diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd4d7d15d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+INCLUDES = \
+	$(PYTHON_INCLUDES)
+
+gajimpluginsdir = $(gajim_pluginsdir)
+nobase_dist_gajimplugins_PYTHON = \
+	$(srcdir)/*.py \
+	$(srcdir)/*/*.py \
+	$(srcdir)/*/*.ui
+
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in