diff --git a/Manual.md b/Manual.md
index 0323de66104..78a6d0a3038 100644
--- a/Manual.md
+++ b/Manual.md
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ The optional 4th argument can be used to change the `file name`.
 	`$DESTDIR`. The optional 2nd argument can be used to change the
 	`file name`.
 
+- *vconf()* `vconf <file> [<name>]`
+
+	Installs `file` into `etc` in the pkg
+	`$DESTDIR`. The optional 2nd argument can be used to change the
+	`file name`.
+
 - *vsconf()* `vsconf <file> [<name>]`
 
 	Installs `file` into `usr/share/examples/<pkgname>` in the pkg
diff --git a/common/helpers/install.sh b/common/helpers/install.sh
index 0deaad372a9..70ea4218d80 100644
--- a/common/helpers/install.sh
+++ b/common/helpers/install.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _noglob_helper() {
 }
 
 # Apply _noglob to v* commands
-for cmd in vinstall vcopy vmove vmkdir vbin vman vdoc vsconf vlicense; do
+for cmd in vinstall vcopy vmove vmkdir vbin vman vdoc vconf vsconf vlicense; do
        alias ${cmd}="set -f; _noglob_helper _${cmd}"
 done
 
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ _vdoc() {
 	vinstall "$file" 644 "usr/share/doc/${pkgname}" "$targetfile"
 }
 
+_vconf() {
+	local file="$1" targetfile="$2"
+
+	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+		msg_red "$pkgver: vconf: 1 argument expected: <file>\n"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	vinstall "$file" 644 "etc/${pkgname}" "$targetfile"
+}
+
 _vsconf() {
 	local file="$1" targetfile="$2"