS})
 
+get_target_property(HIDAPI_LIB_NAME hidapi_${EXPORT_ALIAS} OUTPUT_NAME)
+hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi.pc.in"
+    LIBRARY_NAME "${HIDAPI_LIB_NAME}"
+)
+
 if(HIDAPI_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
     set(EXPORT_DENERATED_LOCATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/export_generated")
diff --git a/tests/pkg-config/Makefile.am b/tests/pkg-config/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca003c25f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pkg-config/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+noinst_PROGRAMS = hidapi-pkg-config-test
+
+hidapi_pkg_config_test_SOURCES = test.c
+hidapi_pkg_config_test_CPPFLAGS = $(HIDAPI_CFLAGS)
+hidapi_pkg_config_test_LDADD = $(HIDAPI_LIBS)
diff --git a/tests/pkg-config/configure.ac b/tests/pkg-config/configure.ac
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3473011b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pkg-config/configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([hidapi-pkg-config-test], [1.0])
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([test.c])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
+
+AC_PROG_CC
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([HIDAPI], [hidapi])
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/tests/pkg-config/test.c b/tests/pkg-config/test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d934ac0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pkg-config/test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <hidapi.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return hid_version() ? 0 : 1;
+}
diff --git a/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/windows/CMakeLists.txt
index 005978366..d820f1ffb 100644
--- a/windows/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ if(HIDAPI_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     )
 endif()
 
-hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi.pc.in")
+hidapi_configure_pc("${PROJECT_ROOT}/pc/hidapi-backend-specific.pc.in"
+    OUTPUT_NAME "hidapi-winapi"
+    LIBRARY_NAME "hidapi"
+    DESCRIPTION "C Library for USB/Bluetooth HID device access from Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. This is the WinAPI implementation."
+)
 
 if(HIDAPI_WITH_TESTS)
      add_subdirectory(test)