diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
index 7d33b0f40..3e8e3662f 100644
--- a/debian/.gitignore
+++ b/debian/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ quakeforge-oss
 quakeforge-sdl
 quakeforge-servers
 quakeforge-sgl
+quakeforge-stub
 quakeforge-svga
 quakeforge-utils
 quakeforge-x11
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index abe84d711..1cad4cc40 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ Description: QuakeForge 3D game engine - common files
  This package contains files and shared libraries common to all QuakeForge
  packages.
 
+Package: quakeforge-stub
+Provides: quake-game
+Architecture: any
+Description: QuakeForge 3D game engine - common files
+ QuakeForge is a source port of Quake and QuakeWorld, the successors to id
+ Software's very popular DOOM series. Its primary development goal is to
+ remain compatible with the original games released by id Software while
+ adding portability and optional extensions to enhance gameplay.
+ .
+ This sub-package provides the quake-game pseudo package.
+
 Package: quakeforge-dev
 Architecture: any
 Depends: quakeforge-common
diff --git a/debian/quakeforge-stub.postinst b/debian/quakeforge-stub.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d15e011f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/quakeforge-stub.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+if test ! -f /usr/share/games/quakeforge/id1/pak0.pak; then
+	echo Warning: /usr/share/games/quakeforge/id1/pak0.pak not found
+	echo Install either the shareware or registered quake data in
+	echo /usr/share/games/quakeforge
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2f19a41b0..35b010741 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export DH_COMPAT=2
 PACKAGE 	:= quakeforge
 QFCC		:= qfcc
 common		:= $(PACKAGE)-common
+stub		:= $(PACKAGE)-stub
 maptools	:= $(PACKAGE)-maptools
 dev		:= $(PACKAGE)-dev
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ install: build
 	# Add here commands to install the package into debian/tmp.
 	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(build) install
 	install -m644 -D debian/quakeforge.conf $(build)/etc/quakeforge.conf
+	mkdir $(build)/usr/share/games/quakeforge/id1
 
 	# quakeforge-common
 	find $(tmp)/etc ! -type d | sed -e "s:^$(tmp)::" > debian/$(common).conffiles
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ install: build
 	dh_installdocs -p$(common) NEWS TODO
 	dh_installchangelogs -p$(common) ChangeLog
 
+	# quakeforge-stub
+	install -d -m755 debian/$(stub)/usr/share/games/quakeforge/id1
+
 	# quakeforge-dev
 	dh_movefiles -p$(dev) --sourcedir=$(tmp) \
 		usr/lib/libQFcd.*a \