diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a4c2facb0..b9bd0df1e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ enable_testing()
 
 message(STATUS "Shaderc: build type is \"${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}\".")
 
+option(SHADERC_SKIP_INSTALL "Skip installation" ${SHADERC_SKIP_INSTALL})
+if(NOT ${SHADERC_SKIP_INSTALL})
+  set(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL ON)
+endif()
+
 option(SHADERC_SKIP_TESTS "Skip building tests" ${SHADERC_SKIP_TESTS})
 if(NOT ${SHADERC_SKIP_TESTS})
   set(SHADERC_ENABLE_TESTS ON)
@@ -14,6 +19,7 @@ else()
   message(STATUS "Configuring Shaderc to avoid building tests.")
 endif()
 
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(cmake/setup_build.cmake)
 include(cmake/utils.cmake)
 
diff --git a/glslc/CMakeLists.txt b/glslc/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f21aa2b2..acf6fb0b2 100644
--- a/glslc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/glslc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ shaderc_add_tests(
 
 shaderc_add_asciidoc(glslc_doc_README README)
 
-install(TARGETS glslc_exe
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+if(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL)
+  install(TARGETS glslc_exe
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+endif(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL)
 
 add_subdirectory(test)
diff --git a/libshaderc/CMakeLists.txt b/libshaderc/CMakeLists.txt
index 62060945b..6b91fceaf 100644
--- a/libshaderc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libshaderc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,16 +13,19 @@ add_library(shaderc STATIC
 shaderc_default_compile_options(shaderc)
 target_include_directories(shaderc PUBLIC include PRIVATE ${glslang_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-install(
-  FILES
-    include/shaderc/shaderc.h
-    include/shaderc/shaderc.hpp
-  DESTINATION
-    include/shaderc)
+if(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL)
+  install(
+    FILES
+      include/shaderc/shaderc.h
+      include/shaderc/shaderc.hpp
+    DESTINATION
+      ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/shaderc)
+
+  install(TARGETS shaderc
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+endif(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL)
 
-install(TARGETS shaderc
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib)
 
 find_package(Threads)
 target_link_libraries(shaderc PRIVATE
@@ -45,20 +48,22 @@ shaderc_add_tests(
 
 shaderc_combine_static_lib(shaderc_combined shaderc)
 
-# Since shaderc_combined is defined as an imported library, we cannot use the
-# install() directive to install it. Install it like a normal file.
-get_target_property(generated_location shaderc_combined LOCATION)
-string(REGEX MATCH "Visual Studio .*" vs_generator "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
-if (NOT "${vs_generator}" STREQUAL "")
-  # With Visual Studio generators, the LOCATION property is not properly
-  # expanded according to the current build configuration. We need to work
-  # around this problem by manually substitution.
-  string(REPLACE "$(Configuration)" "\${CMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME}"
-    install_location "${generated_location}")
-  install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${install_location} DESTINATION lib)
-else()
-  install(FILES ${generated_location} DESTINATION lib)
-endif()
+if(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL)
+  # Since shaderc_combined is defined as an imported library, we cannot use the
+  # install() directive to install it. Install it like a normal file.
+  get_target_property(generated_location shaderc_combined LOCATION)
+  string(REGEX MATCH "Visual Studio .*" vs_generator "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
+  if (NOT "${vs_generator}" STREQUAL "")
+    # With Visual Studio generators, the LOCATION property is not properly
+    # expanded according to the current build configuration. We need to work
+    # around this problem by manually substitution.
+    string(REPLACE "$(Configuration)" "\${CMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME}"
+      install_location "${generated_location}")
+    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${install_location} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+  else()
+    install(FILES ${generated_location} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+  endif()
+endif(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL)
 
 shaderc_add_tests(
   TEST_PREFIX shaderc_combined
diff --git a/libshaderc_util/CMakeLists.txt b/libshaderc_util/CMakeLists.txt
index 196edafd6..e63645228 100644
--- a/libshaderc_util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libshaderc_util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ shaderc_default_compile_options(shaderc_util)
 target_include_directories(shaderc_util
   PUBLIC include PRIVATE ${glslang_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-install(TARGETS shaderc_util
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib)
+if(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL)
+  install(TARGETS shaderc_util
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+endif(SHADERC_ENABLE_INSTALL)
 
 find_package(Threads)
 target_link_libraries(shaderc_util PRIVATE
diff --git a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
index 9702712bd..ace4e3100 100644
--- a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ set(SHADERC_SPIRV_TOOLS_DIR "${SHADERC_THIRD_PARTY_ROOT_DIR}/spirv-tools" CACHE
 set(SHADERC_GLSLANG_DIR "${SHADERC_THIRD_PARTY_ROOT_DIR}/glslang" CACHE STRING
   "Location of glslang source")
 
+set( SKIP_GLSLANG_INSTALL ${SHADERC_SKIP_INSTALL} )
+set( SKIP_SPIRV_TOOLS_INSTALL ${SHADERC_SKIP_INSTALL} )
+set( SKIP_GOOGLETEST_INSTALL ${SHADERC_SKIP_INSTALL} )
+
 # Configure third party projects.
 if(${SHADERC_ENABLE_TESTS})
   if (IS_DIRECTORY ${SHADERC_GOOGLE_TEST_DIR})