diff --git a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/Makefile b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e70802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags wireshark` -g -fPIC
+LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs wireshark`
+
+NAME = packet-happp.so
+OBJS = packet-happp.o
+
+plugins=$(HOME)/.wireshark/plugins/
+
+$(NAME): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) -shared $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
+
+install: $(NAME)
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(plugins)
+	install -m 0755 $(NAME) $(DESTDIR)$(plugins)
+
+clean:
+	rm $(NAME) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/README b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/README
index a81e98c..78cafcd 100644
--- a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/README
+++ b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/README
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    packet-happp.c file DISSECTOR_SRC variable which list all wireshark
  - README: this file.
 
-2) To build wireshark with HAPPP dissection support
+2a) To build wireshark with HAPPP dissection support
 ---------------------------------------------------
  - Download wireshark sources:
    $ git clone https://code.wireshark.org/review/wireshark
@@ -25,3 +25,44 @@
    $ ./autogen.sh
    $ ./configure
    $ make
+
+2b) Alternative: build the HAPPP dissector as a wireshark plugin
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+If you don't want to build completely wireshark, you can build the dissector as
+a plugin.
+
+You will need the development package of your distribution, which is
+"libwireshark-dev" for debian based distribution and "wireshark-dev" for
+redhat-based ones.
+
+$ make
+
+To install it in your home directory:
+
+$ make install
+
+The plugin will be installed in ~/.wireshark/plugins/ by default, but you can
+change this path by setting the "plugins" variable. If it didn't work, check
+the paths in "Help > About Wireshark > Folders > Personal Plugins" which should
+give you the right path to use.
+
+In some distribution it will be in ~/.local/lib/wireshark/ so you will need to
+install it this way:
+
+$ make install plugins=~/.local/lib/wireshark/plugins/3.2/epan/
+
+If you want to install it in the system directory you can do it this way, the
+righ path is also in the Folder window. Change the plugins variable this way:
+
+$ sudo make install plugins=/usr/lib64/wireshark/plugins/3.2/epan/
+
+Be careful to use the right version number in the path.
+
+3) Check if you have the dissector in wireshark
+-----------------------------------------------
+To verify if the protocol was well loaded by your wireshark, open the Supported
+Protocols window in "View > Internals > Supported Protocols" and look for
+"HAPPP".
+
+In the case of a plugin, you should see your plugin loaded in "Help > About
+Wireshark > Plugins".
diff --git a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/packet-happp.c b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/packet-happp.c
index 33263b4..3490d8b 100644
--- a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/packet-happp.c
+++ b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/packet-happp.c
@@ -27,12 +27,22 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #include <config.h>
+
 #include <epan/to_str.h>
 #include <epan/packet.h>
 #include <epan/prefs.h>
 #include <epan/conversation.h>
-#include "strutil.h"
-#include "packet-tcp.h"
+#include <epan/strutil.h>
+#include <epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.h>
+#include <epan/tvbuff.h>
+
+#include <ws_version.h>
+
+WS_DLL_PUBLIC_DEF const gchar plugin_version[] = "0.0.1";
+WS_DLL_PUBLIC_DEF const int plugin_want_major = WIRESHARK_VERSION_MAJOR;
+WS_DLL_PUBLIC_DEF const int plugin_want_minor = WIRESHARK_VERSION_MINOR;
+WS_DLL_PUBLIC void plugin_register(void);
+
 
 #define HAPPP_PROTOCOL                   "HAProxyS"
 #define HAPPP_MSG_MIN_LEN                2
@@ -49,7 +59,6 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
-#include "tvbuff.h"
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static unsigned char dbg_buf[16 << 10];
@@ -1630,3 +1639,13 @@
 	                   proto_happp, HEURISTIC_ENABLE);
 }
 
+
+void
+plugin_register(void)
+{
+    static proto_plugin plug;
+
+    plug.register_protoinfo = proto_register_happp;
+    plug.register_handoff = proto_reg_handoff_happp;
+    proto_register_plugin(&plug);
+}