diff --git a/README b/README
index 256adaf5..78cde728 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -139,7 +139,20 @@ Q. I author/maintain package X and would like to maintain my own
      dist_bashcomp_DATA = # completion files go here
 
    For cmake we ship the bash-completion-config.cmake and
-   bash-completion-config-version.cmake files.
+   bash-completion-config-version.cmake files. Example usage:
+
+     find_package(bash-completion)
+     if(BASH_COMPLETION_FOUND)
+       message(STATUS
+         "Using bash completion dir ${BASH_COMPLETION_COMPLETIONSDIR}")
+     else()
+       set (BASH_COMPLETION_COMPLETIONSDIR "/etc/bash_completion.d")
+       message (STATUS
+         "Using fallback bash completion dir ${BASH_COMPLETION_COMPLETIONSDIR}")
+     endif()
+
+     install(FILES your-completion-file DESTINATION
+       ${BASH_COMPLETION_COMPLETIONSDIR})
 
 Q. I use CVS in combination with passwordless ssh access to my remote
    repository. How can I have the cvs command complete on remotely