diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d190a1c4482573e245d912ee0a99e003bcbdc8a..335eff33935d4ef6a93352946e08e6797d6d6881 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,3 +53,6 @@ IF(NOT INSTALL_PYTHON_INTERFACE_ONLY)
   INSTALL(DIRECTORY robots/hector_description DESTINATION share/${PROJECT_NAME}/robots)
   INSTALL(DIRECTORY robots/double_pendulum_description DESTINATION share/${PROJECT_NAME}/robots)
 ENDIF(NOT INSTALL_PYTHON_INTERFACE_ONLY)
+
+# Install catkin package.xml
+INSTALL(FILES package.xml DESTINATION share/${PROJECT_NAME})