diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 329a308..6e73c1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         mkdir build
         cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O0 -g -W -Wextra -Wall -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Werror" -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_PERF_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_STRESS_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_CODE_GEN=ON ..
+        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O0 -g -W -Wextra -Wall -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Werror" -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DINSTALL_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_PERF_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_STRESS_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_CODE_GEN=ON ..
     - name: configure-release
       if: matrix.build == 'shared-libsystemd' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
       run: |
         mkdir build
         cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O3 -DNDEBUG -W -Wextra -Wall -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Werror" -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_PERF_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_STRESS_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_CODE_GEN=ON ..
+        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O3 -DNDEBUG -W -Wextra -Wall -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Werror" -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DINSTALL_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_PERF_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_STRESS_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_CODE_GEN=ON ..
     - name: configure-with-embedded-libsystemd
       if: matrix.build == 'embedded-static-libsystemd'
       run: |
         mkdir build
         cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_PERF_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_STRESS_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_CODE_GEN=ON -DBUILD_LIBSYSTEMD=ON -DLIBSYSTEMD_VERSION=244 ..
+        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DINSTALL_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_PERF_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_STRESS_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_CODE_GEN=ON -DBUILD_LIBSYSTEMD=ON -DLIBSYSTEMD_VERSION=244 ..
     - name: make
       run: |
         cd build
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         prepare: |
           pkg install -y cmake ninja pkgconf basu expat googletest
         run: |
-          cmake -B _build -G Ninja -DBUILD_CODE_GEN=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_PERF_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_STRESS_TESTS=ON
+          cmake -B _build -G Ninja -DBUILD_CODE_GEN=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DINSTALL_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_PERF_TESTS=ON -DENABLE_STRESS_TESTS=ON
           cmake --build _build
           cmake --install _build
           pkg install -y dbus
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7278322..936fda4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ install(TARGETS ${EXPORT_SET}
 # TESTS
 #----------------------------------
 
-option(BUILD_TESTS "Build and install tests (default OFF)" OFF)
+option(BUILD_TESTS "Build tests (default OFF)" OFF)
 
 if(BUILD_TESTS)
     message(STATUS "Building with tests")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3ced03..84ffb3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@ $ sudo cmake --build . --target install
 
       Option for building sdbus-c++ stress tests. Default value: `OFF`.
 
+    * `INSTALL_TESTS` [boolean]
+
+      Option for installing tests that were built. Default value: `OFF`.
+
     * `TESTS_INSTALL_PATH` [string]
 
-      Path where the test binaries shall get installed. Default value: `/opt/test/bin`.
+      Path where the test binaries shall get installed. Default value: `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/tests/sdbus-c++` (previously: `/opt/test/bin`).
 
 * `BUILD_LIBSYSTEMD` [boolean]
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 85abf97..87dd473 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,22 +140,26 @@ endif()
 # INSTALLATION
 #----------------------------------
 
-include(GNUInstallDirs)
-set(TESTS_INSTALL_PATH "/opt/test/bin" CACHE STRING "Specifies where the test binaries will be installed")
+option(INSTALL_TESTS "Install tests (default OFF)" OFF)
 
-install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-unit-tests DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
-install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-integration-tests DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
-install(FILES ${INTEGRATIONTESTS_SOURCE_DIR}/files/org.sdbuscpp.integrationtests.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/dbus-1/system.d COMPONENT test)
+if(INSTALL_TESTS)
+    include(GNUInstallDirs)
+    set(TESTS_INSTALL_PATH "tests/${PROJECT_NAME}" CACHE STRING "Specifies where the test binaries will be installed")
 
-if(ENABLE_PERF_TESTS)
-    install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-perf-tests-client DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
-    install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-perf-tests-server DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
-    install(FILES ${PERFTESTS_SOURCE_DIR}/files/org.sdbuscpp.perftests.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/dbus-1/system.d COMPONENT test)
-endif()
+    install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-unit-tests DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
+    install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-integration-tests DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
+    install(FILES ${INTEGRATIONTESTS_SOURCE_DIR}/files/org.sdbuscpp.integrationtests.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/dbus-1/system.d COMPONENT test)
 
-if(ENABLE_STRESS_TESTS)
-    install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-stress-tests DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
-    install(FILES ${STRESSTESTS_SOURCE_DIR}/files/org.sdbuscpp.stresstests.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/dbus-1/system.d COMPONENT test)
+    if(ENABLE_PERF_TESTS)
+        install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-perf-tests-client DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
+        install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-perf-tests-server DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
+        install(FILES ${PERFTESTS_SOURCE_DIR}/files/org.sdbuscpp.perftests.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/dbus-1/system.d COMPONENT test)
+    endif()
+
+    if(ENABLE_STRESS_TESTS)
+        install(TARGETS sdbus-c++-stress-tests DESTINATION ${TESTS_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT test)
+        install(FILES ${STRESSTESTS_SOURCE_DIR}/files/org.sdbuscpp.stresstests.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/dbus-1/system.d COMPONENT test)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 #----------------------------------