diff --git a/ports/blaze/portfile.cmake b/ports/blaze/portfile.cmake
index 3225e99d4..a8fc5ab1e 100644
--- a/ports/blaze/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/blaze/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #header-only library
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 
-set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/blaze-3.2)
-vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
-    URLS "https://bitbucket.org/blaze-lib/blaze/downloads/blaze-3.2.tar.gz"
-    FILENAME "blaze-3.2.tar.gz"
-    SHA512 33d2bb0a49a33e71c88a45ab9e8418160c09b877b3ebe5ff7aa48ec0973e28e8a282374604d56f1b5cf2722946e4ca84aa2b401a341240a2ab9debd72505148e
+vcpkg_from_bitbucket(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO blaze-lib/blaze
+    REF v3.2
+    SHA512 f9a50c454125fe194f0d1fb259c5440c82068d41880a228fbd15fe383b6ef4198557daa406a08809065eedf223fc0c55d2309cc00ef549a3fc1a2a89e6d4b445
+    HEAD_REF master
 )
-vcpkg_extract_source_archive(${ARCHIVE})
 
 # Copy the blaze header files
 file(COPY "${SOURCE_PATH}/blaze"
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_common_functions.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_common_functions.cmake
index 29f0f8dff..81e8e5813 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_common_functions.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_common_functions.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include(vcpkg_execute_required_process_repeat)
 include(vcpkg_find_acquire_program)
 include(vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets)
 include(vcpkg_from_github)
+include(vcpkg_from_bitbucket)
 include(vcpkg_build_cmake)
 include(vcpkg_build_msbuild)
 include(vcpkg_build_qmake)
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_bitbucket.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_bitbucket.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..227de5141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_bitbucket.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+## # vcpkg_from_bitbucket
+##
+## Download and extract a project from Bitbucket.
+## Enables support for installing HEAD `vcpkg.exe install --head <port>`.
+##
+## ## Usage:
+## ```cmake
+## vcpkg_from_bitbucket(
+##     OUT_SOURCE_PATH <SOURCE_PATH>
+##     REPO <Microsoft/cpprestsdk>
+##     [REF <v2.0.0>]
+##     [SHA512 <45d0d7f8cc350...>]
+##     [HEAD_REF <master>]
+## )
+## ```
+##
+## ## Parameters:
+## ### OUT_SOURCE_PATH
+## Specifies the out-variable that will contain the extracted location.
+##
+## This should be set to `SOURCE_PATH` by convention.
+##
+## ### REPO
+## The organization or user and repository on GitHub.
+##
+## ### REF
+## A stable git commit-ish (ideally a tag) that will not change contents. **This should not be a branch.**
+##
+## For repositories without official releases, this can be set to the full commit id of the current latest master.
+##
+## If `REF` is specified, `SHA512` must also be specified.
+##
+## ### SHA512
+## The SHA512 hash that should match the archive (https://bitbucket.com/${REPO}/get/${REF}.tar.gz).
+##
+## This is most easily determined by first setting it to `1`, then trying to build the port. The error message will contain the full hash, which can be copied back into the portfile.
+##
+## ### HEAD_REF
+## The unstable git commit-ish (ideally a branch) to pull for `--head` builds.
+##
+## For most projects, this should be `master`. The chosen branch should be one that is expected to be always buildable on all supported platforms.
+##
+## ## Notes:
+## At least one of `REF` and `HEAD_REF` must be specified, however it is preferable for both to be present.
+##
+## This exports the `VCPKG_HEAD_VERSION` variable during head builds.
+##
+## ## Examples:
+##
+## * [blaze](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/blaze/portfile.cmake)
+function(vcpkg_from_bitbucket)
+    set(oneValueArgs OUT_SOURCE_PATH REPO REF SHA512 HEAD_REF)
+    set(multipleValuesArgs)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(_vdud "" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multipleValuesArgs}" ${ARGN})
+
+    if(NOT _vdud_OUT_SOURCE_PATH)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "OUT_SOURCE_PATH must be specified.")
+    endif()
+
+    if((_vdud_REF AND NOT _vdud_SHA512) OR (NOT _vdud_REF AND _vdud_SHA512))
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "SHA512 must be specified if REF is specified.")
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT _vdud_REPO)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "The Bitbucket repository must be specified.")
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT _vdud_REF AND NOT _vdud_HEAD_REF)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "At least one of REF and HEAD_REF must be specified.")
+    endif()
+
+    string(REGEX REPLACE ".*/" "" REPO_NAME ${_vdud_REPO})
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "/.*" "" ORG_NAME ${_vdud_REPO})
+
+    macro(set_SOURCE_PATH BASE BASEREF)
+        set(SOURCE_PATH "${BASE}/${ORG_NAME}-${REPO_NAME}-${BASEREF}")
+        if(EXISTS ${SOURCE_PATH})
+            set(${_vdud_OUT_SOURCE_PATH} "${SOURCE_PATH}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+        else()
+            # Sometimes GitHub strips a leading 'v' off the REF.
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "^v" "" REF ${BASEREF})
+            set(SOURCE_PATH "${BASE}/${ORG_NAME}-${REPO_NAME}-${REF}")
+            if(EXISTS ${SOURCE_PATH})
+                set(${_vdud_OUT_SOURCE_PATH} "${SOURCE_PATH}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+            else()
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not determine source path: '${BASE}/${ORG_NAME}-${REPO_NAME}-${BASEREF}' does not exist")
+            endif()
+        endif()
+    endmacro()
+
+    if(VCPKG_USE_HEAD_VERSION AND NOT _vdud_HEAD_REF)
+        message(STATUS "Package does not specify HEAD_REF. Falling back to non-HEAD version.")
+        set(VCPKG_USE_HEAD_VERSION OFF)
+    endif()
+    
+    # Handle --no-head scenarios
+    if(NOT VCPKG_USE_HEAD_VERSION)
+        if(NOT _vdud_REF)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Package does not specify REF. It must built using --head.")
+        endif()
+        
+        set(URL "https://bitbucket.com/${ORG_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/get/${_vdud_REF}.tar.gz")
+        set(downloaded_file_path "${DOWNLOADS}/${ORG_NAME}-${REPO_NAME}-${_vdud_REF}.tar.gz")
+
+        file(DOWNLOAD "https://api.bitbucket.com/2.0/repositories/${ORG_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/refs/tags/${_vdud_REF}"
+            ${downloaded_file_path}.version
+            STATUS download_status
+        )
+        list(GET download_status 0 status_code)
+        if ("${status_code}" STREQUAL "0")
+            # Parse the github refs response with regex.
+            # TODO: use some JSON swiss-army-knife utility instead.
+            file(READ "${downloaded_file_path}.version" _contents)
+            string(REGEX MATCH "\"hash\": \"[a-f0-9]+\"" x "${_contents}")
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "\"hash\": \"([a-f0-9]+)\"" "\\1" _version ${x})
+            string(SUBSTRING ${_version} 0 12 _version) # Get the 12 first numbers from commit hash
+        else()
+            set(_version ${_vdud_REF})
+        endif()
+        
+        vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
+            URLS "https://bitbucket.com/${ORG_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/get/${_vdud_REF}.tar.gz"
+            SHA512 "${_vdud_SHA512}"
+            FILENAME "${ORG_NAME}-${REPO_NAME}-${_vdud_REF}.tar.gz"
+        )
+        vcpkg_extract_source_archive_ex(ARCHIVE "${ARCHIVE}")
+        set_SOURCE_PATH(${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src ${_version})
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+    # The following is for --head scenarios
+    set(URL "https://bitbucket.com/${ORG_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/get/${_vdud_HEAD_REF}.tar.gz")
+    set(downloaded_file_path "${DOWNLOADS}/${ORG_NAME}-${REPO_NAME}-${_vdud_HEAD_REF}.tar.gz")
+
+    if(_VCPKG_NO_DOWNLOADS)
+        if(NOT EXISTS ${downloaded_file_path} OR NOT EXISTS ${downloaded_file_path}.version)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Downloads are disabled, but '${downloaded_file_path}' does not exist.")
+        endif()
+        message(STATUS "Using cached ${downloaded_file_path}")
+    else()
+        if(EXISTS ${downloaded_file_path})
+            message(STATUS "Purging cached ${downloaded_file_path} to fetch latest (use --no-downloads to suppress)")
+            file(REMOVE ${downloaded_file_path})
+        endif()
+        if(EXISTS ${downloaded_file_path}.version)
+            file(REMOVE ${downloaded_file_path}.version)
+        endif()
+        if(EXISTS ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/head)
+            file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/head)
+        endif()
+
+        # Try to download the file and version information from bitbucket.
+        message(STATUS "Downloading ${URL}...")
+        file(DOWNLOAD "https://api.bitbucket.com/2.0/repositories/${ORG_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/refs/branches/${_vdud_HEAD_REF}"
+            ${downloaded_file_path}.version
+            STATUS download_status
+        )
+        list(GET download_status 0 status_code)
+        if (NOT "${status_code}" STREQUAL "0")
+            file(REMOVE ${downloaded_file_path}.version)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Downloading version info for ${URL}... Failed. Status: ${download_status}")
+        endif()
+
+        file(DOWNLOAD ${URL} ${downloaded_file_path} STATUS download_status)
+        list(GET download_status 0 status_code)
+        if (NOT "${status_code}" STREQUAL "0")
+            file(REMOVE ${downloaded_file_path})
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Downloading ${URL}... Failed. Status: ${download_status}")
+        else()
+            message(STATUS "Downloading ${URL}... OK")
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
+    vcpkg_extract_source_archive_ex(
+        ARCHIVE "${downloaded_file_path}"
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/head"
+    )
+
+    # Parse the github refs response with regex.
+    # TODO: use some JSON swiss-army-knife utility instead.
+    file(READ "${downloaded_file_path}.version" _contents)
+    string(REGEX MATCH "\"hash\": \"[a-f0-9]+\"" x "${_contents}")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "\"hash\": \"([a-f0-9]+)\"" "\\1" _version ${x})
+    string(SUBSTRING ${_version} 0 12 _vdud_HEAD_REF) # Get the 12 first numbers from commit hash
+    
+    # exports VCPKG_HEAD_VERSION to the caller. This will get picked up by ports.cmake after the build.
+    set(VCPKG_HEAD_VERSION ${_version} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+    set_SOURCE_PATH(${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/head ${_vdud_HEAD_REF})
+endfunction()