diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8102972e6..a6976663b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -720,6 +720,9 @@ travistest: $(call def-help,travistest, run tests similar to our travis CI tests
 # releasetest: Clean unittest functest fullcabaltest haddocktest #buildtest doctest \
 # 	$(call def-help,releasetest,pre-release tests)
 
+HLEDGERINSTALLSH=$(PWD)/hledger-install/hledger-install.sh 
+installtest: $(call def-help,installtest, run hledger-install.sh from another directory)
+	(cd; $(HLEDGERINSTALLSH))
 
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 $(call def-help-subheading,BENCHMARKING:)