diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 option(INSTALL_CHROME_MANIFEST "Whether to install a configuration file that makes Chrome automatically download the extension from the store" FALSE)
 add_feature_info(INSTALL_CHROME_MANIFEST ${INSTALL_CHROME_MANIFEST} "Install extension from Chrome store automatically")
 
+option(COPY_MESSAGING_HOST_FILE_HOME "Copy the native messaging hosts json file to user home dir" FALSE)
+add_feature_info(COPY_MESSAGING_HOST_FILE_HOME ${COPY_MESSAGING_HOST_FILE_HOME} "Enable this option to copy the native messaging hosts json file to home dir if you install plasma-browser-integration to custom prefix (non-/usr)")
+
 add_subdirectory(host)
 add_subdirectory(tabsrunner)
 
@@ -54,15 +57,13 @@
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasma.chrome_integration.json DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/ RENAME org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.json)
 # firefox
 
-#these have to match where firefox is installed, not where p-b-i is installed
-find_path(FIREFOX_PATH NAMES firefox)
-if(FIREFOX_PATH)
-    set(MOZILLA_PREFIX ${FIREFOX_PATH}/..)
-else()
-    set(MOZILLA_PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
-endif()
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasma.firefox_integration.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/ RENAME org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.json)
 
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasma.firefox_integration.json DESTINATION ${MOZILLA_PREFIX}/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/ RENAME org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.json)
+if (COPY_MESSAGING_HOST_FILE_HOME)
+    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasma.firefox_integration.json DESTINATION $ENV{HOME}/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/ RENAME org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.json)
+    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasma.chrome_integration.json DESTINATION $ENV{HOME}/.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts/ RENAME org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.json)
+    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasma.chrome_integration.json DESTINATION $ENV{HOME}/.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/ RENAME org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.json)
+endif()
 
 if (INSTALL_CHROME_MANIFEST) # Install a policy to have browsers automatically add the extension
     # google-chrome