diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e2616c..9b4459b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ${PROJECT}: ${OBJECTS}
 
 clean:
 	@rm -rf ${PROJECT} ${OBJECTS} ${PROJECT}-${VERSION}.tar.gz \
-		${DOBJECTS} ${PROJECT}-debug .depend
+		${DOBJECTS} ${PROJECT}-debug .depend ${PROJECT}.pc
 
 ${PROJECT}-debug: ${DOBJECTS}
 	@echo CC -o ${PROJECT}-debug
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ ${PROJECT}-debug: ${DOBJECTS}
 
 debug: ${PROJECT}-debug
 
+${PROJECT}.pc: ${PROJECT}.pc.in config.mk
+	@echo project=${PROJECT} > ${PROJECT}.pc
+	@echo version=${VERSION} >> ${PROJECT}.pc
+	@echo includedir=${PREFIX}/include/${PROJECT} >> ${PROJECT}.pc
+	@cat ${PROJECTNV}.pc.in >> ${PROJECT}.pc
+
 valgrind: debug
 	valgrind --tool=memcheck --leak-check=yes --show-reachable=yes \
 		./${PROJECT}-debug
@@ -53,12 +59,13 @@ gdb: debug
 dist: clean
 	@${MAKE} -p ${PROJECT}-${VERSION}
 	@cp -R LICENSE Makefile config.mk README \
-			${PROJECT}.1 ${SOURCE} ${PROJECT}-${VERSION}
+			${PROJECT}.1 ${SOURCE} ${PROJECT}-${VERSION} \
+			${PROJECT}.pc.in
 	@tar -cf ${PROJECT}-${VERSION}.tar ${PROJECT}-${VERSION}
 	@gzip ${PROJECT}-${VERSION}.tar
 	@rm -rf ${PROJECT}-${VERSION}
 
-install: all
+install: all ${PROJECT}.pc
 	@echo installing executable file
 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	@cp -f ${PROJECT} ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
@@ -71,6 +78,9 @@ install: all
 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
 	@sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < ${PROJECT}.1 > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/${PROJECT}.1
 	@chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/${PROJECT}.1
+	@echo installing pkgconfig file
+	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig
+	@cp -f ${PROJECT}.pc ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig
 
 uninstall:
 	@echo removing executable file
@@ -80,6 +90,8 @@ uninstall:
 	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/include/${PROJECT}/zathura.h
 	@echo removing manual page
 	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/${PROJECT}.1
+	@echo removing pkgconfig file
+	@rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig
 
 -include $(wildcard .depend/*.dep)
 
diff --git a/zathura.pc.in b/zathura.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e36e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zathura.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+INC_PATH=-I${includedir}
+
+Name: ${project}
+Description: document viewer
+Version: ${version}
+URL: http://pwmt.org/projects/zathura
+Cflags: ${INC_PATH}
+Libs: