diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0f79826f..dca9081f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ i18n = import('i18n')
 
 # Static install dirs
 dbus_services_dir = join_paths(data_dir, 'dbus-1', 'services')
-plugins_dir = join_paths(lib_dir, 'geary', 'plugins')
-web_extensions_dir = join_paths(lib_dir, 'geary', 'web-extensions')
+client_lib_dir = join_paths(lib_dir, 'geary')
+plugins_dir = join_paths(client_lib_dir, 'plugins')
+web_extensions_dir = join_paths(client_lib_dir, 'web-extensions')
 
 # Ensure SQLite was built correctly
 if not cc.has_header_symbol('sqlite3.h', 'SQLITE_DBCONFIG_ENABLE_FTS3_TOKENIZER', dependencies: sqlite)
diff --git a/src/client/meson.build b/src/client/meson.build
index df20d6b4..cbb0b3bc 100644
--- a/src/client/meson.build
+++ b/src/client/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Geary client
 
+geary_client_package_name = 'geary-client'
+geary_client_api_version = '.'.join([
+  geary_version.split('.')[0],
+  geary_version.split('.')[1]
+])
+geary_client_package = '@0@-@1@'.format(
+  geary_client_package_name,
+  geary_client_api_version
+)
+
 geary_client_vala_sources = files(
   'application/application-attachment-manager.vala',
   'application/application-avatar-store.vala',
@@ -173,13 +183,15 @@ if webkit_version[0].to_int() <= 2 and webkit_version[1].to_int() <= 24
 endif
 
 # Main client application library
-geary_client_lib = shared_library('geary-client',
+geary_client_lib = shared_library(
+  geary_client_package,
   geary_client_sources,
   dependencies: geary_client_dependencies,
   include_directories: config_h_dir,
   vala_args: geary_client_vala_args,
   c_args: geary_c_args,
-  install: true
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: client_lib_dir,
 )
 
 geary_client_dep = declare_dependency(
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 47f95b2f..6126cb6b 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ geary_bin = executable('geary',
   vala_args: geary_vala_args,
   c_args: geary_c_args,
   install: true,
+  install_rpath: client_lib_dir,
 )
 
 if enable_valadoc