diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
index ceaae2d..d4e31d3 100755
--- a/tools/install.sh
+++ b/tools/install.sh
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ if [ "$userinstall" == "yes" ]; then
     cp arkmanager "${INSTALL_ROOT}${BINDIR}/arkmanager"
     chmod +x "${INSTALL_ROOT}${BINDIR}/arkmanager"
 
+    # Create a folder in ~/.local/share to store arkmanager support files
+    mkdir -p "${INSTALL_ROOT}${DATADIR}"
+
+    # Copy the uninstall script to ~/.local/share/arkmanager
+    cp uninstall-user.sh "${INSTALL_ROOT}${DATADIR}/arkmanager-uninstall.sh"
+    chmod +x "${INSTALL_ROOT}${DATADIR}/arkmanager-uninstall.sh"
+    sed -i -e "s|^BINDIR=.*|BINDIR=\"${BINDIR}\"|" \
+           -e "s|^DATADIR=.*|DATADIR=\"${DATADIR}\"|" \
+           "${INSTALL_ROOT}${DATADIR}/arkmanager-uninstall.sh"
+
     # Create a folder in ~/logs to let Ark tools write its own log files
     mkdir -p "${INSTALL_ROOT}${PREFIX}/logs/arktools"
 
@@ -169,6 +179,15 @@ else
     cp arkmanager "${INSTALL_ROOT}${BINDIR}/arkmanager"
     chmod +x "${INSTALL_ROOT}${BINDIR}/arkmanager"
 
+    # Copy the uninstall script to ~/.local/share/arkmanager
+    mkdir -p "${INSTALL_ROOT}${LIBEXECDIR}"
+    cp uninstall.sh "${INSTALL_ROOT}${DATADIR}/arkmanager-uninstall.sh"
+    chmod +x "${INSTALL_ROOT}${DATADIR}/arkmanager-uninstall.sh"
+    sed -i -e "s|^BINDIR=.*|BINDIR=\"${BINDIR}\"|" \
+           -e "s|^LIBEXECDIR=.*|LIBEXECDIR=\"${LIBEXECDIR}\"|" \
+           -e "s|^DATADIR=.*|DATADIR=\"${DATADIR}\"|" \
+           "${INSTALL_ROOT}${DATADIR}/arkmanager-uninstall.sh"
+
     # Copy arkdaemon to /etc/init.d ,set permissions and add it to boot
     if [ -f /lib/lsb/init-functions ]; then
       # on debian 8, sysvinit and systemd are present. If systemd is available we use it instead of sysvinit
diff --git a/tools/uninstall-user.sh b/tools/uninstall-user.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77e7221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/uninstall-user.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# uninstall-user.sh
+
+BINDIR="/home/steam/bin"
+DATADIR="/home/steam/.local/share/arkmanager"
+
+for f in "${BINDIR}/arkmanager" \
+         "${DATADIR}/uninstall.sh"
+do
+  if [ -f "$f" ]; then
+    rm "$f"
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/tools/uninstall.sh b/tools/uninstall.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4f20b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/uninstall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# uninstall.sh
+
+BINDIR="/usr/bin"
+DATADIR="/usr/share/arkmanager"
+LIBEXECDIR="/usr/libexec/arkmanager"
+INITSCRIPT=
+
+if [ -f "/etc/rc.d/init.d/arkmanager" ]; then
+  INITSCRIPT="/etc/rc.d/init.d/arkmanager"
+  if [ -f "/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions" ]; then
+    chkconfig arkmanager off
+  fi
+elif [ -f "/etc/init.d/arkmanager" ]; then
+  INITSCRIPT="/etc/init.d/arkmanager"
+  if [ -f "/lib/lsb/init-functions" ]; then
+    update-rc.d -f arkmanager remove
+  elif [ -f "/sbin/runscript" ]; then
+    rc-update del arkmanager default
+  fi
+elif [ -f "/etc/systemd/system/arkmanager.service" ]; then
+  INITSCRIPT="/etc/systemd/system/arkmanager.service"
+  systemctl disable arkmanager.service
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$INITSCRIPT" ]; then
+  for f in "${INITSCRIPT}" \
+           "${BINDIR}/arkmanager" \
+           "${LIBEXECDIR}/arkmanager.init" \
+           "${LIBEXECDIR}/arkmanager-uninstall.sh"
+  do
+    if [ -f "$f" ]; then
+      rm "$f"
+    fi
+  done
+fi