diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1065bda0..8da100f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ is not needed to install packages with these frameworks:
 | Vanilla      | `vanilla-plugin`<br>`vanilla-theme`
 | Vgmcp        | `vgmcp-bundle`<br>`vgmcp-theme`
 | WHMCS        | `whmcs-addons`<br>`whmcs-fraud`<br>`whmcs-gateways`<br>`whmcs-notifications`<br>`whmcs-registrars`<br>`whmcs-reports`<br>`whmcs-security`<br>`whmcs-servers`<br>`whmcs-social`<br>`whmcs-support`<br>`whmcs-templates`<br>`whmcs-includes`
+| Winter CMS   | **`winter-module`<br>`winter-plugin`<br>`winter-theme`**
 | Wolf CMS     | `wolfcms-plugin`
 | WordPress    | <b>`wordpress-plugin`<br>`wordpress-theme`</b><br>`wordpress-muplugin`<br>`wordpress-dropin`
 | YAWIK        | `yawik-module`
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installers/Installer.php b/src/Composer/Installers/Installer.php
index cf3a09ac..82e7236b 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installers/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installers/Installer.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Installer extends LibraryInstaller
         'october'      => 'OctoberInstaller',
         'ontowiki'     => 'OntoWikiInstaller',
         'oxid'         => 'OxidInstaller',
-        'osclass'         => 'OsclassInstaller',
+        'osclass'      => 'OsclassInstaller',
         'pxcms'        => 'PxcmsInstaller',
         'phpbb'        => 'PhpBBInstaller',
         'pimcore'      => 'PimcoreInstaller',
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class Installer extends LibraryInstaller
         'userfrosting' => 'UserFrostingInstaller',
         'vanilla'      => 'VanillaInstaller',
         'whmcs'        => 'WHMCSInstaller',
+        'winter'       => 'WinterInstaller',
         'wolfcms'      => 'WolfCMSInstaller',
         'wordpress'    => 'WordPressInstaller',
         'yawik'        => 'YawikInstaller',
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installers/WinterInstaller.php b/src/Composer/Installers/WinterInstaller.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dd841cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Composer/Installers/WinterInstaller.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+namespace Composer\Installers;
+
+class WinterInstaller extends BaseInstaller
+{
+    protected $locations = array(
+        'module'    => 'modules/{$name}/',
+        'plugin'    => 'plugins/{$vendor}/{$name}/',
+        'theme'     => 'themes/{$name}/'
+    );
+
+    /**
+     * Format package name.
+     *
+     * For package type winter-plugin, cut off a trailing '-plugin' if present.
+     *
+     * For package type winter-theme, cut off a trailing '-theme' if present.
+     *
+     */
+    public function inflectPackageVars($vars)
+    {
+        if ($vars['type'] === 'winter-plugin') {
+            return $this->inflectPluginVars($vars);
+        }
+
+        if ($vars['type'] === 'winter-theme') {
+            return $this->inflectThemeVars($vars);
+        }
+
+        return $vars;
+    }
+
+    protected function inflectPluginVars($vars)
+    {
+        $vars['name'] = preg_replace('/^oc-|-plugin$/', '', $vars['name']);
+        $vars['vendor'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9_]/i', '', $vars['vendor']);
+
+        return $vars;
+    }
+
+    protected function inflectThemeVars($vars)
+    {
+        $vars['name'] = preg_replace('/^oc-|-theme$/', '', $vars['name']);
+
+        return $vars;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Installers/Test/WinterInstallerTest.php b/tests/Composer/Installers/Test/WinterInstallerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bcb5a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Composer/Installers/Test/WinterInstallerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php
+namespace Composer\Installers\Test;
+
+use Composer\Installers\WinterInstaller;
+use Composer\Package\Package;
+use Composer\Composer;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase as BaseTestCase;
+
+class WinterInstallerTest extends BaseTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var WinterInstaller
+     */
+    private $installer;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->installer = new WinterInstaller(
+            new Package('NyanCat', '4.2', '4.2'),
+            new Composer()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider packageNameInflectionProvider
+     */
+    public function testInflectPackageVars($type, $vendor, $name, $expectedVendor, $expectedName)
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $this->installer->inflectPackageVars(array(
+                'vendor' => $vendor,
+                'name' => $name,
+                'type' => $type
+            )),
+            array('vendor' => $expectedVendor, 'name' => $expectedName, 'type' => $type)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function packageNameInflectionProvider()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(
+                'winter-plugin',
+                'acme',
+                'subpagelist',
+                'acme',
+                'subpagelist',
+            ),
+            array(
+                'winter-plugin',
+                'acme',
+                'subpagelist-plugin',
+                'acme',
+                'subpagelist',
+            ),
+            array(
+                'winter-plugin',
+                'acme',
+                'semanticwinter',
+                'acme',
+                'semanticwinter',
+            ),
+            // tests vendor name containing a hyphen
+            array(
+                'winter-plugin',
+                'foo-bar-co',
+                'blog',
+                'foobarco',
+                'blog'
+            ),
+            // tests that exactly one '-theme' is cut off
+            array(
+                'winter-theme',
+                'acme',
+                'some-theme-theme',
+                'acme',
+                'some-theme',
+            ),
+            // tests that names without '-theme' suffix stay valid
+            array(
+                'winter-theme',
+                'acme',
+                'someothertheme',
+                'acme',
+                'someothertheme',
+            ),
+        );
+    }
+}