diff --git a/scikits/image/io/setup.py b/scikits/image/io/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2565d724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scikits/image/io/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from scikits.image._build import cython
+
+import os.path
+
+base_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
+    from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration, get_numpy_include_dirs
+
+    config = Configuration('io', parent_package, top_path)
+    config.add_data_dir('tests')
+    config.add_data_files('_plugins/*.ini')
+
+    # This function tries to create C files from the given .pyx files.  If
+    # it fails, we build the checked-in .c files.
+    cython(['_plugins/_colormixer.pyx'], working_path=base_path)
+
+    config.add_extension('_plugins._colormixer',
+                         sources=['_plugins/_colormixer.c'],
+                         include_dirs=[get_numpy_include_dirs()])
+
+    return config
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from numpy.distutils.core import setup
+    setup(maintainer = 'scikits.image Developers',
+          maintainer_email = 'scikits-image@googlegroups.com',
+          description = 'Image I/O Routines',
+          url = 'http://stefanv.github.com/scikits.image/',
+          license = 'Modified BSD',
+          **(configuration(top_path='').todict())
+          )
diff --git a/scikits/image/setup.py b/scikits/image/setup.py
index 706604e4..68cdcf0e 100644
--- a/scikits/image/setup.py
+++ b/scikits/image/setup.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
 
     config.add_subpackage('opencv')
     config.add_subpackage('analysis')
+    config.add_subpackage('io')
 
     def add_test_directories(arg, dirname, fnames):
         if dirname.split(os.path.sep)[-1] == 'tests':