diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f2e7dda..ebe3ba4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ It comes in two flavours, command-line and GUI.  Both are able to list the
 devices paired to a Unifying Receiver, show detailed info for each device, and
 also pair/unpair supported devices with the receiver.
 
-
-Requirements
-------------
+## Requirements
 
 You should have a reasonably new kernel (3.2+), with the `logitech-djreceiver`
 driver enabled and loaded; also, the `udev` package must be installed and the
@@ -24,32 +22,30 @@ distribution the required packages are most likely named something similar.
 If the desktop notifications bindings are also installed (`gir1.2-notify-0.7`),
 you will also get desktop notifications when devices come online/go offline.
 
-
-Installation
-------------
+## Installation
 
 Normally USB devices are not accessible for r/w by regular users, so you will
 need to do a one-time udev rule installation to allow access to the Logitech
 Unifying Receiver.
 
-In the `rules.d/` folder of Solaar you'll find a udev rule file, to be copied in
-`/etc/udev/rules.d/` (as the root user).
+You can run the `rules.d/install.sh` script from Solaar to do this installation
+(it will switch to root when necessary), or you can do all the required steps by
+hand, as the root user:
 
-In its current form it makes the Unifying Receiver device available for r/w by
-all users belonging to the `plugdev` system group (standard Debian/Ubuntu group
-for pluggable devices). It may need changes, specific to your particular
-system's configuration.
+- copy `rules.d/99-logitech-unfiying-receiver.rules` from Solaar to
+`/etc/udev/rules.d/`
 
-If in doubt, replacing `GROUP="plugdev"` with `GROUP="<your username>"` should just
-work.
+    By default, the rule makes the Unifying Receiver device available for r/w by
+    all users belonging to the `plugdev` system group (standard Debian/Ubuntu
+    group for pluggable devices). It may need changes, specific to your
+    particular system's configuration. If in doubt, replacing `GROUP="plugdev"`
+    with `GROUP="<your username>"` should just work.
 
-After you copy the file to `/etc/udev/rules.d` (and possibly modify it for your
-system), run `udevadm control --reload-rules` as root for it to apply. Then
-physically remove the Unifying Receiver, wait 10 seconds and re-insert it.
+- run `udevadm control --reload-rules` to let the udev daemon know about the new
+rule
+- physically remove the Unifying Receiver, wait 10 seconds and re-insert it
 
-
-Supported Devices
------------------
+## Supported Devices
 
 **Solaar** will detect all devices paired with your Unifying Receiver, and at
 the very least display some basic information about them.  Depending on the
@@ -66,9 +62,7 @@ Extended support for other devices will be added in the future, depending on the
 documentation available, but the K750 keyboard is the only device I have and can
 test on right now.
 
-
-Thanks
-------
+## Thanks
 
 This project began as a third-hand clone of [Noah K. Tilton](https://github.com/noah)'s
 logitech-solar-k750 project on GitHub (no longer available). It was developed
diff --git a/rules.d/install.sh b/rules.d/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b72b530e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules.d/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+Z=$(readlink -f "$0")
+
+RULES_D=/etc/udev/rules.d
+if ! test -d "$RULES_D"; then
+	echo "$RULES_D not found; is udev installed?"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+RULE=99-logitech-unifying-receiver.rules
+
+if test -n "$1"; then
+	SOURCE=$1
+else
+	SOURCE=$(dirname "$Z")/$RULE
+	if ! id -G -n | grep -q -F plugdev; then
+		GROUP=$(id -g -n)
+		echo "User '$USER' does not belong to the 'plugdev' group, will use group '$GROUP' in the udev rule."
+		TEMP_RULE=${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/$$-$RULE
+		cp -f "$SOURCE" "$TEMP_RULE"
+		SOURCE=$TEMP_RULE
+		sed -i -e "s/GROUP=\"plugdev\"/GROUP=\"$GROUP\"/" "$SOURCE"
+	fi
+fi
+
+if test "$(id -u)" != "0"; then
+	echo "Switching to root to install the udev rule."
+	test -x /usr/bin/pkexec && exec /usr/bin/pkexec "$Z" "$SOURCE"
+	test -x /usr/bin/sudo && exec /usr/bin/sudo -- "$Z" "$SOURCE"
+	test -x /bin/su && exec /bin/su -c "\"$Z\" \"$SOURCE\""
+	echo "Could not switch to root: none of pkexec, sudo or su were found?"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Installing $RULE."
+cp "$SOURCE" "$RULES_D/$RULE"
+chmod a+r "$RULES_D/$RULE"
+
+echo "Reloading udev rules."
+udevadm control --reload-rules
+
+echo "Done. Now remove the Unfiying Receiver, wait 10 seconds and plug it in again."