diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cef0c40..e329a3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ Compatibility
 
 PHP Protobuf does not support repeated packed fields.
 
+IDE Helper and Auto-Complete Support
+------------------------------------
+
+To integrate this extension with your IDE (PhpStorm, Eclipse etc.) and get auto-complete support, simply include `stubs\ProtobufMessage.php` anywhere under your project root.
+
 References
 ----------
 
diff --git a/stubs/ProtobufMessage.php b/stubs/ProtobufMessage.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d17536a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/ProtobufMessage.php
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<?php
+
+die("This is a stub file for IDEs, don't use it directly!");
+
+abstract class ProtobufMessage
+{
+    const PB_TYPE_DOUBLE     = 1;
+    const PB_TYPE_FIXED_32   = 2;
+    const PB_TYPE_FIXED_64   = 3;
+    const PB_TYPE_FLOAT      = 4;
+    const PB_TYPE_INT        = 5;
+    const PB_TYPE_SIGNED_INT = 6;
+    const PB_TYPE_STRING     = 7;
+    const PB_TYPE_BOOL       = 8;
+    
+    protected $values = array();
+
+    /**
+     * @return null
+     */
+    abstract public function reset();
+
+    /**
+     * @param int   $position
+     * @param mixed $value
+     * 
+     * @return null
+     */
+    public function append($position, $value)
+    {
+        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param int $position
+     * 
+     * @return null
+     */
+    public function clear($position)
+    {
+        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param bool $onlySet
+     * @param int  $indentation
+     * 
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function dump($onlySet = true, $indentation = 0)
+    {
+        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param int $position
+     * 
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function count($position)
+    {
+        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param int $position
+     * 
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function get($position = -1)
+    {
+        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $packed
+     * 
+     * @throws Exception
+     * 
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function parseFromString($packed)
+    {
+        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws Exception
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function serializeToString()
+    {
+        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param int   $position
+     * @param mixed $value
+     * 
+     * @return null
+     */
+    public function set($position = -1, $value)
+    {
+        
+    }
+}