diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a0d25c25c..c4a4022fba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ tags
 nfapi_nr_interface_scf
 *.log
 *.out
+CMakeUserPresets.json
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e20a5b07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{
+    "version": 3,
+    "configurePresets": [
+        {
+            "name": "default",
+            "displayName": "Default Config",
+            "description": "Default build using Ninja generator",
+            "generator": "Ninja",
+            "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/cmake_targets/ran_build/build",
+            "cacheVariables": {
+                "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "RelWithDebInfo"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "tests",
+            "displayName": "Default unit test config",
+            "inherits": "default",
+            "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/cmake_targets/ran_build/build_test",
+            "cacheVariables": {
+                "ENABLE_TESTS": "ON",
+                "SANITIZE_ADDRESS": "ON",
+                "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "RelWithDebInfo"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "buildPresets": [
+        {
+            "name": "5gdefault",
+            "configurePreset": "default",
+            "targets": [
+                "nr-uesoftmodem",
+                "nr-softmodem",
+                "rfsimulator",
+                "dfts",
+                "ldpc",
+                "params_libconfig",
+                "params_yaml"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "default",
+            "inherits": "5gdefault"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "4gdefault",
+            "configurePreset": "default",
+            "targets": [
+                "lte-softmodem",
+                "lte-uesoftmodem",
+                "dfts",
+                "coding",
+                "rfsimulator",
+                "params_libconfig"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "tests",
+            "configurePreset": "tests",
+            "targets": [
+                "tests"
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/doc/BUILD.md b/doc/BUILD.md
index dc5b1361f2..4d629007b0 100644
--- a/doc/BUILD.md
+++ b/doc/BUILD.md
@@ -217,6 +217,30 @@ cmake-gui ../../..
 ```
 You can of course use all standard cmake/ninja/make commands in this directory.
 
+## cmake presets
+
+CMake presets are common project configure options. See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-presets.7.html
+
+Configure presets:
+
+ - `default`: Configure compilation with default options
+ - `tests`: Same as above but ENABLE_TESTS and SANITIZE_ADDRESS is ON
+
+Build presets:
+
+ - `5gdefault`: Build the software for NR rfsimulator test
+ - `default`: same as 5gdefault
+ - `4gdefault`: Build the software for LTE rfsimulator test
+ - `tests`: build all unit tests
+
+To configure using configuration preset:
+
+    cmake --preset <preset_name>
+
+To build using a build preset:
+
+    cmake --build --preset <preset_name>
+
 # Cross Compile
 
 If you want to use cross-compiler on x86 platform for aarch64 version, please refer the [cross-compile.md](./cross-compile.md) for more information.