diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 71c1f98e08..e5af472dfd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ data
 work_dirs/
 exps/
 *~
+mmdet3d/.mim
 
 # Pytorch
 *.pth
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 8f154c2afe..7b9cae69d7 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-include mmdet3d/model-index.yml
+include mmdet3d/.mim/model-index.yml
 include requirements/*.txt
-recursive-include mmdet3d/configs *.py *.yml
-recursive-include mmdet3d/tools *.sh *.py
-recursive-include mmdet3d/ops *.cpp *.cu *.h *.cc
-recursive-include mmdet3d/demo *.png *.jpg *.bin *.pkl *.py
+recursive-include mmdet3d/.mim/ops *.cpp *.cu *.h *.cc
+recursive-include mmdet3d/.mim/configs *.py *.yml
+recursive-include mmdet3d/.mim/tools *.sh *.py
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0327438b30..c671c89f17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ We wish that the toolbox and benchmark could serve the growing research communit
 ## Projects in OpenMMLab
 
 - [MMCV](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmcv): OpenMMLab foundational library for computer vision.
+- [MIM](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mim): MIM Installs OpenMMLab Packages.
 - [MMClassification](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmclassification): OpenMMLab image classification toolbox and benchmark.
 - [MMDetection](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection): OpenMMLab detection toolbox and benchmark.
 - [MMDetection3D](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection3d): OpenMMLab next-generation platform for general 3D object detection.
diff --git a/README_zh-CN.md b/README_zh-CN.md
index 4b60de0e41..f1114774af 100644
--- a/README_zh-CN.md
+++ b/README_zh-CN.md
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ MMDetection3D 是一款由来自不同高校和企业的研发人员共同参与
 ## OpenMMLab 的其他项目
 
 - [MMCV](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmcv): OpenMMLab 计算机视觉基础库
+- [MIM](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mim): MIM 是 OpenMMlab 项目、算法、模型的统一入口
 - [MMClassification](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmclassification): OpenMMLab 图像分类工具箱
 - [MMDetection](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection): OpenMMLab 目标检测工具箱
 - [MMDetection3D](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection3d): OpenMMLab 新一代通用 3D 目标检测平台
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c2b6d98937..8b615d27cf 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ line_length = 79
 multi_line_output = 0
 known_standard_library = setuptools
 known_first_party = mmdet,mmseg,mmdet3d
-known_third_party = cv2,indoor3d_util,load_scannet_data,lyft_dataset_sdk,m2r,matplotlib,mmcv,nuimages,numba,numpy,nuscenes,pandas,plyfile,pycocotools,pyquaternion,pytest,recommonmark,scannet_utils,scipy,seaborn,shapely,skimage,tensorflow,terminaltables,torch,trimesh,waymo_open_dataset
+known_third_party = cv2,imageio,indoor3d_util,load_scannet_data,lyft_dataset_sdk,m2r,matplotlib,mmcv,nuimages,numba,numpy,nuscenes,pandas,plyfile,pycocotools,pyquaternion,pytest,recommonmark,scannet_utils,scipy,seaborn,shapely,skimage,tensorflow,terminaltables,torch,trimesh,waymo_open_dataset
 no_lines_before = STDLIB,LOCALFOLDER
 default_section = THIRDPARTY
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e458ec2736..e0d80c8a6c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 import os
+import shutil
+import sys
 import torch
+import warnings
+from os import path as osp
 from torch.utils.cpp_extension import (BuildExtension, CppExtension,
                                        CUDAExtension)
 
@@ -135,7 +139,56 @@ def gen_packages_items():
     return packages
 
 
+def add_mim_extention():
+    """Add extra files that are required to support MIM into the package.
+
+    These files will be added by creating a symlink to the originals if the
+    package is installed in `editable` mode (e.g. pip install -e .), or by
+    copying from the originals otherwise.
+    """
+
+    # parse installment mode
+    if 'develop' in sys.argv:
+        # installed by `pip install -e .`
+        mode = 'symlink'
+    elif 'sdist' in sys.argv or 'bdist_wheel' in sys.argv:
+        # installed by `pip install .`
+        # or create source distribution by `python setup.py sdist`
+        mode = 'copy'
+    else:
+        return
+
+    filenames = ['tools', 'configs', 'model-index.yml']
+    repo_path = osp.dirname(__file__)
+    mim_path = osp.join(repo_path, 'mmdet3d', '.mim')
+    os.makedirs(mim_path, exist_ok=True)
+
+    for filename in filenames:
+        if osp.exists(filename):
+            src_path = osp.join(repo_path, filename)
+            tar_path = osp.join(mim_path, filename)
+
+            if osp.isfile(tar_path) or osp.islink(tar_path):
+                os.remove(tar_path)
+            elif osp.isdir(tar_path):
+                shutil.rmtree(tar_path)
+
+            if mode == 'symlink':
+                src_relpath = osp.relpath(src_path, osp.dirname(tar_path))
+                os.symlink(src_relpath, tar_path)
+            elif mode == 'copy':
+                if osp.isfile(src_path):
+                    shutil.copyfile(src_path, tar_path)
+                elif osp.isdir(src_path):
+                    shutil.copytree(src_path, tar_path)
+                else:
+                    warnings.warn(f'Cannot copy file {src_path}.')
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f'Invalid mode {mode}')
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    add_mim_extention()
     setup(
         name='mmdet3d',
         version=get_version(),