diff --git a/cmake/modules/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/modules/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cabc5dfe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# explicitely install the "public" cmake files
+
+set(cmakeFiles
+  FindOkular.cmake
+)
+
+install(FILES ${cmakeFiles} DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/cmake/modules)
+