diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@
 
 add_subdirectory(contrib/devtools)
 add_subdirectory(doc)
+
+include(PackageOptions)
+include(CPack)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/PackageOptions.cmake b/cmake/modules/PackageOptions.cmake
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/PackageOptions.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Package options
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "The Bitcoin developers")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "Bitcoin ABC is a Bitcoin Cash full node implementation.")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "${PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL}")
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "Bitcoin-abc")
+set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYING")
+
+if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+	set(CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME "${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}")
+endif()
+
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
+	set(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/share/pixmaps/nsis-header.bmp")
+	set(CPACK_GENERATOR "ZIP")
+else()
+	set(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/share/pixmaps/bitcoin-abc128.png")
+	set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TGZ")
+endif()