diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2f138218881d..649e8e57b464 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
      build_ttconv, print_line, print_status, print_message, \
      print_raw, check_for_freetype, check_for_libpng, check_for_gtk, \
      check_for_tk, check_for_macosx, check_for_numpy, \
-     check_for_qt, check_for_qt4, check_for_cairo, \
+     check_for_qt, check_for_qt4, check_for_pyside, check_for_cairo, \
      check_provide_pytz, check_provide_dateutil,\
      check_for_dvipng, check_for_ghostscript, check_for_latex, \
      check_for_pdftops, check_for_datetime, options, build_png, build_tri
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ def chop_package(fname):
 # These are informational only.  We don't build any extensions for them.
 check_for_qt()
 check_for_qt4()
+check_for_pyside()
 check_for_cairo()
 
 print_raw("")
diff --git a/setupext.py b/setupext.py
index 962cedc3d752..9e032cab7d12 100644
--- a/setupext.py
+++ b/setupext.py
@@ -417,6 +417,18 @@ def check_for_qt4():
                       pyqtconfig.Configuration().pyqt_version_str))
         return True
 
+def check_for_pyside():
+    try:
+        from PySide import __version__
+        from PySide import QtCore
+    except ImportError:
+        print_status("PySide", "no")
+        return False
+    else:
+        print_status("PySide", "Qt: %s, PySide: %s" %
+                     (QtCore.__version__, __version__))
+        return True
+
 def check_for_cairo():
     try:
         import cairo