diff --git a/doc/BUILDING.md b/doc/BUILDING.md
index a34046d8..a6d03452 100644
--- a/doc/BUILDING.md
+++ b/doc/BUILDING.md
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ By default, the web console is located at http://localhost:7070/.
 
 For a list of cmake options, see BUILD_NOTES.md
 
+Installing the webui
+====================
+
+If you build from source the webui files will automatically be copied to your
+ i2pd data path.
+In some cases (such as when using binaries), you may have to manually install the
+ webui.
+For this, run:
+
+$ ./i2pd --install=/path/to/webui
+
+Or, if the current directory contains a folder named "webui":
+
+$ ./i2pd --install
+
 Building Unit Tests
 ===================
 
diff --git a/doc/COMMANDLINE.md b/doc/COMMANDLINE.md
index a867113a..7fcbd835 100644
--- a/doc/COMMANDLINE.md
+++ b/doc/COMMANDLINE.md
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ Cmdline options
 * --conf=               - Config file (default: ~/.i2pd/i2p.conf or /var/lib/i2pd/i2p.conf)
                           This parameter will be silently ignored if the specified config file does not exist.
                           Options specified on the command line take precedence over those in the config file.
+* --install=            - Installs the webui files, see BUILDING.md for details.