diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4914090e..82515f4e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ endif()
 install(DIRECTORY ${AWE_ICON_DIR} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH})
 install(DIRECTORY ${BUILD_DIR}/themes DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH}
     PATTERN "*.in" EXCLUDE)
+install(DIRECTORY ${SOURCE_DIR}/themes DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH}
+    PATTERN "*.in" EXCLUDE)
 install(FILES ${AWE_DOC_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DOC_PATH})
 install(FILES "awesome.desktop" DESTINATION ${AWESOME_XSESSION_PATH})
 if(GENERATE_LUADOC)