diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3030dcaef5a930b1c7b7d2cf5ce15a258023672d..ae776dd0b39ae30fe964648920e63a2a233bdb03 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ win64:
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C src clean
 	$(MAKE) -C example clean
+
+install:
+	$(MAKE) -C src install
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b89884c5caf31594b1fac91086a889d6c318926..355a091a63427c6d962310db8e79f9b6e180fcd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ The codebase contains a top-level Makefile that builds the library and the examp
 * macos
 * win32
 * win64
+* install
 * clean
 
+The `install` target uses the `PREFIX` variable, i.e. you should use `PREFIX=/some/path make install` or `make install PREFIX=/some/path`
+
 # Usage
 
 * Library
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index bcbb617e12398bf769d1cb06b792a4e6c7ac37ab..f819b139d44f71c8c92dbf534c4c89c5debda382 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ endif
 
 OBJECTS = fft_setup.o fft_execute.o fft_kernelstring.o
 
+PREFIX ?= "."
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) rcs $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS)
@@ -21,13 +22,18 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
 
 fft_setup.o: fft_setup.cpp fft_internal.h fft_base_kernels.h
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c fft_setup.cpp
-	
+
 fft_execute.o: fft_execute.cpp ../include/clFFT.h fft_internal.h
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c fft_execute.cpp
 
 fft_kernelstring.o: fft_kernelstring.cpp ../include/clFFT.h fft_internal.h
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c fft_kernelstring.cpp
 
+install: $(TARGET) ../include/clFFT.h
+	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/lib $(PREFIX)/include
+	cp  ../include/clFFT.h $(PREFIX)/include/eclfft.h
+	cp  $(TARGET) $(PREFIX)/lib/libeclfft.a
+
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o
 	rm -f *.a
diff --git a/src/Makefile.mingw b/src/Makefile.mingw
index 216d207982eabb74fbbc23b1fb2f8486b353cd9d..1f7e6e48eddddca80bf120eb459f6ca88f6331b2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/src/Makefile.mingw
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CXXFLAGS += -O3 -Wall -g -I$(NVIDIA_SDK_INSTALL_PATH)/OpenCL/common/inc -I$(AMDA
 
 OBJECTS = fft_setup.o fft_execute.o fft_kernelstring.o
 
+PREFIX ?= "."
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) rcs $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS)
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ fft_execute.o: fft_execute.cpp ../include/clFFT.h fft_internal.h
 fft_kernelstring.o: fft_kernelstring.cpp ../include/clFFT.h fft_internal.h
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c fft_kernelstring.cpp
 
+install: $(TARGET) ../include/clFFT.h
+	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/lib $(PREFIX)/include
+	cp  ../include/clFFT.h $(PREFIX)/include/eclfft.h
+	cp  $(TARGET) $(PREFIX)/lib/libeclfft.a
+
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o
 	rm -f *.a