diff --git a/CMLibGlobalVariables.cmake b/CMLibGlobalVariables.cmake
index 91f7372..5b9f60b 100644
--- a/CMLibGlobalVariables.cmake
+++ b/CMLibGlobalVariables.cmake
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ string(TOUPPER ${CMLIB_ORGANIZATION_NAME_CANONICAL} CMLIB_ORGANIZATION_NAME_UPPE
 string(TOUPPER ${CMLIB_PROJECT_NAME_CANONICAL} CMLIB_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER)
 string(TOUPPER ${CMLIB_THEME_NAME_CANONICAL} CMLIB_THEME_NAME_UPPER)
 
+option(CMLIB_USE_DEVELOPMENT_INSTALL_PREFIX "Auto-generated output prefix for development installation" OFF)
+if (CMLIB_USE_DEVELOPMENT_INSTALL_PREFIX)
+  if (CMLIB_THEME_NAME_LOWER STREQUAL "default")
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/_output" CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
+  else()
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/_output/${CMLIB_THEME_NAME_LOWER}" CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # CMLIB_MODULE_DIR
 foreach(_m ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
   if(EXISTS ${_m}/CMLibCommon.cmake)