diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ac7d206c8..d971531de1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: clean-pyc
+.PHONY: clean-pyc develop
 
 help:
 	@echo "clean-pyc - remove Python file artifacts"
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ clean-pyc:
 	find . -name '*.pyo' -exec rm -f {} +
 	find . -name '*~' -exec rm -f {} +
 
+develop: clean-pyc
+	pip install -e .[testing,docs]
+	npm install && npm run build
+
 lint:
 	flake8 wagtail