diff --git a/src/build_system.ml b/src/build_system.ml
index 275fed05..071099bb 100644
--- a/src/build_system.ml
+++ b/src/build_system.ml
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ module Alias0 = struct
   let doc         = make "doc"
   let private_doc = make "doc-private"
   let lint        = make "lint"
+
+  let package_install ~(context : Context.t) ~pkg =
+    make (sprintf "install-%s" (Package.Name.to_string pkg))
+      ~dir:context.build_dir
 end
 
 module Dir_status = struct
diff --git a/src/build_system.mli b/src/build_system.mli
index df6edbc5..84df0422 100644
--- a/src/build_system.mli
+++ b/src/build_system.mli
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ module Alias : sig
   val private_doc : dir:Path.t -> t
   val lint        : dir:Path.t -> t
 
+  val package_install : context:Context.t -> pkg:Package.Name.t -> t
+
   (** Return the underlying stamp file *)
   val stamp_file : t -> Path.t
 
diff --git a/src/install_rules.ml b/src/install_rules.ml
index 67a5f5b2..8d7eb6e4 100644
--- a/src/install_rules.ml
+++ b/src/install_rules.ml
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ module Gen(P : Install_params) = struct
         Path.append install_dir (Install.Entry.relative_installed_path entry ~package)
       in
       SC.add_rule sctx (Build.symlink ~src:entry.src ~dst);
+      SC.add_alias_deps sctx
+        (Alias.package_install ~context:ctx ~pkg:package) [dst];
       Install.Entry.set_src entry dst)
 
   let promote_install_file =
diff --git a/src/jbuild.ml b/src/jbuild.ml
index 303acd78..df692fb0 100644
--- a/src/jbuild.ml
+++ b/src/jbuild.ml
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ module Dep_conf = struct
     | Alias_rec of String_with_vars.t
     | Glob_files of String_with_vars.t
     | Files_recursively_in of String_with_vars.t
+    | Package of String_with_vars.t
     | Universe
 
   let t =
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ module Dep_conf = struct
         ; cstr_sw "alias_rec"            (fun x -> Alias_rec x)
         ; cstr_sw "glob_files"           (fun x -> Glob_files x)
         ; cstr_sw "files_recursively_in" (fun x -> Files_recursively_in x)
+        ; cstr_sw "package"              (fun x -> Package x)
         ; cstr    "universe" nil         Universe
         ]
     in
@@ -266,6 +268,9 @@ module Dep_conf = struct
     | Files_recursively_in t ->
        List [Sexp.unsafe_atom_of_string "files_recursively_in" ;
              String_with_vars.sexp_of_t t]
+    | Package t ->
+      List [Sexp.unsafe_atom_of_string "package" ;
+            String_with_vars.sexp_of_t t]
     | Universe ->
       Sexp.unsafe_atom_of_string "universe"
 end
diff --git a/src/jbuild.mli b/src/jbuild.mli
index 82c5a64c..a5fa3a9c 100644
--- a/src/jbuild.mli
+++ b/src/jbuild.mli
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ module Dep_conf : sig
     | Alias_rec of String_with_vars.t
     | Glob_files of String_with_vars.t
     | Files_recursively_in of String_with_vars.t
+    | Package of String_with_vars.t
     | Universe
 
   val t : t Sexp.Of_sexp.t
diff --git a/src/super_context.ml b/src/super_context.ml
index 214c423a..b8733474 100644
--- a/src/super_context.ml
+++ b/src/super_context.ml
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ module Deps = struct
       let path = Path.relative dir (expand_vars t ~scope ~dir s) in
       Build.files_recursively_in ~dir:path ~file_tree:t.file_tree
       >>^ Pset.to_list
+    | Package p ->
+      let pkg = Package.Name.of_string (expand_vars t ~scope ~dir p) in
+      Alias.dep (Alias.package_install ~context:t.context ~pkg)
+      >>^ fun () -> []
     | Universe ->
       Build.path Build_system.universe_file
       >>^ fun () -> []