diff --git a/libs/gst/check/Makefile.am b/libs/gst/check/Makefile.am
index 446cc806b6..4c67a781a5 100644
--- a/libs/gst/check/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/gst/check/Makefile.am
@@ -101,3 +101,38 @@ $(SYMBOLS_FILE):
 	  echo $$s >> $(SYMBOLS_FILE); \
 	done
 
+if HAVE_INTROSPECTION
+BUILT_GIRSOURCES = GstCheck-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir
+
+gir_headers=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstcheck_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS))
+gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstcheck_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES))
+gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/check/%',$(libgstcheck_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS))
+
+GstCheck-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstcheck-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+	$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstCheck \
+		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
+		-I$(top_srcdir) \
+		$(gir_cincludes) \
+		--add-include-path=$(top_srcdir)/gst \
+		--library=gstcheck-0.10 \
+		--include=Gst-0.10 \
+		--libtool="$(top_builddir)/libtool" \
+		--pkg gstreamer-0.10 \
+		--output $@ \
+		$(gir_headers) \
+		$(gir_sources)
+
+# INTROSPECTION_GIRDIR/INTROSPECTION_TYPELIBDIR aren't the right place to
+# install anything - we need to install inside our prefix.
+girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0
+gir_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES)
+
+typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
+
+typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
+
+%.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
+	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+
+CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
+endif