diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 32e6d5a72cd..c25cbbc4f01 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,3 +62,18 @@ if( BUILD_TESTS )
 endif()
 
 include( XRootDSummary )
+
+
+
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configure an 'uninstall' target
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CONFIGURE_FILE(
+	"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
+	"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
+	IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+
+ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(uninstall
+  "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
diff --git a/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in b/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17376d2e823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+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}${file}\"")
+  IF(EXISTS "$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 "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+  ELSE(EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "File \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\" does not exist.")
+  ENDIF(EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+ENDFOREACH(file)
+