diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py

index 7c4295bd..8d31e2d1 100755

--- a/setup.py

+++ b/setup.py

@@ -856,6 +856,14 @@ Categories=System;TerminalEmulator;

     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(in_src_launcher), exist_ok=True)

     os.symlink(os.path.relpath(launcher, os.path.dirname(in_src_launcher)), in_src_launcher)

+def terminfo(args):

+    ddir = args.prefix

+    libdir = os.path.join(ddir, args.libdir_name.strip('/'), 'kitty')

+    build_terminfo = runpy.run_path('build-terminfo', run_name='import_build')

+    for x in (libdir, os.path.join(ddir, 'share')):

+        odir = os.path.join(x, 'terminfo')

+        safe_makedirs(odir)

+        build_terminfo['compile_terminfo'](odir)

 def macos_info_plist() -> bytes:

     import plistlib

@@ -1022,7 +1030,7 @@ def clean() -> None:

     safe_remove(

         'build', 'compile_commands.json', 'link_commands.json',

-        'linux-package', 'kitty.app', 'asan-launcher',

+        'linux-package', 'linux-terminfo', 'kitty.app', 'asan-launcher',

         'kitty-profile', 'kitty/launcher')

     exclude = ('.git',)

     for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.', topdown=True):

@@ -1045,7 +1053,7 @@ def option_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:  # {{{

         'action',

         nargs='?',

         default=Options.action,

-        choices='build test linux-package kitty.app linux-freeze macos-freeze build-launcher clean'.split(),

+        choices='build test linux-package linux-terminfo kitty.app linux-freeze macos-freeze build-launcher clean'.split(),

         help='Action to perform (default is build)'

     )

     p.add_argument(

@@ -1166,6 +1174,8 @@ def main() -> None:

         elif args.action == 'linux-package':

             build(args, native_optimizations=False)

             package(args, bundle_type='linux-package')

+        elif args.action == 'linux-terminfo':

+            terminfo(args)

         elif args.action == 'linux-freeze':

             build(args, native_optimizations=False)

             package(args, bundle_type='linux-freeze')