diff --git a/elements/dpkg/element-deps b/elements/dpkg/element-deps
index 0b710e7a..a3850950 100644
--- a/elements/dpkg/element-deps
+++ b/elements/dpkg/element-deps
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+install-bin
 manifests
 package-installs
diff --git a/elements/gentoo/element-deps b/elements/gentoo/element-deps
index 25604c8e..15aa0f9c 100644
--- a/elements/gentoo/element-deps
+++ b/elements/gentoo/element-deps
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 cache-url
 dib-run-parts
+install-bin
 package-installs
diff --git a/elements/gentoo/pre-install.d/01-gentoo-install b/elements/gentoo/pre-install.d/02-gentoo-migrate-pax
similarity index 73%
rename from elements/gentoo/pre-install.d/01-gentoo-install
rename to elements/gentoo/pre-install.d/02-gentoo-migrate-pax
index f632aaab..9d79a7f4 100755
--- a/elements/gentoo/pre-install.d/01-gentoo-install
+++ b/elements/gentoo/pre-install.d/02-gentoo-migrate-pax
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ fi
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
 
-install -m 0755 -o root -g root $(dirname $0)/../bin/* /usr/local/bin
-
 # migrate pt_pax flags to xt_pax
 if [[ -a /usr/sbin/migrate-pax ]]; then
     /usr/sbin/migrate-pax -m
diff --git a/elements/install-bin/README.rst b/elements/install-bin/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84e1278d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/install-bin/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+===========
+install-bin
+===========
+
+Add any files in an element's bin directory to /usr/local/bin in the created
+image with permissions 0755.
diff --git a/elements/dpkg/pre-install.d/01-dpkg-install-bin b/elements/install-bin/pre-install.d/01-install-bin
similarity index 100%
rename from elements/dpkg/pre-install.d/01-dpkg-install-bin
rename to elements/install-bin/pre-install.d/01-install-bin
diff --git a/elements/opensuse/element-deps b/elements/opensuse/element-deps
index 14ee0a47..c0fd568d 100644
--- a/elements/opensuse/element-deps
+++ b/elements/opensuse/element-deps
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 cache-url
 dib-run-parts
+install-bin
 package-installs
 zypper
diff --git a/elements/opensuse/pre-install.d/01-opensuse-install-bin b/elements/opensuse/pre-install.d/01-opensuse-install-bin
deleted file mode 100755
index 59b38a01..00000000
--- a/elements/opensuse/pre-install.d/01-opensuse-install-bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
-    set -x
-fi
-set -eu
-set -o pipefail
-
-install -m 0755 -o root -g root $(dirname $0)/../bin/* /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/elements/package-installs/element-deps b/elements/package-installs/element-deps
index 8ad55b95..fd63cb98 100644
--- a/elements/package-installs/element-deps
+++ b/elements/package-installs/element-deps
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dib-python
+install-bin
 pkg-map
diff --git a/elements/yum/element-deps b/elements/yum/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d888ae5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/yum/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+install-bin
diff --git a/elements/yum/pre-install.d/01-yum-install-bin b/elements/yum/pre-install.d/01-yum-install-bin
deleted file mode 100755
index 59b38a01..00000000
--- a/elements/yum/pre-install.d/01-yum-install-bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
-    set -x
-fi
-set -eu
-set -o pipefail
-
-install -m 0755 -o root -g root $(dirname $0)/../bin/* /usr/local/bin