diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47b7a2ea8..f5184d398 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -431,3 +431,12 @@ if(ENABLE_CCACHE AND (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL "Clang" OR ${CMAKE_CXX_C
     set(ENV{CCACHE_CPP2} "true")
   endif()
 endif()
+
+# uninstall target
+configure_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
+    IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+
+add_custom_target(uninstall
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in b/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2037e3653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+if(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find install manifest: @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+endif(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+
+file(READ "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt" files)
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" files "${files}")
+foreach(file ${files})
+  message(STATUS "Uninstalling $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+  if(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    exec_program(
+      "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" ARGS "-E remove \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\""
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE rm_out
+      RETURN_VALUE rm_retval
+      )
+    if(NOT "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    endif(NOT "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+  else(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    message(STATUS "File $ENV{DESTDIR}${file} does not exist.")
+  endif(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+endforeach(file)