diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/lua.qbs b/src/plugins/lua/lua.qbs
index 3cca31d6121..9e19377a7c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/lua.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/lua.qbs
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ QtcPlugin {
             "widgets.lua",
             "wizard.lua",
         ]
+        qbs.install: true
+        qbs.installDir: qtc.ide_data_path + "/lua/meta/"
     }
 
     Group {