diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 ecm_setup_version(PROJECT VARIABLE_PREFIX KDOCTOOLS
                         VERSION_HEADER "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdoctools_version.h"
-                        PACKAGE_VERSION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KF5DocToolsConfigVersion.cmake"
+                        PACKAGE_VERSION_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/KF5DocToolsConfigVersion.cmake"
                         SOVERSION 5)
 
 option(MEINPROC_NO_KARCHIVE "Compile meinproc without KArchive dependency. Only for internal usage on KDE infrastructure." OFF)
@@ -102,18 +102,21 @@
     add_subdirectory(autotests)
 endif()
 
-install(EXPORT KF5DocToolsTargets DESTINATION "${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}" FILE KF5DocToolsTargets.cmake NAMESPACE KF5:: )
+export(EXPORT KF5DocToolsTargets FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/KF5DocToolsTargets.cmake NAMESPACE KF5::)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/KF5DocToolsTargets.cmake DESTINATION "${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}")
+
 configure_package_config_file(
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake.in"
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake"
+  "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake"
   PATH_VARS
     KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR_KF5
   INSTALL_DESTINATION  ${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}
 )
+configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/KF5DocToolsMacros.cmake ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/KF5DocToolsMacros.cmake COPYONLY)
 
 install(FILES
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake"
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KF5DocToolsConfigVersion.cmake"
+  "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake"
+  "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake/KF5DocToolsConfigVersion.cmake"
   DESTINATION "${CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}"
   COMPONENT Devel
 )
diff --git a/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake.in b/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake.in
--- a/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake.in
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
-set(KDOCTOOLS_DATA_INSTALL_DIR "@PACKAGE_KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR_KF5@")
-set(KDOCTOOLS_CUSTOMIZATION_DIR "${KDOCTOOLS_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kdoctools/customization")
+if (NOT KDOCTOOLS_CUSTOMIZATION_DIR)
+    set(KDOCTOOLS_DATA_INSTALL_DIR "@PACKAGE_KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR_KF5@")
+    set(KDOCTOOLS_CUSTOMIZATION_DIR "${KDOCTOOLS_DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kdoctools/customization")
+endif()
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/KF5DocToolsTargets.cmake")
 
diff --git a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,17 @@
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 )
 
+add_test(kdoctools_install ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
+    --build-and-test
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/kdoctools-install"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdoctools-install"
+    --build-generator ${CMAKE_GENERATOR}
+    --build-makeprogram ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}
+    --build-target install
+    --build-options
+        "-DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}"
+        "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdoctools-install/destdir"
+        "-DKF5DocTools_DIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake"
+        "-DKDOCTOOLS_CUSTOMIZATION_DIR=${KDOCTOOLS_CUSTOMIZATION_DIR}"
+        "-DKDOCTOOLS_ENABLE_HTMLHANDBOOK=1"
+    --test-command ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/kdoctools-install/test.cmake")
diff --git a/autotests/kdoctools-install/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/kdoctools-install/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/kdoctools-install/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+project(kdoctools_install)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+find_package(ECM NO_MODULE)
+# required by KF5DocToolsMacros
+include(KDEInstallDirs)
+
+find_package(KF5DocTools REQUIRED)
+
+add_subdirectory(../../docs docs)
+kdoctools_install(po)
diff --git a/tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/es/docs/foobar/index.docbook b/autotests/kdoctools-install/po/es/docs/foobar/index.docbook
rename from tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/es/docs/foobar/index.docbook
rename to autotests/kdoctools-install/po/es/docs/foobar/index.docbook
diff --git a/tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/es/docs/kioslave5/fooslave/index.docbook b/autotests/kdoctools-install/po/es/docs/kioslave5/fooslave/index.docbook
rename from tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/es/docs/kioslave5/fooslave/index.docbook
rename to autotests/kdoctools-install/po/es/docs/kioslave5/fooslave/index.docbook
diff --git a/tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/es/docs/man-kjscmd.1.docbook b/autotests/kdoctools-install/po/es/docs/man-kjscmd.1.docbook
rename from tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/es/docs/man-kjscmd.1.docbook
rename to autotests/kdoctools-install/po/es/docs/man-kjscmd.1.docbook
diff --git a/tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/fr/docs/foobar/index.docbook b/autotests/kdoctools-install/po/fr/docs/foobar/index.docbook
rename from tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/fr/docs/foobar/index.docbook
rename to autotests/kdoctools-install/po/fr/docs/foobar/index.docbook
diff --git a/tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/fr/docs/man-kjscmd.1.docbook b/autotests/kdoctools-install/po/fr/docs/man-kjscmd.1.docbook
rename from tests/kdoctools_install-test/po/fr/docs/man-kjscmd.1.docbook
rename to autotests/kdoctools-install/po/fr/docs/man-kjscmd.1.docbook
diff --git a/autotests/kdoctools-install/test.cmake b/autotests/kdoctools-install/test.cmake
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/kdoctools-install/test.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# check presence of installed files
+set(MANPATH destdir/share/man)
+set(HTMLPATH destdir/share/doc/HTML)
+set(FILES
+# from kdoctools_install
+    ${MANPATH}/man1/checkXML5.1
+    ${MANPATH}/man1/meinproc5.1
+    ${MANPATH}/man7/kf5options.7
+    ${MANPATH}/man7/qt5options.7
+# from add_subdirectory
+    ${MANPATH}/es/man1/kjscmd.1
+    ${MANPATH}/fr/man1/kjscmd.1
+    ${HTMLPATH}/fr/foobar/index.cache.bz2
+    ${HTMLPATH}/es/foobar/index.cache.bz2
+    ${HTMLPATH}/es/kioslave5/fooslave/index.cache.bz2
+)
+
+foreach(f ${FILES})
+    if(NOT EXISTS ${f})
+        message(SEND_ERROR "${f} was not found")
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "found installed file ${f}")
+    endif()
+endforeach()