diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dce3b9de5..276746303 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -221,3 +221,14 @@ install(
   DESTINATION
       ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/applications
 )
+
+# uninstall target
+configure_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
+    IMMEDIATE @ONLY
+)
+
+add_custom_target( uninstall
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake
+)
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