diff --git a/interfaces/cython/.gitignore b/interfaces/cython/.gitignore
index 68d3fbce0..38972302e 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/.gitignore
+++ b/interfaces/cython/.gitignore
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ cantera/test/data/*.dat
 cantera/test/data/*.csv
 setup2.py
 setup3.py
+ctml_writer.py
+scripts/ctml_writer.py
+scripts/ctml_writer
 Cantera.egg-info
 dist
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/SConscript b/interfaces/cython/SConscript
index ee696b5d4..c044595c2 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/SConscript
+++ b/interfaces/cython/SConscript
@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ def add_dependencies(mod, ext):
               mglob(localenv, 'cantera/examples/misc', 'py')):
         localenv.Depends(mod, f)
 
+if os.name == 'nt':
+  script_ext = '.py'
+  localenv['py_ctml_writer'] = repr('scripts/ctml_writer.py')
+else:
+  script_ext = ''
+  localenv['py_ctml_writer'] = repr('scripts/ctml_writer')
+
+# The actual ctml_writer script
+build(env.Command('ctml_writer.py',
+                  '#interfaces/python/ctml_writer.py',
+                  Copy('$TARGET', '$SOURCE')))
+
+# thin wrapper
+build(env.Command('scripts/ctml_writer%s' % script_ext,
+                  'scripts/ctml_writer.py.in',
+                  Copy('$TARGET', '$SOURCE')))
 
 def install_module(prefix, python_version):
     if prefix == 'USER':
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/scripts/ctml_writer.py.in b/interfaces/cython/scripts/ctml_writer.py.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5a301eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interfaces/cython/scripts/ctml_writer.py.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import ctml_writer
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    if len(sys.argv) not in (2,3):
+        raise ValueError('Incorrect number of command line arguments.')
+    ctml_writer.convert(*sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/setup.py.in b/interfaces/cython/setup.py.in
index 0dd775de8..04617b9a8 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/setup.py.in
+++ b/interfaces/cython/setup.py.in
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ setup(name="Cantera",
                   'cantera.test',
                   'cantera.test.data',
                   'cantera.examples'],
+      scripts=[@py_ctml_writer@],
       ext_modules = exts,
+      py_modules = ['ctml_writer'],
       package_data = {'cantera.data': ['*.*'],
                       'cantera.test.data': ['*.*'],
                       'cantera.examples': ['*/*.*']})