diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 848d3d941..b6e0dd509 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -371,3 +371,13 @@ IF(NOT OSG_CONFIG_HAS_BEEN_RUN_BEFORE)
 ENDIF(NOT OSG_CONFIG_HAS_BEEN_RUN_BEFORE)
 
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+### uninstall target
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CONFIGURE_FILE(
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
+  IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(uninstall
+  "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
+
diff --git a/CMakeModules/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in b/CMakeModules/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcf2437c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+IF(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find install manifest: \"@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt\"")
+ENDIF(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+
+FILE(READ "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt" files)
+STRING(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" files "${files}")
+FOREACH(file ${files})
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Uninstalling \"${file}\"")
+  IF(EXISTS "${file}")
+    EXEC_PROGRAM(
+      "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" ARGS "-E remove \"${file}\""
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE rm_out
+      RETURN_VALUE rm_retval
+      )
+    IF("${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+    ELSE("${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing \"${file}\"")
+    ENDIF("${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+  ELSE(EXISTS "${file}")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "File \"${file}\" does not exist.")
+  ENDIF(EXISTS "${file}")
+ENDFOREACH(file)
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