diff --git a/platforms/desktop-shared/Makefile.install b/platforms/desktop-shared/Makefile.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ae8fb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/desktop-shared/Makefile.install
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+prefix ?= /usr/local
+exec_prefix ?= $(prefix)
+bindir ?= $(exec_prefix)/bin
+
+INSTALL ?= install
+INSTALL_PROGRAM ?= $(INSTALL)
+INSTALL_DATA ?= ${INSTALL} -m 644
+
+install: $(TARGET)
+	$(PRE_INSTALL)
+
+	$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -D $(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(TARGET)
+
+	$(POST_INSTALL)
+
+uninstall:
+	$(PRE_UNINSTALL)
+
+	$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
+	rm $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(TARGET)
+
+	$(POST_UNINSTALL)
diff --git a/platforms/linux/Makefile b/platforms/linux/Makefile
index a6edcaea..34192529 100644
--- a/platforms/linux/Makefile
+++ b/platforms/linux/Makefile
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ CPPFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
 LDFLAGS += `pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0`
 
 include ../desktop-shared/Makefile.common
+include ../desktop-shared/Makefile.install