diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3b2df6997..9509f8fd0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ SUBDIRS  = Cantera tools test_problems
 SUBDIRS += doxygen examples 
 
 # Distribute these directories:
-DIST_SUBDIRS = Cantera examples
+DISTDIRS = Cantera examples 
 
 # generated documentation will be included in distributed archive
-EXTRA_DIST= bootstrap $(DX_CONFIG)
+EXTRA_DIST  = bootstrap $(DX_CONFIG)
+EXTRA_DIST += AUTHORS README
+
+# Support for pkgconfig
+pkgconfigdir   = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfig_DATA = cantera.pc
 
diff --git a/cantera.pc.in b/cantera.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95b788f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cantera.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# @PACKAGE_NAME@ installation details
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+# Fortran compilation and linking information
+# Retrieve these using `pkg-config --variable=name @PACKAGE_NAME@`
+fflags=-I@libdir@
+flibs=-L@libdir@ -lf@PACKAGE_NAME@ -l@PACKAGE_NAME@
+
+Name: @PACKAGE_NAME@
+Description: @PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION@
+URL: @PACKAGE_URL@
+Requires:
+Version: @VERSION@
+
+LINK  = -lctcxx -luser -loneD -lzeroD -lequil -lkinetics -ltransport -lthermo 
+LINK += -lctnumerics -lctmath -ltpx -lctspectra -lconverters -lctbase -lcvode 
+LINK += -lctlapack -lctblas -lctf2c -lm -lstdc++
+
+Libs: -L${libdir} ${LINK}
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a21a485eb..0b1edcb3a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile                                                         \
                    Cantera/src/spectra/Makefile Cantera/src/zeroD/Makefile \
                    Cantera/src/equil/Makefile                              \
                    examples/Makefile                                       \
-		   examples/cxx/Makefile)                                   
+		   examples/cxx/Makefile                                   \
+		   cantera.pc)                                   
 
 # skipped tests
 #                   test_problems/ck2cti/Makefile