diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 449f4b4..1c9ad00 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
     }
    " SCANDIR_NEEDS_CONST)
 
-  set(OB_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${OB_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}")
+  set(OB_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${OB_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}"
+      CACHE PATH "Set to system install for bindings only build")
   add_definitions(-DOB_MODULE_PATH="\\"${OB_MODULE_PATH}\\"")
 
   # Add some visibility support when using GCC
@@ -380,7 +381,8 @@ if(UNIX AND BUILD_SHARED)
   if(APPLE)
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
   else()
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}")
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}"
+        CACHE PATH "Set sane rpath")
     set(CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH FALSE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH FALSE)
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
@@ -477,6 +479,13 @@ endif()
 # Should the language bindings be regenereted?
 option(RUN_SWIG "Generate language bindings with SWIG" OFF)
 
+# Build bindings only
+option(BINDINGS_ONLY "Build bindings only" OFF)
+
+# Point to library if building bindings only
+set(BABEL_SYSTEM_LIBRARY ${BABEL_LIBRARY}
+    CACHE PATH "Point to openbabel library if building bindings only")
+
 # Should all bindings be built?
 option(ALL_BINDINGS "Build all languages bindings" OFF)
 
diff --git a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
index 16e9000..8f92e91 100644
--- a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,16 +92,30 @@ if (DO_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
     endif(RUN_SWIG)
 
     add_library(bindings_python MODULE ${openbabel_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/python/openbabel-python.cpp)
-    target_link_libraries(bindings_python ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${BABEL_LIBRARY})
+    if(BINDINGS_ONLY)
+        target_link_libraries(bindings_python ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${BABEL_SYSTEM_LIBRARY})
+    else()
+        target_link_libraries(bindings_python ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${BABEL_LIBRARY})
+    endif()
+
     if(NOT WIN32)
         set_target_properties(bindings_python PROPERTIES
             OUTPUT_NAME _openbabel
             PREFIX ""
             SUFFIX .so )
-        add_dependencies(bindings_python openbabel)
-        install(TARGETS bindings_python LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
-        install(FILES ${openbabel_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/python/openbabel.py DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
-        install(FILES ${openbabel_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/python/pybel.py DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+        if(NOT BINDINGS_ONLY)
+            add_dependencies(bindings_python openbabel)
+        endif()
+
+        install(TARGETS bindings_python
+                LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
+                COMPONENT bindings_python)
+        install(FILES ${openbabel_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/python/openbabel.py
+                DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
+                COMPONENT bindings_python)
+        install(FILES ${openbabel_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/python/pybel.py
+                DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
+                COMPONENT bindings_python)
     else(NOT WIN32)
         set_target_properties(bindings_python PROPERTIES
             OUTPUT_NAME _openbabel
@@ -231,13 +245,25 @@ if (DO_PERL_BINDINGS)
     endif (RUN_SWIG)
 
     add_library(bindings_perl MODULE ${openbabel_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/perl/openbabel-perl.cpp)
-    target_link_libraries(bindings_perl ${PERL_LIBRARY} ${BABEL_LIBRARY} ${PERL_EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS})
+    if(BINDINGS_ONLY)
+      target_link_libraries(bindings_perl ${PERL_LIBRARY} ${BABEL_SYSTEM_LIBRARY} ${PERL_EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS})
+    else()
+      target_link_libraries(bindings_perl ${PERL_LIBRARY} ${BABEL_LIBRARY} ${PERL_EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS})
+    endif()
+
     set_target_properties(bindings_perl PROPERTIES
         PREFIX ""
         OUTPUT_NAME OpenBabel)
-    add_dependencies(bindings_perl openbabel)
-    install(TARGETS bindings_perl LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
-    install(FILES ${openbabel_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/perl/OpenBabel.pm DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+    if(NOT BINDINGS_ONLY)
+      add_dependencies(bindings_perl openbabel)
+    endif()
+
+    install(TARGETS bindings_perl
+            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/auto/Chemistry/OpenBabel/
+            COMPONENT bindings_perl)
+    install(FILES ${openbabel_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/perl/OpenBabel.pm
+            DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/Chemistry/
+            COMPONENT bindings_perl)
 
 endif (DO_PERL_BINDINGS)