diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e427eea26..c22ab8dbae 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -679,3 +679,14 @@ set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
 set(CPACK_NSIS_MODIFY_PATH ON)
 set(CPACK_NSIS_ENABLE_UNINSTALL_BEFORE_INSTALL ON)
 include(CPack)
+
+#add uninstall target
+if(NOT TARGET uninstall)
+    configure_file(
+        "cmake/UninstallHelper.cmake.in"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/UninstallHelper.cmake"
+        IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+
+    add_custom_target(uninstall
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/UninstallHelper.cmake)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/UninstallHelper.cmake.in b/cmake/UninstallHelper.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2d34d4796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/UninstallHelper.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+if(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find install manifest: @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+endif()
+
+file(READ "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt" files)
+string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" files "${files}")
+foreach(file ${files})
+  message(STATUS "Uninstalling $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+  if(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    exec_program(
+      "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" ARGS "-E remove \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}\""
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE rm_out
+      RETURN_VALUE rm_retval
+      )
+    if(NOT "${rm_retval}" STREQUAL 0)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Problem when removing $ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    endif()
+  else(IS_SYMLINK "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}" OR EXISTS "$ENV{DESTDIR}${file}")
+    message(STATUS "File $ENV{DESTDIR}${file} does not exist.")
+  endif()
+endforeach()