diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d0435b589210..145f20afce042 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -530,10 +530,6 @@ install(
    PATTERN "pkgconfig" EXCLUDE
 )
 
-if(Vc_INCLUDE_DIR)
-  set(MODULES_ROOT_INCPATH "ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH=${Vc_INCLUDE_DIR}:${ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH}")
-endif()
-
 # modules.idx
 if(runtime_cxxmodules)
   ROOT_GET_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIR(library_output_dir)
@@ -564,7 +560,7 @@ if(WIN32)
   set(hsimple_cmd COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env PATH="${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}\\\;%PATH%"
                           ROOTIGNOREPREFIX=1 ROOT_HIST=0 $<TARGET_FILE:root.exe> -l -q -b -n -x ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tutorials/hsimple.C -e return)
 else()
-  set(hsimple_cmd COMMAND ${MODULES_ROOT_INCPATH} ${ld_library_path}=${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}:$ENV{${ld_library_path}}
+  set(hsimple_cmd COMMAND ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH="${DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH}" ${ld_library_path}=${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}:$ENV{${ld_library_path}}
                           ROOTIGNOREPREFIX=1 ROOT_HIST=0 $<TARGET_FILE:root.exe> -l -q -b -n -x ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tutorials/hsimple.C -e return)
 endif()
 add_custom_command(OUTPUT tutorials/hsimple.root
diff --git a/cmake/modules/RootMacros.cmake b/cmake/modules/RootMacros.cmake
index 7a7d91b1357ed..74679de9b7aba 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/RootMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/RootMacros.cmake
@@ -2135,3 +2135,39 @@ function(generateManual name input output)
 
   install(FILES ${output} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
 endfunction()
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# If path is a system path, set the return variable is_system_path to true.
+# The 1st argument is the path that should be checked
+# The 2nd argument is the return value
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function (IS_SYSTEM_PATH path is_system_path)
+  foreach (dir ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH})
+    if ("${path}" STREQUALS "$dir")
+      set(${is_system_path} true PARENT_SCOPE)
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+  set(${is_system_path} false PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# If path is not a system path, append it to the given variable
+# The 1st argument is the path to be checked
+# The 2nd argument is the variable that the path gets appended to if it is 
+# not a system path.
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function (IF_NOT_SYSTEM_PATH_APPEND path variable)
+  IS_SYSTEM_PATH("${path}" is_system_path)
+  if (NOT is_system_path)
+    if (${${variable}} STRING_EMPTY)
+      set(${variable} "${path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    else()
+      if(WIN32)
+        set(ROOT_PATH_SEPARATOR ";")
+      elseif(UNIX)
+        set(ROOT_PATH_SEPARATOR ":")
+      endif()
+      set(${variable} "${${variable}}${ROOT_PATH_SEPARATOR}${path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/SearchInstalledSoftware.cmake b/cmake/modules/SearchInstalledSoftware.cmake
index a3316787b5a84..dba504981ebfe 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/SearchInstalledSoftware.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/SearchInstalledSoftware.cmake
@@ -1342,6 +1342,7 @@ elseif(vc)
   endif()
   if(Vc_FOUND)
     set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${Vc_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    IF_NOT_SYSTEM_PATH_APPEND("${Vc_INCLUDE_DIR}" DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH)
   endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/config/thisroot.bat b/config/thisroot.bat
index 4bc260272549d..c5274d27eefe7 100644
--- a/config/thisroot.bat
+++ b/config/thisroot.bat
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ cd /D %OLDPATH%
 set PATH=%ROOTSYS%\bin;%PATH%
 set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=%ROOTSYS%;%CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH%
 set PYTHONPATH=%ROOTSYS%\bin;%PYTHONPATH%
+set ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH=@DEFAULT_ROOT_INLUCDE_PATH@;%ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH%
 set OLDPATH=
 set THIS=
diff --git a/config/thisroot.csh b/config/thisroot.csh
index 71b7aca85898b..ad2b1febac4de 100644
--- a/config/thisroot.csh
+++ b/config/thisroot.csh
@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ if ($?old_rootsys) then
                                  -e "s;^$old_rootsys/etc/notebook${DOLLAR};;g"`
    endif
 
+   if ($?ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH) then
+      setenv ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH `set DOLLAR='$'; echo $ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH | \
+                             sed -e "s;:@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@:;:;g" \
+                                 -e "s;:@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@${DOLLAR};;g"   \
+                                 -e "s;^@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@:;;g"   \
+                                 -e "s;^@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@${DOLLAR};;g"`
+   endif
+
 endif
 
 
@@ -232,6 +240,12 @@ else
    setenv JUPYTER_CONFIG_DIR ${ROOTSYS}/etc/notebook
 endif
 
+if ($?ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH) then
+   setenv ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH @DEFAULT_ROOT_INLUCDE_PATH@:$ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH
+else
+   setenv ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH @DEFAULT_ROOT_INLUCDE_PATH@
+endif
+
 endif # if ("$thisroot" != "")
 
 set thisroot=
diff --git a/config/thisroot.fish b/config/thisroot.fish
index 0a027fdeead03..96140f5d95ac2 100644
--- a/config/thisroot.fish
+++ b/config/thisroot.fish
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ update_path MANPATH "$old_rootsys" "/man" @mandir@
 update_path CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "$old_rootsys" "" $ROOTSYS
 update_path JUPYTER_PATH "$old_rootsys" "/etc/notebook" $ROOTSYS/etc/notebook
 update_path JUPYTER_CONFIG_DIR "$old_rootsys" "/etc/notebook" $ROOTSYS/etc/notebook
+update_path ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH "@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@" "" "@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@"
 
 functions -e update_path
 set -e old_rootsys
diff --git a/config/thisroot.ps1 b/config/thisroot.ps1
index c3fad28355b51..8372a996da811 100644
--- a/config/thisroot.ps1
+++ b/config/thisroot.ps1
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ $ROOTSYS = split-path -parent (get-item $scriptPath)
 $env:PATH = $ROOTSYS + '\bin;' + $env:PATH
 $env:CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH = $ROOTSYS + ';' + $env:CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 $env:PYTHONPATH = $ROOTSYS + '\bin;' + $env:PYTHONPATH
+$env:ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH = "@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@" + ';' + $env:ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH
diff --git a/config/thisroot.sh b/config/thisroot.sh
index c7db68a312154..d2b945bb75c65 100644
--- a/config/thisroot.sh
+++ b/config/thisroot.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ clean_environment()
          default_manpath=""
       fi
    fi
+   if [ -n "${ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH-}" ]; then
+      drop_from_path "$ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH" "@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@"
+      ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH=$newpath
+   fi
 }
 
 set_environment()
@@ -162,6 +166,14 @@ set_environment()
    else
       JUPYTER_CONFIG_DIR=$ROOTSYS/etc/notebook:$JUPYTER_CONFIG_DIR; export JUPYTER_CONFIG_DIR
    fi
+
+   if [ -z "${ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH-}" ]; then
+      ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH=@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@
+      export ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH
+   else
+      ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH=@DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH@:$ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH
+      export ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH
+   fi
 }
 
 getTrueShellExeName() { # mklement0 https://stackoverflow.com/a/23011530/7471760
diff --git a/roottest/root/io/transient/base/CMakeLists.txt b/roottest/root/io/transient/base/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b91da235360e..95c1164497b54 100644
--- a/roottest/root/io/transient/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/roottest/root/io/transient/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(hadd_autoload
   COMMAND hadd -f data_merge.root data1.root data2.root
   OUTREF hadd_autoload${outref_suffix}.ref
   FIXTURES_REQUIRED root-io-transient-base-WriteFile-fixture
-  ENVIRONMENT ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+  ENVIRONMENT ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}:${DEFAULT_ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH})