diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 8d61050659..0e502aba0e 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ extends =
 eggs +=
     Plone
 
+[instance]
+resources = ${buildout:directory}/resources
+
 [test]
 eggs +=
     Products.CMFPlacefulWorkflow
diff --git a/resources/theme/README.txt b/resources/theme/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87034ff6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/theme/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+This is the theme resources directory. See:
+
+  * http://pypi.python.org/pypi/plone.app.theming#themes-in-resources-directories
+  * http://pypi.python.org/pypi/plone.resource