diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e17cdd6f6..7bba988b3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
 include(pkg-utils)
 include(CTest)
 include(project-utils)
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests." OFF)
@@ -84,6 +85,21 @@ endif()
 include(compiler)
 include(os)
 
+if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
+	if(UNIX)
+		# Use default GNU location
+		set(DEFAULT_LIBDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/mumble")
+	else()
+		# Default to current directory
+		set(DEFAULT_LIBDIR "./lib/mumble")
+	endif()
+else()
+	# Use a path relative to the prefix
+	set(DEFAULT_LIBDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/mumble")
+endif()
+
+set(MUMBLE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "${DEFAULT_LIBDIR}" CACHE STRING "The path to which Mumble will install its plugins")
+
 if (64_BIT)
 	set(ARCH "64bit")
 else()
diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 660ba7f43..223f63c72 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ foreach(ITEM ${ITEMS})
 		else()
 			# Shared library on UNIX (e.g. ".so")
 			set_target_properties(${ITEM} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/plugins")
-			install(TARGETS ${ITEM} LIBRARY DESTINATION lib/plugins COMPONENT mumble_client)
+			install(TARGETS ${ITEM} LIBRARY DESTINATION "${MUMBLE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/plugins" COMPONENT mumble_client)
 		endif()
 	endif()
 endforeach()
diff --git a/src/mumble/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mumble/CMakeLists.txt
index 5865d5aa4..882d7fc9f 100644
--- a/src/mumble/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mumble/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ if(bundled-celt)
 	else()
 		# Shared library on UNIX (e.g. ".so")
 		set_target_properties(celt PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-		install(TARGETS celt LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)
+		install(TARGETS celt LIBRARY DESTINATION "${MUMBLE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
 	endif()
 else()
 	find_pkg(celt REQUIRED)