diff --git a/contrib/sssd.spec.in b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
index 5dc45d28df4..2dd291f42ed 100644
--- a/contrib/sssd.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")}
+%{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 
 Name: @PACKAGE_NAME@
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 # Copy default sssd.conf file
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/sssd
 install -m600 server/examples/sssd.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/sssd/sssd.conf
+install -m400 server/config/etc/sssd.api.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/sssd/sssd.api.conf
+install -m400 server/config/etc/sssd.api.d/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/sssd/sssd.api.d/
 
 # Remove .la files created by libtool
 rm -f \
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %attr(750,root,root) %dir %{_var}/log/%{name}
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/sssd
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sssd/sssd.conf
+%config %{_sysconfdir}/sssd/sssd.api.conf
+%attr(700,root,root) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/sssd/sssd.api.d
+%config %{_sysconfdir}/sssd/sssd.api.d/
 %{_mandir}/man5/sssd.conf.5*
 %{_mandir}/man5/sssd-krb5.5*
 %{_mandir}/man5/sssd-ldap.5*
@@ -145,6 +151,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/sss_client.mo
 %{_datadir}/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/sss_daemon.mo
 %{python_sitearch}/pysss.so
+%{python_sitelib}/*.py*
+%{?fedora:%{python_sitelib}/*.egg-info}
+
 
 %files client
 /%{_lib}/libnss_sss.so.2
diff --git a/server/Makefile.am b/server/Makefile.am
index f43cf188ae1..9b2c9b5965a 100644
--- a/server/Makefile.am
+++ b/server/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if BUILD_KRB5_LOCATOR_PLUGIN
 krb5plugindir = @krb5pluginpath@
 endif
 sssdconfdir = $(sysconfdir)/sssd
+sssdapiplugindir = $(sssdconfdir)/sssd.api.d
 dbusintrospectdir = $(datarootdir)/sssd/introspect
 dbuspolicydir = $(sysconfdir)/dbus-1/system.d
 localedir = @localedir@
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ pyexec_LTLIBRARIES = \
     pysss.la
 endif
 
+dist_noinst_SCRIPTS = \
+    config/setup.py \
+    config/SSSDConfig.py
+
 ###############################
 # Global compilation settings #
 ###############################
@@ -537,6 +542,14 @@ SUFFIXES = .1.xml .1 .3.xml .3 .5.xml .5 .8.xml .8
 dist_init_SCRIPTS = \
     sysv/sssd
 
+dist_sssdconf_DATA = \
+    config/etc/sssd.api.conf
+dist_sssdapiplugin_DATA = \
+    config/etc/sssd.api.d/sssd-krb5.conf \
+    config/etc/sssd.api.d/sssd-ldap.conf \
+    config/etc/sssd.api.d/sssd-local.conf \
+    config/etc/sssd.api.d/sssd-proxy.conf
+
 installsssddirs::
 	mkdir -p \
     $(DESTDIR)$(includedir) \
@@ -558,6 +571,14 @@ installsssddirs::
     $(DESTDIR)$(logpath)
 
 install-exec-hook: installsssddirs
+	if [ "$(DESTDIR)" = "" ]; then \
+		cd $(srcdir)/config; $(PYTHON) setup.py install; \
+	else \
+		cd $(srcdir)/config; $(PYTHON) setup.py install --root=$(DESTDIR); \
+	fi
+
+clean-local:
+	cd $(srcdir)/config; $(PYTHON) setup.py clean --all
 
 CLEANFILES = *.X */*.X */*/*.X
 
diff --git a/server/config/setup.py b/server/config/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f108a3ce05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/config/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Authors:
+#  Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@redhat.com>
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009  Red Hat
+# see file 'COPYING' for use and warranty information
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 only
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+"""
+Python-level packaging using distutils.
+"""
+
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+setup(
+    name='SSSDConfig',
+    version='1',
+    license='GPLv3+',
+    url='http://fedorahosted.org/sssd',
+    py_modules=[
+    'SSSDConfig',
+    ],
+)