diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 227d1d5d5..9396b8cd1 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -67,3 +67,31 @@ task :deep_clean => %w[clean doc:clean] do
   end
   puts "Cleaned up mrbgems build folder"
 end
+
+PREFIX = ENV['PREFIX'] || ENV['INSTALL_PREFIX'] || '/usr/local'
+
+desc "install compiled products"
+task :install => :install_bin do
+  if host = MRuby.targets['host']
+    install_D host.libmruby_static, File.join(PREFIX, "lib", File.basename(host.libmruby_static))
+    # install mruby.h and mrbconf.h
+    Dir.glob(File.join(MRUBY_ROOT, "include", "*.h")) do |src|
+      install_D src, File.join(PREFIX, "include", File.basename(src))
+    end
+    Dir.glob(File.join(MRUBY_ROOT, "include", "mruby", "*.h")) do |src|
+      install_D src, File.join(PREFIX, "include", "mruby", File.basename(src))
+    end
+    Dir.glob(File.join(File.join(MRUBY_ROOT, "build", "host", "include", "mruby", "presym", "*.h"))) do |src|
+      install_D src, File.join(PREFIX, "include", "mruby", "presym", File.basename(src))
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+desc "install compiled executable (on host)"
+task :install_bin => :all do
+  if host = MRuby.targets['host']
+    Dir.glob(File.join(MRUBY_ROOT, "bin", "*")) do |src|
+      install_D src, File.join(PREFIX, "bin", File.basename(src))
+    end
+  end
+end