diff --git a/mlir/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/mlir/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
   message(STATUS "Python prefix = '${PYTHON_MODULE_PREFIX}', "
                  "suffix = '${PYTHON_MODULE_SUFFIX}', "
                  "extension = '${PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION}")
+  mlir_detect_numpy_install()
+  message(STATUS "Found numpy v${numpy_VERSION}: ${numpy_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 endif()
 
 include_directories( "include")
diff --git a/mlir/cmake/modules/MLIRDetectPythonEnv.cmake b/mlir/cmake/modules/MLIRDetectPythonEnv.cmake
--- a/mlir/cmake/modules/MLIRDetectPythonEnv.cmake
+++ b/mlir/cmake/modules/MLIRDetectPythonEnv.cmake
@@ -24,3 +24,26 @@
     set(pybind11_DIR "${PACKAGE_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   endif()
 endfunction()
+
+# Detects a numpy package installed in the current python environment
+# and sets variables to indicate numpy version and directory.
+function(mlir_detect_numpy_install)
+  message(STATUS "Checking for numpy in python path...")
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}"
+    -c "import numpy as np; print(np.__version__); print(np.get_include());"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    RESULT_VARIABLE STATUS
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE numpy_VALUES_OUTPUT
+    ERROR_QUIET)
+  if(NOT STATUS EQUAL "0")
+    message(WARNING "not found (install via 'pip install numpy')")
+    return()
+  endif()
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" numpy_VALUES ${numpy_VALUES_OUTPUT})
+  list(GET numpy_VALUES 0 numpy_VERSION)
+  list(GET numpy_VALUES 1 numpy_INCLUDE_DIR)
+  message(STATUS "found (${numpy_INCLUDE_DIR})")
+  set(numpy_VERSION "${numpy_VERSION}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  set(numpy_INCLUDE_DIR "${numpy_INCLUDE_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()