diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f735c1..0112754 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,20 @@ add_custom_target(uninstall
     ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake
 )
 
+########################################################################
+# Install udev rules
+########################################################################
+option(INSTALL_UDEV_RULES "Install udev rules for RTL-SDR" ON)
+if (INSTALL_UDEV_RULES)
+    install (
+        FILES rtl-sdr.rules
+        DESTINATION "/etc/udev/rules.d"
+        COMPONENT "udev"
+        )
+else (INSTALL_UDEV_RULES)
+    message (STATUS "Udev rules not being installed, install them with -DINSTALL_UDEV_RULES=ON")
+endif (INSTALL_UDEV_RULES)
+
 ########################################################################
 # Add subdirectories
 ########################################################################
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ec34b36..ec705c8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ SUBDIRS = include src
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = librtlsdr.pc
 
+udevrulesdir=/etc/udev/rules.d
+udevrules_DATA = rtl-sdr.rules
+
 BUILT_SOURCES = $(top_srcdir)/.version
 $(top_srcdir)/.version:
 	echo $(VERSION) > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
 dist-hook:
 	echo $(VERSION) > $(distdir)/.tarball-version
 
-EXTRA_DIST = git-version-gen
+EXTRA_DIST = git-version-gen $(udevrules_DATA)
 
 if HAVE_DOXYGEN