diff --git a/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt b/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
index 37790828..a40e4042 100644
--- a/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ set ( LIB_SUFFIX ${_init_lib_suffix} CACHE STRING
       "library directory name suffix (32/64/nothing)" )
 mark_as_advanced ( LIB_SUFFIX )
 
+# Default install directory names
+include ( DefaultDirs )
+
 # Basic C library checks
 include ( CheckSTDC )
 include ( CheckIncludeFile )
@@ -197,7 +200,8 @@ unset ( DARWIN CACHE )
 unset ( MACOSX_FRAMEWORK CACHE )
 if ( ${CMAKE_SYSTEM} MATCHES "Darwin" )
   set ( DARWIN 1 )
-  set ( CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX} )
+  set ( CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR 
+        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}${LIB_SUFFIX} )
   if ( enable-coreaudio )
     check_include_file ( CoreAudio/AudioHardware.h COREAUDIO_FOUND )
     if ( COREAUDIO_FOUND )
@@ -407,7 +411,7 @@ if ( UNIX )
     configure_file ( fluidsynth.pc.in 
         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fluidsynth.pc IMMEDIATE @ONLY )
     install ( FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fluidsynth.pc
-        DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig )
+        DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig )
     
     # uninstall custom target
     configure_file ( "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_admin/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
diff --git a/fluidsynth/cmake_admin/DefaultDirs.cmake b/fluidsynth/cmake_admin/DefaultDirs.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73d65a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fluidsynth/cmake_admin/DefaultDirs.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Several directory names used by FluidSynth to install files
+# the variable names are similar to the KDE4 build system
+
+# BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR - Mac only: the directory for application bundles 
+set (BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR "/Applications" CACHE STRING 
+     "The install dir for application bundles")
+mark_as_advanced (BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR)
+     
+# FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR - Mac only: the directory for framework bundles
+set (FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR "/Library/Frameworks" CACHE STRING 
+     "The install dir for framework bundles")
+mark_as_advanced (FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# BIN_INSTALL_DIR - the directory where executables will be installed
+set (BIN_INSTALL_DIR "bin" CACHE STRING "The install dir for executables")
+mark_as_advanced (BIN_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# SBIN_INSTALL_DIR - the directory where system executables will be installed
+set (SBIN_INSTALL_DIR "sbin" CACHE STRING 
+     "The install dir for system executables")
+mark_as_advanced (SBIN_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# LIB_INSTALL_DIR - the directory where libraries will be installed
+set (LIB_INSTALL_DIR "lib" CACHE STRING "The install dir for libraries")
+mark_as_advanced (LIB_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR - the install dir for header files
+set (INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR "include" CACHE STRING "The install dir for headers")
+mark_as_advanced (INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# DATA_INSTALL_DIR - the base install directory for data files
+set (DATA_INSTALL_DIR "share" CACHE STRING 
+     "The base install dir for data files")
+mark_as_advanced (DATA_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# DOC_INSTALL_DIR - the install dir for documentation
+set (DOC_INSTALL_DIR "share/doc" CACHE STRING 
+     "The install dir for documentation")
+mark_as_advanced (DOC_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# INFO_INSTALL_DIR - the info install dir
+set (INFO_INSTALL_DIR "share/info" CACHE STRING "The info install dir")
+mark_as_advanced (INFO_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# MAN_INSTALL_DIR - the man pages install dir
+set (MAN_INSTALL_DIR "share/man/man1" CACHE STRING "The man pages install dir")
+mark_as_advanced (MAN_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR - the config file install dir
+set (SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR "/etc" CACHE PATH 
+     "The sysconfig install dir")
+mark_as_advanced (SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR - the XDG apps dir, where .desktop files are installed
+set (XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR "share/applications" CACHE STRING "The XDG apps dir")
+mark_as_advanced (XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR - the XDG mimetypes install dir
+set (XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR "share/mime/packages" CACHE STRING 
+     "The install dir for the xdg mimetypes")
+mark_as_advanced (XDG_MIME_INSTALL_DIR)
+ 
+# DBUS_INTERFACES_INSTALL_DIR - the directory where dbus interfaces are 
+# installed
+set (DBUS_INTERFACES_INSTALL_DIR "share/dbus-1/interfaces" CACHE STRING 
+     "The dbus interfaces install dir")
+mark_as_advanced (DBUS_INTERFACES_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# DBUS_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR  - the directory where dbus services are installed
+set (DBUS_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR "share/dbus-1/services" CACHE STRING 
+     "The dbus services install dir")
+mark_as_advanced (DBUS_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR) 
+
+# DBUS_SYSTEM_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR - the directory where dbus system services 
+# are installed 
+set (DBUS_SYSTEM_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR "share/dbus-1/system-services" 
+     CACHE STRING "The dbus system services install dir")
+mark_as_advanced (DBUS_SYSTEM_SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR) 
diff --git a/fluidsynth/cmake_admin/Makefile.am b/fluidsynth/cmake_admin/Makefile.am
index 4b8c8975..167adeed 100644
--- a/fluidsynth/cmake_admin/Makefile.am
+++ b/fluidsynth/cmake_admin/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = CheckDIRSymbolExists.cmake \
     CheckSTDC.cmake \
     cmake_uninstall.cmake.in \
     CreateLibtoolFile.cmake \
+    DefaultDirs.cmake \
     FindMidiShare.cmake \
     FindOSS.cmake \
     FindPthreads.cmake \
diff --git a/fluidsynth/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/fluidsynth/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 1cc8c1c6..d6c90e6e 100644
--- a/fluidsynth/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fluidsynth/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ endif ( DOXYGEN_FOUND )
 
 if ( UNIX )
   install ( FILES fluidsynth.1
-    DESTINATION share/man/man1 )
+    DESTINATION ${MAN_INSTALL_DIR} )
 endif ( UNIX )
diff --git a/fluidsynth/include/CMakeLists.txt b/fluidsynth/include/CMakeLists.txt
index ec8e197a..76a8f873 100644
--- a/fluidsynth/include/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fluidsynth/include/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 add_subdirectory ( fluidsynth )
 
 IF (NOT MACOSX_FRAMEWORK )
-    install ( FILES fluidsynth.h DESTINATION include )
+    install ( FILES fluidsynth.h DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR} )
 ENDIF (NOT MACOSX_FRAMEWORK )
diff --git a/fluidsynth/include/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt b/fluidsynth/include/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b8ef826..b146d13c 100644
--- a/fluidsynth/include/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fluidsynth/include/fluidsynth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ if ( NOT MACOSX_FRAMEWORK )
       ${include_HEADERS}
       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.h
     DESTINATION 
-      include/fluidsynth 
+      ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/fluidsynth 
   )
 endif ( NOT MACOSX_FRAMEWORK )
diff --git a/fluidsynth/src/CMakeLists.txt b/fluidsynth/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ffcd55a9..c5dfe29f 100644
--- a/fluidsynth/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fluidsynth/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ if ( MACOSX_FRAMEWORK )
         FRAMEWORK TRUE
         PUBLIC_HEADER "${public_main_HEADER}"  
         FRAMEWORK_VERSION "${LT_VERSION_CURRENT}"
-        INSTALL_NAME_DIR "/Library/Frameworks"
+        INSTALL_NAME_DIR ${FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR}
         VERSION ${LT_VERSION_INFO}
         SOVERSION ${LT_VERSION_CURRENT}
     )
@@ -309,8 +309,9 @@ target_link_libraries ( fluidsynth
 )
 
 install ( TARGETS fluidsynth libfluidsynth
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}
-  FRAMEWORK DESTINATION /Library/Frameworks
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}${LIB_SUFFIX}
+  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}${LIB_SUFFIX}
+  FRAMEWORK DESTINATION ${FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR}
+  BUNDLE DESTINATION ${BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR}
 )