diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c7cb5e8adac..144787084e2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ ENDIF (WIN32)
 # create qgsconfig.h
 
 CONFIGURE_FILE(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/qgsconfig.h.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/qgsconfig.h)
+INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/qgsconfig.h DESTINATION ${QGIS_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})