diff --git a/ports/azure-storage-cpp/portfile.cmake b/ports/azure-storage-cpp/portfile.cmake
index 06df886ac..6afc59b29 100644
--- a/ports/azure-storage-cpp/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/azure-storage-cpp/portfile.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
 )
 vcpkg_extract_source_archive(${ARCHIVE})
 
+find_path(ATLMFC_PATH NAMES "atlbase.h")
+if(ATLMFC_PATH STREQUAL "ATLMFC_PATH-NOTFOUND")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find ATL. Please ensure you have installed the \"Visual C++ ATL support\" optional feature underneath the Desktop C++ workload.")
+endif()
+
 vcpkg_apply_patches(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
     PATCHES