diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fca81d5..a23dc37 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     # Use runtime(json) config, otherwise default to compile time(yaml) config
     AM_COND_IF([WANT_JSON],
     [
+        AC_ARG_VAR(MACHINE, [Machine name to install a particular set of associated config file(s)])
         AC_CHECK_HEADER(nlohmann/json.hpp, ,
                 [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find nlohmann/json.hpp... nlohmann/json package required])])
         # Set config flag for runtime json usage
diff --git a/presence/Makefile.am b/presence/Makefile.am
index b0b00df..136c6a8 100644
--- a/presence/Makefile.am
+++ b/presence/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@
 systemdsystemunit_DATA=
 
 if WANT_JSON
+CONFIGSDIR = "${pkgdatadir}/presence/"
+CONFIGSLOC = "${srcdir}/config_files/$(MACHINE)/"
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(CONFIGSLOC)
+
+# No $(MACHINE) given results in installing entire config_files contents
+install-data-hook:
+	for config in `cd $(CONFIGSLOC) && find * -type f`; do \
+		$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(CONFIGSDIR)`dirname $${config}`"; \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) "$(CONFIGSLOC)$${config}" "$(DESTDIR)$(CONFIGSDIR)`dirname $${config}`"; \
+	done
+
+uninstall-hook:
+	rm -rf "$(DESTDIR)$(CONFIGSDIR)"
+
 systemdsystemunit_DATA += \
 	service_files/json/phosphor-fan-presence-tach@.service
 else