diff --git a/modules/python/init.zsh b/modules/python/init.zsh
index fa9175e5..496f4221 100644
--- a/modules/python/init.zsh
+++ b/modules/python/init.zsh
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ elif (( $+commands[pyenv] )); then
   eval "$(pyenv init -)"
 
 # Prepend PEP 370 per user site packages directory, which defaults to
-# ~/Library/Python on Mac OS X and ~/.local elsewhere, to PATH.
+# ~/Library/Python on Mac OS X and ~/.local elsewhere, to PATH. The
+# path can be overridden using PYTHONUSERBASE.
 else
-  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == darwin* ]]; then
+  if [[ -n $PYTHONUSERBASE ]]; then
+    path=($PYTHONUSERBASE/bin $path)
+  elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == darwin* ]]; then
     path=($HOME/Library/Python/*/bin(N) $path)
   else
     # This is subject to change.