diff --git a/examples/aggregate/examples.pro b/examples/aggregate/examples.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf5e48fd59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/aggregate/examples.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+
+sd = $$files(*)
+for(d, sd): \
+    exists($$d/$${d}.pro): \
+        SUBDIRS += $$d
diff --git a/examples/examples.pro b/examples/examples.pro
index db444b5d12..06ef0adcab 100644
--- a/examples/examples.pro
+++ b/examples/examples.pro
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ contains(QT_CONFIG, opengl):!contains(QT_CONFIG, no-widgets):SUBDIRS += opengl
 contains(QT_CONFIG, dbus): SUBDIRS += dbus
 contains(QT_CONFIG, concurrent): SUBDIRS += qtconcurrent
 contains(DEFINES, QT_NO_TRANSLATION): SUBDIRS -= linguist
+
+aggregate.files = aggregate/examples.pro
+aggregate.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]
+readme.files = README
+readme.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]
+INSTALLS += aggregate readme
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_example_installs.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_example_installs.prf
index 281552acb6..de1176ef96 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_example_installs.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_example_installs.prf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 probase = $$relative_path($$_PRO_FILE_PWD_, $$dirname(_QMAKE_CONF_)/examples)
-!contains(probase, ^\\..*) {
+!isEmpty(probase):!contains(probase, ^\\..*) {
     for(ex, EXAMPLE_FILES): \
         sourcefiles += $$files($$absolute_path($$ex, $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_))
     for(res, RESOURCES) {