diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 47ff190..b689728 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ stow -d ~/Projects/dotfiles/ -t ~/ dotfiles
 
 This will sync wallpapers/config files to where they are usually located
 
+System-level config (e.g. pacman options) lives in `system/` and is installed with sudo:
+```console
+~/Projects/dotfiles/system/install.sh
+```
+
 ## 📦 Programs
 
 List of programs and tools I use.
diff --git a/system/install.sh b/system/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7700d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Installs system-level config that stow can't manage (needs root).
+set -euo pipefail
+
+repo="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+# pacman: shared [options] snippet
+sudo install -m644 "$repo/pacman/options.conf" /etc/pacman.d/options.conf
+if ! grep -q '^Include = /etc/pacman.d/options.conf' /etc/pacman.conf; then
+    sudo sed -i '/^\[options\]/a Include = /etc/pacman.d/options.conf' /etc/pacman.conf
+fi
diff --git a/system/pacman/options.conf b/system/pacman/options.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f806af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/pacman/options.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Shared pacman [options], included from /etc/pacman.conf.
+# Installed to /etc/pacman.d/options.conf by system/install.sh.
+Color
+#ILoveCandy
+#VerbosePkgLists