diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f82ad98f..64d06385 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard ethercat.conf),)
 include ethercat.conf
 else
 KERNELDIR := /usr/src/linux
+INSTALLDIR := /opt/ethercat
 endif
 
 modules:
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ modules:
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=`pwd` clean
 
+install:
+	@./install.sh $(INSTALLDIR)
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 endif
diff --git a/ethercat.conf.tmpl b/ethercat.conf.tmpl
index a95d6ed5..8ffedbca 100644
--- a/ethercat.conf.tmpl
+++ b/ethercat.conf.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-#  EtherCAT Konfigurationsdatei Kernel 2.6
+#  EtherCAT configuration file
 #
 #  $Id$
 #
@@ -9,5 +9,10 @@
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# The kernel to compile the EtherCAT sources against
 KERNELDIR = /usr/src/linux
 
+# Install directory used by "make install"
+INSTALLDIR := /opt/ethercat
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c19b54cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  EtherCAT install script
+#
+#  $Id$
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Fetch parameter
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <INSTALLDIR>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+INSTALLDIR=$1
+
+# Create install directory
+
+if [ ! -d $INSTALLDIR ]; then
+    echo "Creating directory $INSTALLDIR..."
+    if ! mkdir $INSTALLDIR; then exit 1; fi
+fi
+
+# Copy files
+
+if ! cp master/ec_master.ko   $INSTALLDIR; then exit -1; fi
+if ! cp devices/ec_8139too.ko $INSTALLDIR; then exit -1; fi
+
+# Finished
+
+exit 0
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------