diff --git a/plugin_metadata/plugin_statuses b/plugin_metadata/plugin_statuses
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin_metadata/plugin_statuses
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/plugin_metadata/plugin_tags b/plugin_metadata/plugin_tags
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9df87c6a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin_metadata/plugin_tags
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<PluginTags>
+  <Plugin type="LV2" id="urn:ardour:a-reverb" tags="reverb"/>
+  <Plugin type="LV2" id="urn:ardour:a-fluidsynth" tags="sampler piano organ drum synth bass trumpet horn rhodes guitar"/>
+  <Plugin type="LV2" id="urn:ardour:a-eq" tags="eq:parametric"/>
+  <Plugin type="LV2" id="urn:ardour:a-delay" tags="delay"/>
+  <Plugin type="LV2" id="urn:ardour:a-comp#stereo" tags="compressor dynamic"/>
+  <Plugin type="LV2" id="urn:ardour:a-comp" tags="compressor dynamic"/>
+</PluginTags>
diff --git a/plugin_metadata/wscript b/plugin_metadata/wscript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7aaa92ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin_metadata/wscript
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import os
+
+top = '.'
+out = 'build'
+
+def configure(conf):
+    pass
+
+def build(bld):
+    maps = bld.path.ant_glob ('*')
+    bld.install_files (os.path.join(bld.env['DATADIR'], 'plugin_metadata'),
+                       maps)
+
+def options(opt):
+    pass
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index bdbf7d90f2..1b61e5f752 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ children = [
         'mcp',
         'osc',
         'patchfiles',
+        'plugin_metadata',
         'scripts',
         'headless',
         'session_utils',