diff --git a/classes/catkin.bbclass b/classes/catkin.bbclass
index cde704fa3b3f7f0bbb51379d22250271ff1bef8c..ddc6cf03d6f7443154aac1a74f0e53653fc6480f 100644
--- a/classes/catkin.bbclass
+++ b/classes/catkin.bbclass
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ FILES_${PN} += "\
     ${datadir}/${ROS_BPN}/conf \
     ${datadir}/${ROS_BPN}/scripts \
     ${datadir}/${ROS_BPN}/msg \
+    ${datadir}/${ROS_BPN}/nodes \
     "
 
 FILES_${PN}-dev += "\