diff --git a/Mk/contrib.mk b/Mk/contrib.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22f9df38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mk/contrib.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Franco Fichtner <franco@opnsense.org>
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+# FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+# SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+.for TARGET in ${PLUGIN_CONTRIB}
+.if "${ROOT_${TARGET}}" == ""
+.error "No ROOT directory set for target: ${TARGET}"
+.endif
+
+# fixup root target dir
+ROOT_${TARGET}:=${ROOT_${TARGET}:S/^\/$//}
+
+install-${TARGET}:
+	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${ROOT_${TARGET}}/${TARGET}
+	@tar -C ${TARGET} -cf - . | tar -C ${DESTDIR}${ROOT_${TARGET}}/${TARGET} -xf -
+
+install: install-${TARGET}
+
+plist-${TARGET}:
+	@(cd ${TARGET}; find * -type f) | while read FILE; do \
+		echo "${ROOT_${TARGET}}/${TARGET}/$${FILE}"; \
+	done
+
+plist: plist-${TARGET}
+.endfor
diff --git a/Mk/plugins.mk b/Mk/plugins.mk
index 96427a06c..3144a7285 100644
--- a/Mk/plugins.mk
+++ b/Mk/plugins.mk
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ scripts-manual:
 
 install: check
 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/opnsense/version
+	@if [ -d ${.CURDIR}/contrib ]; then ${MAKE} DESTDIR=$$(readlink -f ${DESTDIR}) -C ${.CURDIR}/contrib install; fi
 	@(cd ${.CURDIR}/src 2> /dev/null && find * -type f) | while read FILE; do \
 		tar -C ${.CURDIR}/src -cpf - "$${FILE}" | \
 		    tar -C ${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE} -xpf -; \
@@ -261,7 +262,10 @@ install: check
 	@cat ${TEMPLATESDIR}/version | sed ${SED_REPLACE} > "${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/opnsense/version/${PLUGIN_NAME}"
 
 plist: check
-	@(cd ${.CURDIR}/src 2> /dev/null && find * -type f) | while read FILE; do \
+	@(if [ -d ${.CURDIR}/contrib ]; then \
+		${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR}/contrib plist; \
+	 fi; \
+	 (cd ${.CURDIR}/src 2> /dev/null && find * -type f) | while read FILE; do \
 		if [ -f "$${FILE}.in" ]; then continue; fi; \
 		FILE="$${FILE%%.in}"; PREFIX=""; \
 		if [ "$${FILE%%.sample}" != "$${FILE}" ]; then \
@@ -274,8 +278,9 @@ plist: check
 			FILE="$${FILE}.gz"; \
 		fi; \
 		echo "$${PREFIX}${LOCALBASE}/$${FILE}"; \
-	done
-	@echo "${LOCALBASE}/opnsense/version/${PLUGIN_NAME}"
+	 done; \
+	 echo "${LOCALBASE}/opnsense/version/${PLUGIN_NAME}" \
+	) | sort
 
 description: check
 	@if [ -f ${.CURDIR}/${PLUGIN_DESC} ]; then \