diff --git a/powerline/__init__.py b/powerline/__init__.py
index e69de29b..7ca9f62e 100644
--- a/powerline/__init__.py
+++ b/powerline/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+try:
+	__import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)
+except ImportError:
+	from pkgutil import extend_path
+	__path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 29101ea6..d0e6a0d0 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ setup(name='Powerline',
 			'Sphinx',
 			],
 		},
+	namespace_packages=['powerline'],
 	)