diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f9386fc2..460b23193 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ elseif(UNIX)
 	set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION /usr/share/man)
         set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES_PRE "shadow-utils")
         set(CPACK_RPM_PRE_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/rpm/heka.preinst.in")
+        set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/rpm/heka.postinst.in")
     endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/rpm/heka.postinst.in b/rpm/heka.postinst.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11fde52fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm/heka.postinst.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set -eu
+
+install -d -m0755 -oroot -groot /etc/heka/conf.d/
+install -m0744 -oroot -groot -T /usr/share/heka/examples/hekad.toml /etc/heka/conf.d/00-hekad.toml
+exit 0