diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 08635a04c6..a2e2bfef34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ option(
   CP2K_USE_FFTW3_WITH_MKL
   "MKL has its own compatible implementation of the FFTW3 library. This option, when ON, will use the separate and original FFTW3 library."
   OFF)
+option(CP2K_USE_DBCSR_CONFIG "Return DBCSR cmake configuration parameters" OFF)
 
 # MPI-enabled options
 cmake_dependent_option(CP2K_USE_COSMA "Enable COSMA support"
@@ -620,7 +621,17 @@ message("\n------------------------------------------------------------")
 message("-                          DBCSR                           -")
 message("------------------------------------------------------------\n")
 
-find_package(DBCSR 2.6 REQUIRED)
+if(CP2K_USE_DBCSR_CONFIG)
+  find_package(DBCSR 2.9 REQUIRED CONFIG)
+  if(CP2K_USE_MPI AND NOT DBCSR_USE_MPI)
+    message(
+      FATAL_ERROR
+        "DBCSR needs to be compiled with MPI support when CP2K MPI support is enabled"
+    )
+  endif()
+else()
+  find_package(DBCSR 2.6 REQUIRED)
+endif()
 
 # Discover CP2K_OPENCL_BACKEND. DBCSR must be discovered prior (DBCSR_DIR).
 if(CP2K_USE_ACCEL MATCHES "OPENCL")
diff --git a/cmake/cp2kConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/cp2kConfig.cmake.in
index 3312c3a24e..c0e33f5260 100644
--- a/cmake/cp2kConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/cp2kConfig.cmake.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET cp2k::cp2k)
   # Define LAPACK and BLAS TARGETS
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_MPI@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_MPI @CP2K_USE_MPI@)
     find_dependency(SCALAPACK REQUIRED)
   endif()
   unset(CP2K_CONFIG_PACKAGE)
@@ -38,95 +39,118 @@ if(NOT TARGET cp2k::cp2k)
   find_dependency(DBCSR 2.8 REQUIRED)
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_LIBXSMM@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_LIBXSMM @CP2K_USE_LIBXSMM@)
     find_dependency(LibXSMM REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_HIP@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_HIP @CP2K_USE_HIP@)
     # Find HIP
     find_dependency(hipfft REQUIRED IMPORTED CONFIG)
     find_dependency(hipblas REQUIRED IMPORTED CONFIG)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_CUDA@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_CUDA @CP2K_USE_CUDA@)
     find_dependency(CUDAToolkit REQUIRED)
   endif()
   if(@CP2K_USE_ELPA@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_ELPA @CP2K_USE_ELPA@)
     find_dependency(Elpa REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_DLAF@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_DLAF @CP2K_USE_DLAF@)
     find_dependency(DLAF REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_LIBXC@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_LIBXC @CP2K_USE_LIBXC@)
     find_dependency(LibXC 7 REQUIRED CONFIG)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_COSMA@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_COSMA @CP2K_USE_COSMA@)
     find_dependency(cosma REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_MPI@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_MPI @CP2K_USE_MPI@)
     find_dependency(MPI REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_FFTW3@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_FFTW3 @CP2K_USE_FFTW3@)
     find_dependency(Fftw REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_LIBINT2@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_LIBINT2 @CP2K_USE_LIBINT2@)
     find_dependency(Libint2 REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_SPGLIB@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_SPGLIB @CP2K_USE_SPGLIB@)
     find_dependency(LibSPG REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_SPLA@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_SPLA @CP2K_USE_SPLA@)
     find_dependency(SPLA REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_SIRIUS@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_SIRIUS @CP2K_USE_SIRIUS@)
     find_dependency(sirius REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_PLUMED@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_PLUMED @CP2K_USE_PLUMED@)
     find_dependency(Plumed REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_LIBTORCH@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_TORCH @CP2K_USE_TORCH@)
     find_dependency(Torch REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_HDF5@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_HDF5 @CP2K_USE_HDF5@)
     find_dependency(HDF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS C Fortran)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_DFTD4@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_DFTD4 @CP2K_USE_DFTD4@)
     find_dependency(dftd4 REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_DEEPMD@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_DEEPMD @CP2K_USE_DEEPMD@)
     find_dependency(DeepMD REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_PEXSI@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_PEXSI @CP2K_USE_PEXSI@)
     find_dependency(PEXSI REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_ACE@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_ACE @CP2K_USE_ACE@)
     find_dependency(ACE REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_LIBSMEAGOL@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_ACE @CP2K_USE_LIBSMEAGOL@)
     find_dependency(libsmeagol REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_VORI@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_VORI @CP2K_USE_LIBVORI@)
     find_dependency(LibVORI REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   if(@CP2K_USE_GREENX@)
+    set(CP2K_USE_GREENX @CP2K_USE_GREENX@)
     find_dependency(greenX REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/build-from-source.md b/docs/getting-started/build-from-source.md
index 12b3b25546..e478211e42 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/build-from-source.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/build-from-source.md
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ cmake --build build -j 32
   [testing](https://dashboard.cp2k.org/archive/misc/index.html).
 - `-DCP2K_USE_CRAY_PM_ENERGY` Enables power monitoring on Cray systems.
 - `-DCP2K_USE_CRAY_PM_ACCEL_ENERGY` Enables power monitoring of accelerators on Cray systems.
+- `-DCP2K_USE_DBCSR_CONFIG` Make dbcsr cmake options (`DBCSR_USE_BLA`) available.