diff --git a/.ocamlinit b/.ocamlinit
index e2d652fa..3a2564f1 100644
--- a/.ocamlinit
+++ b/.ocamlinit
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #directory "_build/src/sexp";;
 #directory "_build/src/bigarray/";;
 #directory "_build/src/threads";;
+#directory "_build/src/top/";;
 #directory "_build/tests/";;
 #load "containers.cma";;
 #load "containers_iter.cma";;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 #load "containers_pervasives.cma";;
 #load "containers_bigarray.cma";;
 #load "containers_misc.cma";;
+#load "containers_top.cma";;
 #thread;;
 #load "containers_thread.cma";;
 open Containers_misc;;
diff --git a/_oasis b/_oasis
index ef866ff4..f3aea730 100644
--- a/_oasis
+++ b/_oasis
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ Library "containers_lwt"
   Install$:         flag(lwt) && flag(misc)
   BuildDepends:     containers, lwt, containers.misc
 
+Library "containers_top"
+  Path:             src/top/
+  Modules:          Containers_top
+  FindlibName:      top
+  FindlibParent:    containers
+  BuildDepends:     compiler-libs.common, containers, containers.data,
+                    containers.misc, containers.bigarray, containers.string,
+                    containers.unix, containers.sexp, containers.iter
+
 Document containers
   Title:                Containers docs
   Type:                 ocamlbuild (0.3)
diff --git a/src/top/containers_top.ml b/src/top/containers_top.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4df0bdae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/top/containers_top.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+(* This file is free software, part of containers. See file "license" for more details. *)
+
+type 'a printer = Format.formatter -> 'a -> unit
+
+let eval_exn str =
+  let lexbuf = Lexing.from_string str in
+  let phrase = !Toploop.parse_toplevel_phrase lexbuf in
+  Toploop.execute_phrase false Format.err_formatter phrase
+
+let install_printer s =
+  try
+    ignore (eval_exn ("#install_printer " ^ s ^ " ;; "))
+  with _ ->
+    Printexc.print_backtrace stderr;
+    ()
+let install_printers = List.iter install_printer
+
+let pp_vector pp_x out (v: _ CCVector.vector) = CCVector.print pp_x out v
+let pp_klist (ppx:Format.formatter -> 'a -> unit) out l = CCKList.print ppx out l
+
+let () =
+  install_printers
+    [ "CCHashtbl.print"
+    ; "Containers_top.pp_vector"
+    ; "CCBV.print"
+    ; "CCDeque.print"
+    ; "CCFQueue.print"
+    ; "CCIntMap.print"
+    ; "CCPersistentArray.print"
+    ; "CCBigstring.print"
+    ; "Containers_top.pp_klist"
+    ; "CCKTree.print"
+    ; "CCSexpM.print"
+    ]
+