diff --git a/docs/source/introduction.rst b/docs/source/introduction.rst
index 62a34bf4..464ebdd6 100644
--- a/docs/source/introduction.rst
+++ b/docs/source/introduction.rst
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ If you would rather not shadow Python's builtin print, you can import ``rich.pri
 
 Continue reading to learn about the more advanced features of Rich.
 
-Python in the REPL
-------------------
+Rich in the REPL
+----------------
 
 Rich may be installed in the REPL so that Python data structures are automatically pretty printed with syntax highlighting. Here's how::
 
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ You can also use this feature to try out Rich *renderables*. Here's an example::
 
 Read on to learn more about Rich renderables.
 
+IPython Extension
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Rich also includes an IPython extension that will do this same pretty install + pretty tracebacks. Here's how to load it::
+
+    In [1]: %load_ext rich
+    
+You can also have it load by default by adding `"rich"` to the ``c.InteractiveShellApp.extension`` variable in 
+`IPython Configuration <https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config/intro.html>`_.
 
 Rich Inspect
 ------------
diff --git a/rich/__init__.py b/rich/__init__.py
index c75333f7..d5ce4b5d 100644
--- a/rich/__init__.py
+++ b/rich/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """Rich text and beautiful formatting in the terminal."""
 
 import os
-from typing import Any, IO, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import IO, TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional
+
+from ._extension import load_ipython_extension
 
 __all__ = ["get_console", "reconfigure", "print", "inspect"]
 
diff --git a/rich/_extension.py b/rich/_extension.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0e13bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rich/_extension.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def load_ipython_extension(ip: Any) -> None:
+    from rich.pretty import install
+    from rich.traceback import install as tr_install
+
+    install()
+    tr_install()