diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e2e896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+INSTALL_BASE ?= /usr/local
+
+install: i3toolwait install-modules
+	install -Dm0755 -oroot -groot $< ${INSTALL_BASE}/bin/$<
+
+install-modules: requirements.txt
+	python3 -mpip install --upgrade --requirement $<
+
+.PHONY: install install-modules
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c11dcb..5118cc7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Launch a program and move it to the correct workspace.
 
 ## Installing
 
-Install all dependencies `python3 -mpip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt`
-and copy the script to your path: `cp i3toolwait /usr/local/bin/i3toolwait`.
+Use the makefile: `INSTALL_BASE=/usr/local/ make install` or install all dependencies
+`python3 -mpip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt` and copy the script to your
+path: `cp i3toolwait /usr/local/bin/i3toolwait`.
 
 ## Filtering