diff --git a/connexion/__main__.py b/connexion/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8decd5575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connexion/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from connexion.cli import main
+
+main()
diff --git a/connexion/cli.py b/connexion/cli.py
index 065227b8f..2646757a4 100644
--- a/connexion/cli.py
+++ b/connexion/cli.py
@@ -110,3 +110,7 @@ def run(spec_file,
     app.run(port=port,
             server=wsgi_server,
             debug=debug)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()