diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..678aebcb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+
+project(aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2-samples)
+
+add_subdirectory(device_defender/basic_report)
+add_subdirectory(greengrass/ipc)
+add_subdirectory(greengrass/basic_discovery)
+add_subdirectory(identity/fleet_provisioning)
+add_subdirectory(jobs/describe_job_execution)
+add_subdirectory(mqtt/basic_connect)
+add_subdirectory(mqtt/custom_authorizer_connect)
+add_subdirectory(mqtt/pkcs11_connect)
+add_subdirectory(mqtt/raw_connect)
+add_subdirectory(mqtt/websocket_connect)
+add_subdirectory(mqtt/windows_cert_connect)
+add_subdirectory(mqtt/x509_credentials_provider_connect)
+add_subdirectory(mqtt5/mqtt5_pubsub)
+add_subdirectory(pub_sub/basic_pub_sub)
+add_subdirectory(pub_sub/cycle_pub_sub)
+add_subdirectory(secure_tunneling/secure_tunnel)
+add_subdirectory(secure_tunneling/tunnel_notification)
+add_subdirectory(shadow/shadow_sync)
diff --git a/samples/README.md b/samples/README.md
index 6ada347a5..985278448 100644
--- a/samples/README.md
+++ b/samples/README.md
@@ -23,28 +23,43 @@
 
 Firstly, build and install aws-iot-devices-sdk-cpp-v2 with following instructions from [Installation](../README.md#Installation).
 
-### Build samples
+### Build individual sample
 
-Change directory into one of the samples. Under the directory of the sample, run the following commands:
+Change directory into one of the samples. Under the directory of the sample you wish to build, run the following commands:
 
 ``` sh
-mkdir build
-cd build
-cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="<absolute path sdk-cpp-workspace dir>" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="<Release|RelWithDebInfo|Debug>" ..
-cmake --build . --config "<Release|RelWithDebInfo|Debug>"
+cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="<absolute path sdk-cpp-workspace dir>" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="<Release|RelWithDebInfo|Debug>" .
+cmake --build build --config "<Release|RelWithDebInfo|Debug>"
 ```
 
-To view the commands for a given sample, run the compiled program and pass `--help`.
+To view the commands for a given sample, run the compiled program and pass `--help`. For example, with the PubSub sample:
 
+```sh
+./build/basic-pub-sub --help
 ```
-./basic-pub-sub --help
+
+### Build all samples
+
+Change directory to the `aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2/samples` directory and then run the following commands:
+
+```sh
+cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="<absolute path sdk-cpp-workspace dir>" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="<Release|RelWithDebInfo|Debug>" .
+cmake --build build --config "<Release|RelWithDebInfo|Debug>"
 ```
 
-#### Note
+This will compile all the samples at once and place the executables under the `build` directory relative to their file path. To view the commands for a given sample, run the compiled program and pass `--help`. For example, with the PubSub sample:
+
+```sh
+./build/pub_sub/basic_pub_sub/basic-pub-sub --help
+```
+
+This will compile all of the samples at once. You can then find the samples in the `aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2/samples/build` folder. For example, the PubSub sample will be located at `aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2/samples/build/pubsub/basic_pubsub`.
+
+### Sample Build Notes
 
-* `-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH` needs to be set to the path aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2 installed. Since [Installation](../README.md#Installation) takes sdk-cpp-workspace as an example, here takes that as an example too.
+* `-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH` needs to be set to the path aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2 installed at. Since [Installation](../README.md#Installation) takes `sdk-cpp-workspace` as an example, this file uses that example too.
 
-* `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` and `--config` needs to match the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE when aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2 built. `--config` is only REQUIRED for multi-configuration build tools.
+* `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` and `--config` needs to match the `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` when aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2 built. `--config` is only REQUIRED for multi-configuration build tools.
 
 ## Basic Pub-Sub