diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b03b7a5..62faf98 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
     # Use runtime(json) config, otherwise default to compile time(yaml) config
     AM_COND_IF([WANT_JSON_CONTROL],
     [
+        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/control/Makefile.am b/control/Makefile.am
index 9ae9b47..aca9c5c 100644
--- a/control/Makefile.am
+++ b/control/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@
 systemdsystemunit_DATA=
 
 if WANT_JSON_CONTROL
+CONFIGSDIR = "${pkgdatadir}/control/"
+CONFIGSLOC = "${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-control@.service
 else