diff --git a/faker/py.typed b/faker/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5e418e2592..4cde762410 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
     url='https://github.com/joke2k/faker',
     license='MIT License',
     packages=find_packages(exclude=excluded_packages),
+    package_data={
+        "faker": ["py.typed"],
+    },
     platforms=["any"],
     zip_safe=zip_safe,
     python_requires=">=3.6",