diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20e8d886c..b4a24c5e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -115,12 +115,20 @@ lint:
 	./node_modules/.bin/eslint --ext '.js,.ts,.tsx' 'src'
 
 
-install: compile
-	@echo Please run \'make install\' from one of the directories in packages/\'
+.PHONY: install
+# Build and install everything
+install:
+	pnpm install
+	pnpm run compile
+	make -C packages/taler-wallet-cli TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
+	make -C packages/taler-harness TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
+	make -C packages/demobank-ui TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
+	make -C packages/merchant-backoffice-ui TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
 
+.PHONY: install-tools
 # Install taler-wallet-cli and taler-harness
 install-tools:
 	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli... --filter @gnu-taler/taler-harness...
 	pnpm run --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli... --filter @gnu-taler/taler-harness... compile
-	make -C packages/taler-wallet-cli install-nodeps
-	make -C packages/taler-harness install-nodeps
+	make -C packages/taler-wallet-cli TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
+	make -C packages/taler-harness TOPLEVEL=yes install-nodeps
diff --git a/packages/demobank-ui/Makefile b/packages/demobank-ui/Makefile
index 11a71f589..fc570b270 100644
--- a/packages/demobank-ui/Makefile
+++ b/packages/demobank-ui/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,35 @@
 # This Makefile has been placed in the public domain
 
-# Settings from "./configure"
-include .config.mk
+ifeq ($(TOPLEVEL), yes)
+  $(info top-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+else
+  $(info package-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+  -include .config.mk
+endif
 
+$(info prefix is $(prefix))
+
+.PHONY: all
 all:
 	@echo run \'make install\' to install
 
 spa_dir=$(prefix)/share/taler/demobank-ui
 
-install:
+.PHONY: deps
+deps:
 	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/demobank-ui...
 	pnpm run check
 	pnpm run build
+
+.PHONY: install-nodeps
+install-nodeps:
 	install -d $(spa_dir)
 	install ./dist/prod/* $(spa_dir)
 
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	$(MAKE) deps
+	$(MAKE) install-nodeps
+
diff --git a/packages/merchant-backoffice-ui/Makefile b/packages/merchant-backoffice-ui/Makefile
index 48e13f59e..1f7e0bf2b 100644
--- a/packages/merchant-backoffice-ui/Makefile
+++ b/packages/merchant-backoffice-ui/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
 # This Makefile has been placed in the public domain
 
-# Settings from "./configure"
-include .config.mk
+ifeq ($(TOPLEVEL), yes)
+  $(info top-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+else
+  $(info package-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+  -include .config.mk
+endif
 
+$(info prefix is $(prefix))
+
+.PHONY: all
 all:
 	@echo run \'make install\' to install
 
 spa_dir=$(prefix)/share/taler/merchant-backoffice
 
-install:
+.PHONY: deps
+deps:
 	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/merchant-backoffice...
 	pnpm run build
+
+.PHONY: install-nodeps
+install-nodeps:
 	(cd dist/prod && find . -type f -exec install -D "{}" "$(spa_dir)/{}" \;)
 
+
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	$(MAKE) deps
+	$(MAKE) install-nodeps
+
diff --git a/packages/taler-harness/Makefile b/packages/taler-harness/Makefile
index a7dc2d049..ed8365dc8 100644
--- a/packages/taler-harness/Makefile
+++ b/packages/taler-harness/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 # This Makefile has been placed in the public domain.
 
--include ../../.config.mk
-#include .config.mk
+ifeq ($(TOPLEVEL), yes)
+  $(info top-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+else
+  $(info package-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+  -include .config.mk
+endif
 
 $(info prefix is $(prefix))
 
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/Makefile b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/Makefile
index 7e42667a3..df2de4d7c 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/Makefile
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 # This Makefile has been placed in the public domain.
 
--include ../../.config.mk
-#include .config.mk
+ifeq ($(TOPLEVEL), yes)
+  $(info top-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+else
+  $(info package-level build)
+  -include ../../.config.mk
+  -include .config.mk
+endif
 
 $(info prefix is $(prefix))