diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 514b1b8cbb..82f83944c0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ install-core: default
 	@$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(foreach prog,$(CORE),$($(prog)_TARGET)) "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
 	@$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/mods"
+	@$(CP_R) mods/common "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/mods/"
 	@$(CP_R) mods/cnc "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/mods/"
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(mod_cnc_TARGET) "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/mods/cnc"
 	@$(CP_R) mods/ra "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/mods/"
diff --git a/packaging/package-all.sh b/packaging/package-all.sh
index d64c6e6c98..8e27e3207b 100755
--- a/packaging/package-all.sh
+++ b/packaging/package-all.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ markdown DOCUMENTATION.md > DOCUMENTATION.html
 FILES=('OpenRA.Game.exe' 'OpenRA.Editor.exe' 'OpenRA.Utility.exe' \
 'OpenRA.FileFormats.dll' 'OpenRA.Renderer.SdlCommon.dll' 'OpenRA.Renderer.Sdl2.dll' 'OpenRA.Renderer.Cg.dll' 'OpenRA.Renderer.Gl.dll' 'OpenRA.Renderer.Null.dll' 'OpenRA.Irc.dll' \
 'FreeSans.ttf' 'FreeSansBold.ttf' \
-'cg' 'glsl' 'mods/ra' 'mods/cnc' 'mods/d2k' \
+'cg' 'glsl' 'mods/common' 'mods/ra' 'mods/cnc' 'mods/d2k' \
 'AUTHORS' 'CHANGELOG' 'COPYING' \
 'README.html' 'CONTRIBUTING.html' 'DOCUMENTATION.html' \
 'global mix database.dat' 'GeoIP.dll' 'GeoIP.dat')
diff --git a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
index d9d90cc04c..8e82284283 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
+++ b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ SectionEnd
 Section "Game" GAME
 	RMDir /r "$INSTDIR\mods"
 	SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\mods"
+	File /r "${SRCDIR}\mods\common"
 	File /r "${SRCDIR}\mods\cnc"
 	File /r "${SRCDIR}\mods\d2k"
 	File /r "${SRCDIR}\mods\ra"