diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 57144368..f93ea484 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ activities/browser/Makefile
 activities/chat/Makefile
 shell/Makefile
 shell/data/Makefile
+shell/PresenceService/Makefile
 sugar/Makefile
 sugar/__installed__.py
 sugar/activity/Makefile
diff --git a/shell/PresenceService/Makefile.am b/shell/PresenceService/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..908b00e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/PresenceService/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+sugardir = $(pkgdatadir)/shell
+sugar_PYTHON =				\
+	__init__.py			\
+	Activity.py			\
+	Buddy.py			\
+	PresenceService.py		\
+	Service.py