diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 632da62d..2b9d2b1e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -112,5 +112,6 @@ custom_target(
   install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'terminfo'))
 
 install_data('foot.desktop', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications'))
+install_data('footrc', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'foot'))
 
 subdir('doc')