diff --git a/lib/fcrepo_wrapper.rb b/lib/fcrepo_wrapper.rb
index 4f41f8d..19524bb 100644
--- a/lib/fcrepo_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/fcrepo_wrapper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'fcrepo_wrapper/version'
 require 'fcrepo_wrapper/instance'
+require 'fcrepo_wrapper/railtie' if defined?(Rails)
 
 module FcrepoWrapper
   def self.default_fcrepo_version
diff --git a/lib/fcrepo_wrapper/railtie.rb b/lib/fcrepo_wrapper/railtie.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ae2a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fcrepo_wrapper/railtie.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module FcrepoWrapper
+  class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
+    rake_tasks do
+      require 'fcrepo_wrapper/rake_task'
+    end
+  end
+end