diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index a2b8f68bc..d2089de76 100644
--- a/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ if(INSTALL_C_EXAMPLES)
           PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ GROUP_READ WORLD_READ COMPONENT samples)
 endif()
 
+if(INSTALL_PYTHON_EXAMPLES)
+  add_subdirectory(python2)
+endif()
+
 #
 # END OF BUILD CASE 1: Build samples with library sources
 #
diff --git a/samples/python2/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/python2/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fa245447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/python2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if(INSTALL_PYTHON_EXAMPLES)
+  file(GLOB install_list *.py )
+  install(FILES ${install_list}
+          DESTINATION ${OPENCV_SAMPLES_SRC_INSTALL_PATH}/python2
+          PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ GROUP_READ WORLD_READ COMPONENT samples)
+endif()