diff --git a/qgrid/__init__.py b/qgrid/__init__.py
index d5d62b2c..2bc74087 100644
--- a/qgrid/__init__.py
+++ b/qgrid/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from ._version import version_info, __version__
 
+from . import pandas_decorator
 from .grid import (
     enable,
     disable,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
     QGridWidget
 )
 
+
 def _jupyter_nbextension_paths():
     return [{
         'section': 'notebook',
diff --git a/qgrid/pandas_decorator.py b/qgrid/pandas_decorator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05fd3d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qgrid/pandas_decorator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from pandas import DataFrame
+from .grid import show_grid
+
+def _show_grid(df, **kwargs):
+   return show_grid(df, **kwargs)
+   
+DataFrame.show_grid = _show_grid