diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e9afd5cadfb..c6d19de46fd7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,15 +144,16 @@ endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/install CACHE PATH "Installation root directory")
-else(WIN32)
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR bin CACHE PATH "Output directory for executables")
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR data CACHE PATH "Output directory for data and resource files")
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR include CACHE PATH "Output directory for header files")
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR doc CACHE PATH "Output directory for documentation and license files")
+    # Don't set it without manual adoption of LibDir variable in src/App/FreeCADInit.py
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR lib CACHE PATH "Output directory for libraries")
+else()
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/freecad" CACHE PATH "Installation root directory")
-endif(WIN32)
-
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR data CACHE PATH "Output directory for data and resource files")
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR include CACHE PATH "Output directory for header files")
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR doc CACHE PATH "Output directory for documentation and license files")
-# Don't set it without manual adoption of LibDir variable in src/App/FreeCADInit.py
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR lib CACHE PATH "Output directory for libraries")
+    include(GNUInstallDirs)
+endif()
 
 set(PYCXX_INCLUDE_DIR
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src" CACHE PATH
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ set(RESOURCEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}")
 set(DOCDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}")
 
 message(STATUS "prefix: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+message(STATUS "bindir: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
 message(STATUS "datadir: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}")
 message(STATUS "docdir: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}")
 message(STATUS "includedir: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
diff --git a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/CMakeLists.txt b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/CMakeLists.txt
index 54cfeddb897f..4ea0753431ec 100644
--- a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ endif (BUILD_FEM_NETGEN)
 
 if(WIN32)
     INSTALL(TARGETS SMDS Driver DriverSTL DriverDAT DriverUNV SMESHDS SMESH MEFISTO2 StdMeshers
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     )
 else(WIN32)
     INSTALL(TARGETS SMDS Driver DriverSTL DriverDAT DriverUNV SMESHDS SMESH MEFISTO2 StdMeshers
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ endif(WIN32)
 if (BUILD_FEM_NETGEN)
     if(WIN32)
         INSTALL(TARGETS NETGENPlugin
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-            LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
         )
     else(WIN32)
         INSTALL(TARGETS NETGENPlugin
diff --git a/src/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b97d641ca2e..5dd583abb73f 100644
--- a/src/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ SET_BIN_DIR(FreeCADApp FreeCADApp)
 
 if(WIN32)
     INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADApp
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
         LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     )
 else(WIN32)
diff --git a/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
index 94f1e3d6b999..9124fa0eb713 100644
--- a/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ SET_BIN_DIR(FreeCADBase FreeCADBase)
 
 if(WIN32)
     INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADBase
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
         LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     )
 else(WIN32)
diff --git a/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 4377289b78be..b709ecbccf98 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1323,21 +1323,28 @@ SET_BIN_DIR(FreeCADGui FreeCADGui)
 
 if(WIN32)
     INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADGui
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
         LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     )
 else(WIN32)
     INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADGui
         LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     )
-    INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad.xpm
-        Icons/freecad-icon-16.png
-        Icons/freecad-icon-32.png
-        Icons/freecad-icon-48.png
-        Icons/freecad-icon-64.png
-        Icons/freecad.svg
-        Icons/freecad-doc.png
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}
-    )
+    #INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad.xpm
+    #    Icons/freecad-icon-16.png
+    #    Icons/freecad-icon-32.png
+    #    Icons/freecad-icon-48.png
+    #    Icons/freecad-icon-64.png
+    #    Icons/freecad.svg
+    #    Icons/freecad-doc.png
+    #    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}
+    #)
+    INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad-icon-16.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps RENAME freecad.png)
+    INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad-icon-32.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps RENAME freecad.png)
+    INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad-icon-48.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps RENAME freecad.png)
+    INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad-icon-64.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps RENAME freecad.png)
+    INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad.svg DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps)
+    INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad.xpm DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/pixmaps)
+    INSTALL(FILES Icons/freecad-doc.svg DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes RENAME application-x-extension-fcstd.svg)
 endif(WIN32)
 
diff --git a/src/Main/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Main/CMakeLists.txt
index 0907ad2b385f..56033ad8bd60 100644
--- a/src/Main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if(BUILD_GUI)
 
     if(WIN32)
         INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADMain
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
             LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
         )
     elseif(APPLE AND NOT BUILD_WITH_CONDA)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if(BUILD_GUI)
         )
     else()
         INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADMain
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
         )
     endif()
 endif(BUILD_GUI)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ SET_BIN_DIR(FreeCADMainCmd FreeCADCmd)
 
 if(WIN32)
     INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADMainCmd
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
         LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     )
 elseif(APPLE AND NOT BUILD_WITH_CONDA)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ elseif(APPLE AND NOT BUILD_WITH_CONDA)
     )
 else()
     INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADMainCmd
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
     )
 endif()
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ SET_PYTHON_PREFIX_SUFFIX(FreeCADMainPy)
 
 if(WIN32)
     INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADMainPy
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
         LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     )
 else(WIN32)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ if(BUILD_GUI)
 
     if(WIN32)
         INSTALL(TARGETS FreeCADGuiPy
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
             LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
         )
     else(WIN32)