diff --git a/django_filters/__init__.py b/django_filters/__init__.py
index 6f24007..b9f9281 100644
--- a/django_filters/__init__.py
+++ b/django_filters/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ from .constants import STRICTNESS
 from .filterset import FilterSet
 from .filters import *
 
+# We make the `rest_framework` module available without an additional import.
+#   If DRF is not installed we simply set None.
+try:
+    from . import rest_framework
+except ImportError:
+    rest_framework = None
+
 __version__ = '1.0.0'