diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b1b4a887..437d31cf5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ endif()
 install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/builtin" DESTINATION "${SHAREDIR}")
 install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/client" DESTINATION "${SHAREDIR}")
 install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/games/minimal" DESTINATION "${SHAREDIR}/games")
+set(COMMON_SOURCE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/games/common")
+if(EXISTS ${COMMON_SOURCE} AND IS_DIRECTORY ${COMMON_SOURCE})
+	install(FILES ${COMMON_SOURCE}/README.txt DESTINATION "${SHAREDIR}/games/common/")
+	install(DIRECTORY ${COMMON_SOURCE}/mods DESTINATION "${SHAREDIR}/games/common")
+endif()
 set(MINETEST_GAME_SOURCE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/games/minetest_game")
 if(EXISTS ${MINETEST_GAME_SOURCE} AND IS_DIRECTORY ${MINETEST_GAME_SOURCE})
 	install(FILES ${MINETEST_GAME_SOURCE}/game.conf DESTINATION "${SHAREDIR}/games/minetest_game/")