diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8a65ad6f..e420fbf01 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Makefile.config
 *.so
 *.dep
 *~
+*.pc
 
 # GNU Global
 GPATH
diff --git a/src/libexpr/local.mk b/src/libexpr/local.mk
index 620a03538..6bb151167 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/local.mk
+++ b/src/libexpr/local.mk
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ $(d)/lexer-tab.cc $(d)/lexer-tab.hh: $(d)/lexer.l
 clean-files += $(d)/parser-tab.cc $(d)/parser-tab.hh $(d)/lexer-tab.cc $(d)/lexer-tab.hh
 
 dist-files += $(d)/parser-tab.cc $(d)/parser-tab.hh $(d)/lexer-tab.cc $(d)/lexer-tab.hh
+
+$(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/nix-expr.pc, $(libdir)/pkgconfig, 0644))
diff --git a/src/libexpr/nix-expr.pc.in b/src/libexpr/nix-expr.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21b6c38dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libexpr/nix-expr.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: Nix
+Description: Nix Package Manager
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Requires: nix-store bdw-gc
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lnixexpr
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/nix
diff --git a/src/libmain/local.mk b/src/libmain/local.mk
index 71a07d197..4b6a4767e 100644
--- a/src/libmain/local.mk
+++ b/src/libmain/local.mk
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ libmain_SOURCES := $(wildcard $(d)/*.cc)
 libmain_LIBS = libstore libutil libformat
 
 libmain_ALLOW_UNDEFINED = 1
+
+$(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/nix-main.pc, $(libdir)/pkgconfig, 0644))
diff --git a/src/libmain/nix-main.pc.in b/src/libmain/nix-main.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de1bdf706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libmain/nix-main.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: Nix
+Description: Nix Package Manager
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lnixmain
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/nix
diff --git a/src/libstore/local.mk b/src/libstore/local.mk
index 180088d3d..024d7dec7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local.mk
+++ b/src/libstore/local.mk
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ $(d)/local-store.cc: $(d)/schema.sql.hh
 	$(trace-gen) sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/\(.*\)/"\1\\n"/' < $< > $@ || (rm $@ && exit 1)
 
 clean-files += $(d)/schema.sql.hh
+
+$(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/nix-store.pc, $(libdir)/pkgconfig, 0644))
diff --git a/src/libstore/nix-store.pc.in b/src/libstore/nix-store.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f1a2d83d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore/nix-store.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: Nix
+Description: Nix Package Manager
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lnixstore -lnixutil -lnixformat
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/nix