diff --git a/skimage/_shared/__init__.py b/skimage/_shared/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/skimage/_shared/setup.py b/skimage/_shared/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..913a020c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skimage/_shared/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+
+from skimage._build import cython
+
+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('_shared', parent_package, top_path)
+    config.add_data_dir('tests')
+
+    return config
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from numpy.distutils.core import setup
+    setup(maintainer='Scikits-image Developers',
+          author='Scikits-image Developers',
+          maintainer_email='scikits-image@googlegroups.com',
+          description='Transforms',
+          url='https://github.com/scikits-image/scikits-image',
+          license='SciPy License (BSD Style)',
+          **(configuration(top_path='').todict())
+          )