diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1da6ac8e6..968260385 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt \
              cmake/FindTCL.cmake \
              cmake/makedist.sh.in \
              weechat.spec \
-             weechat_icon_32.png
+             weechat_icon_32.png \
+             weechat.pc.in
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
+pkgconfigdir   = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfig_DATA = weechat.pc
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 68b85dfaf..a56f1e320 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ AC_GNU_SOURCE
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_CHECK_PROG(DBLATEX_FOUND, "dblatex", "yes")
 
+# Files to generate
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([weechat.pc])
+
 # Add some flags for some OS
 case "$host_os" in
 freebsd* | openbsd*)
diff --git a/src/plugins/Makefile.am b/src/plugins/Makefile.am
index e78730cec..24e4252d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -95,3 +95,9 @@ SUBDIRS = . $(alias_dir) $(aspell_dir) $(charset_dir) $(demo_dir) $(fifo_dir) \
             $(trigger_dir) $(xfer_dir)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt
+
+# install plugin header
+
+install-data-hook:
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(includedir)/$(PACKAGE)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) weechat-plugin.h $(includedir)/$(PACKAGE)