diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/__init__.py b/pytorch_lightning/__init__.py
index 569078c994ba4..d14a094b72b00 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/__init__.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import time
+import typing
 
 _this_year = time.strftime("%Y")
 __version__ = '1.3.0dev'
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
 _PACKAGE_ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 _PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(_PACKAGE_ROOT)
 
+
 try:
     # This variable is injected in the __builtins__ by the build
     # process. It used to enable importing subpackages of skimage when
@@ -58,10 +60,16 @@
 except NameError:
     __LIGHTNING_SETUP__: bool = False
 
-if __LIGHTNING_SETUP__:  # pragma: no-cover
-    sys.stdout.write(f'Partial import of `{__name__}` during the build process.\n')  # pragma: no-cover
-    # We are not importing the rest of the lightning during the build process, as it may not be compiled yet
-else:
+
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # Simplify the imports for the static type checker.
+    from pytorch_lightning import metrics
+    from pytorch_lightning.callbacks import Callback
+    from pytorch_lightning.core import LightningDataModule, LightningModule
+    from pytorch_lightning.trainer import Trainer
+    from pytorch_lightning.utilities.seed import seed_everything
+
+elif not __LIGHTNING_SETUP__:  # pragma: no-cover
     from pytorch_lightning import metrics
     from pytorch_lightning.callbacks import Callback
     from pytorch_lightning.core import LightningDataModule, LightningModule
@@ -76,6 +84,12 @@
         'seed_everything',
         'metrics',
     ]
+else:
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        f'Partial import of `{__name__}` during the build process.\n'
+    )  # pragma: no-cover
+    # We are not importing the rest of the lightning during the build process, as it may not be compiled yet
+
 
 # for compatibility with namespace packages
 __import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)