diff --git a/flask/ext/__init__.py b/flask/ext/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+    flask.ext
+    ~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Redirect imports for extensions.  This module basically makes it possible
+    for us to transition from flaskext.foo to flask_foo without having to
+    force all extensions to upgrade at the same time.
+
+    When a user does ``from flask.ext.foo import bar`` it will attempt to
+    imprt ``from flask_foo import bar`` first and when that fails it will
+    try to import ``from flaskext.foo import bar``.
+
+    We're switching from namespace packages because it was just too painful for
+    everybody involved.
+
+    :copyright: (c) 2011 by Armin Ronacher.
+    :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
+"""
+import sys
+
+
+class _ExtensionImporter(object):
+    """This importer redirects imports from this submodule to other
+    locations.  This makes it possible to transition from the old
+    flaskext.name to the newer flask_name without people having a
+    hard time.
+    """
+    _module_choices = ['flask_%s', 'flaskext.%s']
+    _modules = sys.modules
+
+    def find_module(self, fullname, path=None):
+        if fullname.rsplit('.', 1)[0] == __name__:
+            return self
+
+    def load_module(self, fullname):
+        if fullname in self._modules:
+            return self._modules[fullname]
+        packname, modname = fullname.rsplit('.', 1)
+        for path in self._module_choices:
+            realname = path % modname
+            try:
+                __import__(realname)
+            except ImportError:
+                continue
+            module = self._modules[fullname] = self._modules[realname]
+            setattr(self._modules[__name__], modname, module)
+            module.__loader__ = self
+            return module
+        raise ImportError(fullname)
+
+
+sys.meta_path.append(_ExtensionImporter())
+del sys, _ExtensionImporter