diff --git a/bindings/python/Makefile.am b/bindings/python/Makefile.am
index 1a6cbfd40a..c15f334d51 100644
--- a/bindings/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/python/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = codegen
+SUBDIRS = codegen examples testsuite
 pkgpyexecdir = $(pyexecdir)/gst-$(GST_MAJORMINOR)/gst
 
 # we install everything in pyexecdir; otherwise you end up with a mess for
@@ -40,5 +40,3 @@ CLEANFILES = ges.c
 	&& cp gen-$*.c $*.c \
 	&& rm -f gen-$*.c
 
-check:
-	@PYTHONPATH=$(top_srcdir):$(PYTHONPATH) $(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/testsuite/runtests.py
diff --git a/bindings/python/examples/Makefile.am b/bindings/python/examples/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1294bc2535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/python/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+examplesdir = $(pkgdatadir)/$(GST_MAJORMINOR)/examples
+
+examples_DATA = 	\
+	simple.py
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(examples_DATA)
diff --git a/bindings/python/testsuite/Makefile.am b/bindings/python/testsuite/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9df30a02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/python/testsuite/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	common.py \
+	test_timeline_pipeline.py \
+	test_timeline.py \
+	runtests.py \
+	test_global_functions.py \
+	test_timeline_test_source.py \
+	test_layer.py \
+	test_timeline_title_source.py \
+	test_simple_layer.py \
+	test_track.py \
+	test_textoverlay.py \
+	test_transition.py \
+	test_timeline_file_source.py \
+	test_timeline_parse_launch_effect.py
+
+check:
+	@PYTHONPATH=$(top_builddir):$(top_builddir)/bindings/python/.libs:`pwd`:$(top_srcdir):$(PYTHONPATH) $(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/runtests.py
+	@rm -fr *.pyc
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cd17b8965b..ade7f5f6f0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ ges/Makefile
 bindings/makefile
 bindings/python/Makefile
 bindings/python/codegen/Makefile
+bindings/python/examples/Makefile
+bindings/python/testsuite/Makefile
 tests/Makefile
 tests/check/Makefile
 tests/examples/Makefile