diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 9e538195..3a293a8a 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ ifeq ($(WITH_STATIC_LIBRARIES),yes)
 endif
 	$(INSTALL) -d "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/"
 	$(INSTALL) mosquitto.h "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/mosquitto.h"
+	$(INSTALL) -d "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig"
+	$(INSTALL) -m644 ../libmosquitto.pc.in "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig/libmosquitto.pc"
+	sed -i -e "s#@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@#$(prefix)#" -e "s#@VERSION@#$(VERSION)#" "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig/libmosquitto.pc"
 	$(MAKE) -C cpp install
 
 uninstall :
diff --git a/lib/cpp/Makefile b/lib/cpp/Makefile
index a18c3472..a6684757 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/lib/cpp/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ ifeq ($(WITH_STATIC_LIBRARIES),yes)
 endif
 	$(INSTALL) -d "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/"
 	$(INSTALL) mosquittopp.h "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/mosquittopp.h"
-	
+	$(INSTALL) -d "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig"
+	$(INSTALL) -m644 ../../libmosquittopp.pc.in "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig/libmosquittopp.pc"
+	sed -i -e "s#@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@#$(prefix)#" -e "s#@VERSION@#$(VERSION)#" "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig/libmosquittopp.pc"
+
 uninstall :
 	-rm -f "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquittopp.so.${SOVERSION}"
 	-rm -f "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquittopp.so"