diff --git a/src/katello/contrib/etc b/src/katello/contrib/etc
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5bed95183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/katello/contrib/etc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../etc/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/katello/contrib/extra b/src/katello/contrib/extra
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..1bf456464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/katello/contrib/extra
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../extra/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/setup.py b/src/setup.py
index 5b707c8de..7b9fc6da5 100644
--- a/src/setup.py
+++ b/src/setup.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     license='GPLv2+',
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=False,
+    package_data={ '': [ '../katello/contrib/etc/*/*/*.conf', '../katello/contrib/extra/*' ] },
     classifiers=[
         'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)',
         'Programming Language :: Python',