diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index f91d61be..5cbc2be2 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
         {cth_readable,        "1.2.3"},
         {eunit_formatters,    "0.3.1"}]}.
 
+{post_hooks, [{"(linux|darwin|solaris|freebsd|netbsd|openbsd)",
+               escriptize,
+               "cp $REBAR_BUILD_DIR/bin/rebar3 ./rebar3 && chmod u+x rebar3"}]}.
+
 {escript_name, rebar3}.
 {escript_emu_args, "%%! +sbtu +A0\n"}.
 %% escript_incl_extra is for internal rebar-private use only.