diff --git a/src/instrumentation/CMakeLists.txt b/src/instrumentation/CMakeLists.txt
index 190c300818..2a6f5956cc 100644
--- a/src/instrumentation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/instrumentation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ if(ESPRESSO_BUILD_WITH_FPE)
     espresso_fpe PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
                         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
   target_link_libraries(espresso_instrumentation INTERFACE espresso::fpe)
+  install(TARGETS espresso_fpe
+          LIBRARY DESTINATION ${ESPRESSO_INSTALL_PYTHON}/espressomd)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(tests)