diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b3f0e3b62..4f0c1f8bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ examples/protonect/include/libfreenect2/config.h
 # generated resource file
 examples/protonect/src/resources.inc.h
 examples/protonect/build
+examples/protonect/lib
 
 # Dependency folders
 depends/*/
diff --git a/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
index b56c89c49..df218caa2 100644
--- a/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(Protonect
 )
 
 CONFIGURE_FILE(freenect2.cmake.in "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/freenect2Config.cmake" @ONLY)
+CONFIGURE_FILE(freenect2.pc.in "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/freenect2.pc" @ONLY)
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS freenect2shared DESTINATION lib)
 INSTALL(TARGETS freenect2static DESTINATION lib)
@@ -200,4 +201,5 @@ IF(LIBFREENECT2_THREADING_TINYTHREAD)
   INSTALL(FILES  "${MY_DIR}/src/tinythread/tinythread.h" DESTINATION include/${PROJECT_NAME}/tinythread/)
 ENDIF(LIBFREENECT2_THREADING_TINYTHREAD)
 INSTALL(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/freenect2Config.cmake" DESTINATION lib/cmake/freenect2/)
+INSTALL(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/freenect2.pc" DESTINATION lib/pkgconfig/)
   
diff --git a/examples/protonect/freenect2.pc.in b/examples/protonect/freenect2.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50e557003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protonect/freenect2.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+exec_prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+libdir=${prefix}/lib
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+
+Name: freenect2 
+Description: Driver for the Kinect v2 (aka K4W) 
+Version: 
+Requires: @DEPS_PKGCONFIG@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lfreenect2
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
+