diff --git a/package/freerdp/freerdp.mk b/package/freerdp/freerdp.mk
index e680e39c74..37568c0033 100644
--- a/package/freerdp/freerdp.mk
+++ b/package/freerdp/freerdp.mk
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FREERDP_SERVER),y)
 FREERDP_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_SERVER=ON -DWITH_SERVER_INTERFACE=ON
+# Install the server key and certificate, so that a client can connect.
+# A user can override them with its own in a post-build script, if needed.
+define FREERDP_INSTALL_KEYS
+	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/server/X11/server.key \
+		      $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/freerdp/keys/server.key
+	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/server/X11/server.crt \
+		      $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/freerdp/keys/server.crt
+endef
+FREERDP_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += FREERDP_INSTALL_KEYS
 else
 FREERDP_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_SERVER=OFF -DWITH_SERVER_INTERFACE=OFF
 endif