diff --git a/python/edm4hep/__init__.py b/python/edm4hep/__init__.py
index ab57c658e..986e3d66c 100644
--- a/python/edm4hep/__init__.py
+++ b/python/edm4hep/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     raise RuntimeError('Failed to load Constants.h')
 from ROOT import edm4hep
 
+from podio.pythonizations import load_pythonizations
+load_pythonizations('edm4hep')
+
 # Make TAB completion work for utils
 setattr(edm4hep, 'utils', edm4hep.utils)