diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a55b7790..b7641a28 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,4 +35,11 @@ if(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 endif(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
+if (NOT TARGET uninstall)
+configure_file(cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
+               cmake_uninstall.cmake IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
 
+add_custom_target(uninstall
+                  "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -P
+                  "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in b/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2d34d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+if(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find install manifest: @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+endif()
+
+file(READ "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt" files)
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" files "${files}")
+foreach(file ${files})
+  message(STATUS "Uninstalling $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+  if(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    exec_program(
+      "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" ARGS "-E remove \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\""
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE rm_out
+      RETURN_VALUE rm_retval
+      )
+    if(NOT "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    endif()
+  else(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    message(STATUS "File $ENV{DESTDIR}${file} does not exist.")
+  endif()
+endforeach()