diff --git a/zipl/Makefile b/zipl/Makefile
index 931b1135..0a087e2f 100644
--- a/zipl/Makefile
+++ b/zipl/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ install: all
 	$(MAKE) -C src install
 	$(MAKE) -C man install
 	$(INSTALL) -g $(GROUP) -o $(OWNER) -m 644 doc/zipl.conf.minimal  $(DESTDIR)$(TOOLS_LIBDIR)/zipl.conf
+ifeq ($(wildcard $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/ziplenv),)
+	$(INSTALL) -g $(GROUP) -o $(OWNER) -m 644 doc/ziplenv.minimal  $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/ziplenv
+endif
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C src clean
diff --git a/zipl/doc/ziplenv.minimal b/zipl/doc/ziplenv.minimal
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1782cd77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zipl/doc/ziplenv.minimal
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# This file defines initial zIPL environment being installed by zipl(8)
+# See manual page of zipl-editenv(8) tool for more information