diff --git a/examples/tmux/pl.py b/powerline/ext/tmux/powerline_status.py
similarity index 59%
rename from examples/tmux/pl.py
rename to powerline/ext/tmux/powerline_status.py
index d816f76d..687a1cbd 100755
--- a/examples/tmux/pl.py
+++ b/powerline/ext/tmux/powerline_status.py
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-'''Powerline tmux statusline example.
-
-Run with `tmux -f tmux.conf`.
-'''
+'''Powerline tmux statusline.'''
 import argparse
-import os
-import sys
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))))
+try:
+	from powerline.core import Powerline
+except ImportError:
+	import os
+	import sys
+	sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))))
+	from powerline.core import Powerline
 
-from powerline.core import Powerline
-
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='powerline outputter')
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
 parser.add_argument('side', nargs='?', default='all', choices=('all', 'left', 'right'))
 parser.add_argument('--ext', default='tmux')
 
diff --git a/examples/tmux/tmux.conf b/powerline/ext/tmux/tmux.conf
similarity index 69%
rename from examples/tmux/tmux.conf
rename to powerline/ext/tmux/tmux.conf
index 78ebb3fa..8267536d 100644
--- a/examples/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/powerline/ext/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ set-option -g status on
 set-option -g status-interval 2
 set-option -g status-utf8 on
 set-option -g status-left-length 100
-set-option -g status-left "#(./pl.py left)"
+set-option -g status-left "#(./powerline_status.py left)"
 set-option -g status-right-length 100
-set-option -g status-right "#(./pl.py right)"
+set-option -g status-right "#(./powerline_status.py right)"
 set-option -g status-justify "centre"
 set-option -g status-bg "colour235"
 set-option -g status-fg "colour249"