diff --git a/lib/solr_wrapper.rb b/lib/solr_wrapper.rb
index 12a4f27..519004b 100644
--- a/lib/solr_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/solr_wrapper.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 require 'solr_wrapper/runner'
 require 'solr_wrapper/popen_runner'
 require 'solr_wrapper/popen4_runner'
+require 'solr_wrapper/railtie' if defined?(Rails)
 
 module SolrWrapper
   def self.default_solr_version
diff --git a/lib/solr_wrapper/railtie.rb b/lib/solr_wrapper/railtie.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76ac0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/solr_wrapper/railtie.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module SolrWrapper
+  class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
+    rake_tasks do
+      require 'solr_wrapper/rake_task'
+    end
+  end
+end