diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 4abd95da30..cdc707c267 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ install-bin: gnucash.${FLAVOR}
 
 install:
 	$(INSTALL) -d ${GNC_BINDIR} ${GNC_LIBDIR} ${GNC_DOCDIR} ${GNC_SHAREDIR}
+	$(INSTALL) -d ${GNC_MANDIR}/man1
 
   # Put these in the opposite order of precedence.  Final bin/gnucash link will
   # point to the last one that exists...
@@ -167,6 +168,9 @@ install:
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) TODO ${GNC_DOCDIR}
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) CHANGES ${GNC_DOCDIR}
 
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) man/gnucash.1 ${GNC_MANDIR}/man1
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) man/gnc-prices.1 ${GNC_MANDIR}/man1
+
 # 	@mkdir -p $(prefix)/toolbar
 # 	$(INSTALL_DATA) toolbar/*.xpm $(prefix)/toolbar
 
diff --git a/Makefile.init.in b/Makefile.init.in
index 9bfadcd802..c2dea06a3d 100644
--- a/Makefile.init.in
+++ b/Makefile.init.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ GNC_BINDIR=@GNC_BINDIR@
 GNC_LIBDIR=@GNC_LIBDIR@
 GNC_CONFIGDIR=@GNC_CONFIGDIR@
 GNC_SHAREDIR=@GNC_SHAREDIR@
+GNC_MANDIR=@GNC_MANDIR@
 
 HAVE_PLOTUTILS=@HAVE_PLOTUTILS@
 GLIB_CONFIG_BIN=@GLIB_CONFIG_BIN@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9c8b0017ef..8a7c3f7d04 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4480,6 +4480,9 @@ else
   GNC_SHAREDIR=${datadir}/gnucash
 fi
 
+GNC_MANDIR=${mandir}
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -4735,6 +4738,7 @@ s%@GNC_BINDIR@%$GNC_BINDIR%g
 s%@GNC_LIBDIR@%$GNC_LIBDIR%g
 s%@GNC_CONFIGDIR@%$GNC_CONFIGDIR%g
 s%@GNC_SHAREDIR@%$GNC_SHAREDIR%g
+s%@GNC_MANDIR@%$GNC_MANDIR%g
 s%@GNC_RUNTIME_PERLLIBPATH@%$GNC_RUNTIME_PERLLIBPATH%g
 s%@ABSOLUTE_TOP_SRCDIR@%$ABSOLUTE_TOP_SRCDIR%g
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 35d01322ea..c19bbaaa1e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -510,11 +510,14 @@ else
   GNC_SHAREDIR=${datadir}/gnucash
 fi
 
+GNC_MANDIR=${mandir}
+
 AC_SUBST(GNC_DOCDIR)
 AC_SUBST(GNC_BINDIR)
 AC_SUBST(GNC_LIBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(GNC_CONFIGDIR)
 AC_SUBST(GNC_SHAREDIR)
+AC_SUBST(GNC_MANDIR)
 
 
 # HACK : inserts the path to gnucash.pm, which is used in the
diff --git a/rpm/gnucash.spec b/rpm/gnucash.spec
index 4a4f252b5c..a7fb2f19a8 100644
--- a/rpm/gnucash.spec
+++ b/rpm/gnucash.spec
@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gnucash.mo
 /usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/gnucash.mo
 %doc /usr/doc/gnucash
+%doc /usr/man/man1/gnucash.1
+%doc /usr/man/man1/gnc-prices.1