diff --git a/install_files.py b/install_files.py
index 528c4d6..287c956 100755
--- a/install_files.py
+++ b/install_files.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Installs symlinks, plugins, plugin managers, ...
 Usage:
    {progname} [-f] [-p <dir>] install all
    {progname} [-f] [-p <dir>] install vim
+   {progname} [-f] [-p <dir>] install tmux
    {progname} (-h | --help)
 
 Options:
@@ -56,8 +57,31 @@ def install_vim(pdotfiles, force=False):
             ["git", "clone", "https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git",
              pvundle.as_posix()])
 
+
+def install_tmux(pdotfiles, force=False):
+    phome = Path(os.path.expanduser("~")).resolve()
+    phome_tmuxrc = phome / Path(".tmuxrc")
+
+    preltmuxrc = Path("tmux/tmuxrc")
+
+    try:
+        pdotfiles_tmuxrc = pdotfiles.resolve().relative_to(phome.resolve()) / preltmuxrc
+    except ValueError:
+        pdotfiles_tmuxrc = pdotfiles / preltmuxrc
+
+    if force and phome_tmuxrc.is_symlink():
+        phome_tmuxrc.unlink()  # only kill symlinks
+
+    if phome_tmuxrc.exists():
+        print('.tmuxrc already there!')
+    else:
+        print("Symlinking {} to {}".format(phome_tmuxrc, pdotfiles_tmuxrc))
+        phome_tmuxrc.symlink_to(pdotfiles_tmuxrc)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = docopt(HELPTEXT, version='0.1')
     if args["install"]:
         if any((args["all"], args["vim"])):
             install_vim(Path(args["--path"]).resolve(), args["--force"])
+        if any((args["all"], args["tmux"])):
+            install_tmux(Path(args["--path"]).resolve(), args["--force"])