diff --git a/StreamDeckSDK.cmake.in b/StreamDeckSDK.cmake.in
index d436625..619ce3b 100644
--- a/StreamDeckSDK.cmake.in
+++ b/StreamDeckSDK.cmake.in
@@ -43,8 +43,20 @@ elseif(WIN32)
 elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
   target_link_libraries(StreamDeckSDK INTERFACE pthread)
 endif()
+
 set(
   STREAMDECK_PLUGIN_DIR
   ${STREAMDECK_PLUGIN_DIR}
   CACHE PATH "Path to this system's streamdeck plugin directory"
 )
+
+function(set_default_install_dir_to_streamdeck_plugin_dir)
+  if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
+    set(
+      CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
+      "${STREAMDECK_PLUGIN_DIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}"
+      CACHE PATH "See cmake documentation"
+      FORCE
+    )
+  endif()
+endfunction()