diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index be9320c0..8b88f614 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ option(LSAN "Enable leak sanitizer" OFF)
 option(MSAN "Enable memory sanitizer" OFF)
 option(TSAN "Enable thread sanitizer" OFF)
 option(UBSAN "Enable UB sanitizer" OFF)
+option(EXPOSE_MOCKS "Make mocks header files visible for child projects" OFF)
 
 
 ## setup compilation flags
diff --git a/cmake/install.cmake b/cmake/install.cmake
index 8cc8a888..4163e671 100644
--- a/cmake/install.cmake
+++ b/cmake/install.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
-function (libp2p_install targets)
+function(libp2p_install targets)
   install(TARGETS ${targets} EXPORT libp2pConfig
       LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
       ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ install(
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/libp2p
     NAMESPACE p2p::
 )
+if(EXPOSE_MOCKS)
+  install(
+      DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test/mock/libp2p
+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/mock
+  )
+endif()