diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0facccb5c..edb7fa262 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-06-02  JJ Allaire  <jj@rstudio.com>
+
+        * src/attributes.cpp: Automatically register init functions for RcppModules
+        * R/Rcpp.package.skeleton.R: compileAttributes only after all code is generated
+
 2017-06-01  JJ Allaire  <jj@rstudio.com>
 
         * src/attributes.cpp: Fix registration for exports with name attribute.
diff --git a/R/Rcpp.package.skeleton.R b/R/Rcpp.package.skeleton.R
index fe73edc4c..f0f2e697c 100644
--- a/R/Rcpp.package.skeleton.R
+++ b/R/Rcpp.package.skeleton.R
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ Rcpp.package.skeleton <- function(name = "anRpackage", list = character(),
             file.copy(file, src)
             message(" >> copied ", file, " to src directory" )
         }
-        compileAttributes(root)
     }
 
     if (example_code) {
@@ -146,10 +145,6 @@ Rcpp.package.skeleton <- function(name = "anRpackage", list = character(),
             file.copy(file.path( skeleton, "rcpp_hello_world_attributes.cpp"),
                       file.path( src, "rcpp_hello_world.cpp"))
             message(" >> added example src file using Rcpp attributes")
-            compileAttributes(root)
-            message(" >> compiled Rcpp attributes")
-            message(" >> do NOT modify by hand either RcppExports.cpp or ",
-                    "RcppExports.R")
         } else {
             header <- readLines(file.path(skeleton, "rcpp_hello_world.h"))
             header <- gsub("@PKG@", name, header, fixed = TRUE)
@@ -218,6 +213,11 @@ Rcpp.package.skeleton <- function(name = "anRpackage", list = character(),
         rm("rcpp_hello_world", envir = env)
     }
 
+    if (attributes) {
+        compileAttributes(root)
+        message(" >> compiled Rcpp attributes ")
+    }
+
     invisible(NULL)
 }
 
diff --git a/inst/NEWS.Rd b/inst/NEWS.Rd
index 74d0b210f..78af9e999 100644
--- a/inst/NEWS.Rd
+++ b/inst/NEWS.Rd
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       or newer (Elias Pipping in \ghpr{698}).
       \item Fix native registration for exports with name attribute (\ghpr{703}
       addressing \ghit{702}).
+      \item Automatically register init functions for RcppModules.
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/attributes.cpp b/src/attributes.cpp
index cda172709..3eeccdf93 100644
--- a/src/attributes.cpp
+++ b/src/attributes.cpp
@@ -675,8 +675,11 @@ namespace attributes {
         // for generating C++ interfaces
         std::vector<Attribute> cppExports_;
 
-        // for generating native routine registration
+        // for generating Rcpp::export native routine registration
         std::vector<Attribute> nativeRoutines_;
+
+        // for generating module native routine registration
+        std::vector<std::string> modules_;
     };
 
     // Class which manages generating PackageName_RcppExports.h header file
@@ -1888,6 +1891,9 @@ namespace attributes {
             }
         }                                               // #nocov end
 
+        // record modules
+        const std::vector<std::string>& modules = attributes.modules();
+        modules_.insert(modules_.end(), modules.begin(), modules.end());
 
         // verbose if requested
         if (verbose) {						// #nocov start
@@ -1955,7 +1961,7 @@ namespace attributes {
          }
 
          // write native routines
-         if (!hasPackageInit && !nativeRoutines_.empty()) {
+         if (!hasPackageInit && (!nativeRoutines_.empty() || !modules_.empty())) {
 
             // build list of routines we will register
             std::vector<std::string> routineNames;
@@ -1965,6 +1971,11 @@ namespace attributes {
                 routineNames.push_back(package() + "_" + attr.function().name());
                 routineArgs.push_back(attr.function().arguments().size());
             }
+            std::string kRcppModuleBoot = "_rcpp_module_boot_";
+            for (std::size_t i=0;i<modules_.size(); i++) {
+                routineNames.push_back(kRcppModuleBoot + modules_[i]);
+                routineArgs.push_back(0);
+            }
             if (hasCppInterface()) {
                 routineNames.push_back(registerCCallableExportedName());
                 routineArgs.push_back(0);
@@ -1976,6 +1987,11 @@ namespace attributes {
             std::vector<std::string> declarations = extraRoutines["declarations"];
             std::vector<std::string> callEntries = extraRoutines["call_entries"];
 
+            // add declarations for modules
+            for (std::size_t i=0;i<modules_.size(); i++) {
+                declarations.push_back("RcppExport SEXP " + kRcppModuleBoot + modules_[i] + "();");
+            }
+
             // generate declarations
             if (declarations.size() > 0) {
                 ostr() << std::endl;