diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index fb69eef1..7c52ad48 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Fixed:
  o avoid using system's inet_net_pton affected by the WLB-2008080064 advisory
  o replacement ares_inet_net_pton affected by the WLB-2008080064 advisory
  o replacement ares_inet_ntop affected by potential out of bounds write
+ o added install target to Makefile.msvc
 
 Version 1.7.4 (December 9, 2010)
 
diff --git a/Makefile.msvc b/Makefile.msvc
index 7a2fce09..f72b1bee 100644
--- a/Makefile.msvc
+++ b/Makefile.msvc
@@ -139,6 +139,22 @@ BASE_DIR = .\$(CC_VERS_STR)
 
 SRCDIR = .
 
+# -----------------------------
+# Default installation subdirs
+# -----------------------------
+
+!IFNDEF INSTALL_DIR
+INSTALL_DIR = .
+!ENDIF
+
+!IFNDEF INSTALL_DIR_LIB
+INSTALL_DIR_LIB = $(INSTALL_DIR)\lib
+!ENDIF
+
+!IFNDEF INSTALL_DIR_INC
+INSTALL_DIR_INC = $(INSTALL_DIR)\include
+!ENDIF
+
 # -------------------------
 # Configuration validation
 # -------------------------
@@ -397,6 +413,12 @@ ALL:
 clean:
     @-RMDIR /S /Q $(BASE_DIR) >NUL 2>&1
 
+install:
+    @$(MAKE) /nologo /f .\Makefile.msvc  CFG=lib-release  install
+    @$(MAKE) /nologo /f .\Makefile.msvc  CFG=lib-debug    install
+    @$(MAKE) /nologo /f .\Makefile.msvc  CFG=dll-release  install
+    @$(MAKE) /nologo /f .\Makefile.msvc  CFG=dll-debug    install
+
 !ENDIF
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -456,6 +478,19 @@ clean:
     @-RMDIR /S /Q $(PROG2_OUTDIR) >NUL 2>&1
     @-RMDIR /S /Q $(PROG3_OUTDIR) >NUL 2>&1
 
+install:
+    @if not exist $(CARES_OUTDIR)\$(CARES_TARGET) \
+        $(MAKE) /f .\Makefile.msvc CFG=$(CFG) c-ares
+    @if not exist "$(INSTALL_DIR)"     mkdir "$(INSTALL_DIR)"
+    @if not exist "$(INSTALL_DIR_LIB)" mkdir "$(INSTALL_DIR_LIB)"
+    @if not exist "$(INSTALL_DIR_INC)" mkdir "$(INSTALL_DIR_INC)"
+    @copy /y $(CARES_OUTDIR)\*.*      "$(INSTALL_DIR_LIB)" >NUL
+    @copy /y $(SRCDIR)\ares.h         "$(INSTALL_DIR_INC)" >NUL
+    @copy /y $(SRCDIR)\ares_build.h   "$(INSTALL_DIR_INC)" >NUL
+    @copy /y $(SRCDIR)\ares_rules.h   "$(INSTALL_DIR_INC)" >NUL
+    @copy /y $(SRCDIR)\ares_version.h "$(INSTALL_DIR_INC)" >NUL
+    @echo Installed c-ares $(CFG)
+
 !ENDIF
 
 $(BASE_DIR):
diff --git a/README.msvc b/README.msvc
index 9c1163ac..4ff8700c 100644
--- a/README.msvc
+++ b/README.msvc
@@ -40,6 +40,30 @@
   library version it is using.
 
 
+  How to install using MSVC from the command line
+  -----------------------------------------------
+
+  In order to allow easy usage of c-ares libraries it may be convenient to
+  install c-ares libraries and header files to a common subdirectory tree.
+
+  Once that c-ares libraries have been built using procedure described above,
+  use same command prompt window to define environment variable INSTALL_DIR
+  to designate the top subdirectory where installation of c-ares libraries and
+  header files will be done.
+
+  > set INSTALL_DIR=c:\c-ares
+
+  Afterwards, run following command to actually perform the installation:
+
+  > nmake -f Makefile.msvc install
+
+  Installation procedure will copy c-ares libraries to subdirectory 'lib' and
+  c-ares header files to subdirectory 'include' below the INSTALL_DIR subdir.
+
+  When environment variable INSTALL_DIR is not defined, installation is done
+  to c-ares source folder where Makefile.msvc file is located.
+
+
   How to build using Visual Studio 6 IDE
   --------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index c325d83d..db2c2fc6 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Fixed:
  o avoid using system's inet_net_pton affected by the WLB-2008080064 advisory
  o replacement ares_inet_net_pton affected by the WLB-2008080064 advisory
  o replacement ares_inet_ntop affected by potential out of bounds write
+ o added install target to Makefile.msvc
 
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