diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fab298..41ad5a5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ g4vg_set_default(BUILD_TESTING ${G4VG_BUILD_TESTS})
 
 g4vg_set_default(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Dependencies
+# Found here because we need the targets visible to both import Celeritas and
+# to declare them as-needed in g4vg itself for correct downstream use
+
+find_package(Geant4 REQUIRED)
+find_package(VecGeom REQUIRED)
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Add code
 
@@ -45,15 +53,6 @@ if(G4VG_BUILD_TESTS)
   if(NOT GTest_FOUND)
     find_package(GTest 1.10 REQUIRED)
   endif()
-  if(NOT VecGeom_FOUND)
-    # Note: using the same version as celeritas to silence cmake config
-    # messages
-    find_package(VecGeom 1.2.4 REQUIRED)
-  endif()
-  if(NOT Geant4_FOUND)
-    find_package(Geant4 REQUIRED)
-  endif()
-
   add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/cmake/G4VGConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/G4VGConfig.cmake.in
index ec29d36..277cfa3 100644
--- a/cmake/G4VGConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/G4VGConfig.cmake.in
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
+# Refind dependencies in case linker needs paths to resolve
+include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
+find_dependency(Geant4)
+find_depencency(VecGeom)
+
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/G4VGTargets.cmake")
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f09aff0..83f0740 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@
 cuda_rdc_add_library(g4vg SHARED
   G4VG.cc
 )
+# Whilst geocel contains the primary Geant4/VecGeom dependency, we must also 
+# declare the geometry/gdml deps explicitly so that clients can pick them
+# up correctly through LINK_DEPENDENT_LIBRARIES should the linker require it.
+# See: https://discourse.cmake.org/t/use-cases-for-imported-link-dependent-libraries
 cuda_rdc_target_link_libraries(g4vg
-  PRIVATE Celeritas::geocel
+  PRIVATE 
+    Celeritas::geocel 
+    Geant4::G4geometry
+    $<IF:$<TARGET_EXISTS:Geant4::G4gdml>,Geant4::G4gdml,Geant4::G4persistency>
 )
 cuda_rdc_target_include_directories(g4vg
   PUBLIC
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e1a5bc..c924ea6 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 
+# - Raw link test
+add_executable(g4vg_link_test G4VG.link.test.cc)
+target_link_libraries(g4vg_link_test PRIVATE G4VG::g4vg)
+return()
+
+# - Primary code test
 file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" G4VG_SOURCE_DIR)
 configure_file(g4vg_test_config.h.in g4vg_test_config.h @ONLY)
 
diff --git a/test/G4VG.link.test.cc b/test/G4VG.link.test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0bfe30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/G4VG.link.test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//----------------------------------*-C++-*----------------------------------//
+// Copyright 2024 UT-Battelle, LLC, and other Celeritas developers.
+// See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+//! \file G4VG.link.test.cc
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#include "G4VG.hh"
+
+int main() {}