diff --git a/cmake/Modules/OpmFiles.cmake b/cmake/Modules/OpmFiles.cmake
index 40460c84..eda2598f 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/OpmFiles.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/OpmFiles.cmake
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ macro (opm_sources opm)
   set (TEST_SOURCE_FILES)
   set (TEST_DATA_FILES)
   set (PUBLIC_HEADER_FILES)
+  set (PROGRAM_SOURCE_FILES)
 
   # read the list of components from this file; it should set the above
   # lists (which are generic names)
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ macro (opm_sources opm)
   foreach (_file IN LISTS EXAMPLE_SOURCE_FILES)
 	list (APPEND examples_SOURCES ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${_file})
   endforeach (_file)
+  foreach (_file IN LISTS PROGRAM_SOURCE_FILES)
+	list (APPEND examples_SOURCES_DIST ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${_file})
+  endforeach (_file)
 
   # identify pre-compile header; if the project is called opm-foobar,
   # then it should be in opm/foobar/opm-foobar-pch.hpp
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/OpmSatellites.cmake b/cmake/Modules/OpmSatellites.cmake
index fdc2b328..9b0d0c8f 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/OpmSatellites.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/OpmSatellites.cmake
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ macro (opm_compile_satellites opm satellite excl_all test_regexp)
 		  )
 	  endif (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "2.8.4")
 	endif(NOT "${test_regexp}" STREQUAL "")
+
+	# if this program on the list of files that should be distributed?
+	# we check by the name of the source file
+	list (FIND ${satellite}_SOURCES_DIST "${_sat_FILE}" _is_util)
+	if (NOT (_is_util EQUAL -1))
+	  install (TARGETS ${_sat_NAME} RUNTIME
+		DESTINATION bin/
+		)
+	endif (NOT (_is_util EQUAL -1))
   endforeach (_sat_FILE)
 endmacro (opm_compile_satellites opm prefix)