diff --git a/pybind11/__init__.py b/pybind11/__init__.py
index 4f1853b7..af8f14a8 100644
--- a/pybind11/__init__.py
+++ b/pybind11/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
 from ._version import version_info, __version__
+
+
+def get_include():
+    import os
+    try:
+        from pip import locations
+        return os.path.dirname(
+            locations.distutils_scheme('pybind11')['headers'])
+    except ImportError:
+        return 'include'