diff --git a/python-virtualenv.spec b/python-virtualenv.spec
index 7db14f3..2e547ed 100644
--- a/python-virtualenv.spec
+++ b/python-virtualenv.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # sitelib for noarch packages
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+%global with_python3 1
+%endif
 
 Name:           python-virtualenv
 Version:        1.11.6
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool to create isolated Python environments
 
 Group:          Development/Languages
@@ -13,13 +16,22 @@ Source0:        http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-%
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
-Requires:       python-setuptools
-Requires:       python2-devel
 
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 BuildRequires:  python-sphinx
 %endif
 
+%if %{?with_python3}
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+BuildRequires:  python3-sphinx
+%endif
+
+%endif # with_python3
+
+Requires:       python-setuptools
+Requires:       python2-devel
 
 %description
 virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. virtualenv
@@ -27,26 +39,63 @@ is a successor to workingenv, and an extension of virtual-python. It is
 written by Ian Bicking, and sponsored by the Open Planning Project. It is
 licensed under an MIT-style permissive license.
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
+%package -n     python3-virtualenv
+Summary:        Tool to create isolated Python environments
+
+Requires:       python3-setuptools
+Requires:       python3-devel
+
+%description -n python3-virtualenv
+virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. virtualenv
+is a successor to workingenv, and an extension of virtual-python. It is
+written by Ian Bicking, and sponsored by the Open Planning Project. It is
+licensed under an MIT-style permissive license
+%endif # with_python3
+
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n virtualenv-%{version}
 %{__sed} -i -e "1s|#!/usr/bin/env python||" virtualenv.py 
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
+rm -rf %{py3dir}
+cp -a . %{py3dir}
+%endif # with_python3
+
 %build
 # Build code
-%{__python} setup.py build
+%{__python2} setup.py build
 
 # Build docs on Fedora
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 0
-%{__python} setup.py build_sphinx
+%{__python2} setup.py build_sphinx
 rm -f build/sphinx/html/.buildinfo
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
+pushd %{py3dir}
+%{__python3} setup.py build
+
+# Build docs on Fedora
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 0
+%{__python3} setup.py build_sphinx
+rm -f build/sphinx/html/.buildinfo
+%endif
+
+popd
+%endif # with_python3
 
 %install
-%{__python} setup.py install --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
+pushd %{py3dir}
+%{__python3} setup.py install --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
+# rename binaries to use python3
+mv %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/virtualenv %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/py3-virtualenv
+popd
+%endif # with_python3
 
+%{__python2} setup.py install --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %files
 %doc docs/*rst PKG-INFO AUTHORS.txt LICENSE.txt
@@ -55,11 +104,28 @@ rm -f build/sphinx/html/.buildinfo
 %doc build/sphinx/*
 %endif
 
-%{python_sitelib}/*
-%{_bindir}/virtualenv*
+%{python2_sitelib}/*
+%{_bindir}/virtualenv
+%{_bindir}/virtualenv-%{python2_version}
+
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
+%files -n python3-virtualenv
+%doc docs/*rst PKG-INFO AUTHORS.txt LICENSE.txt
+# Include sphinx docs on Fedora
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 0
+%doc build/sphinx/*
+%endif
+%{_bindir}/py3-virtualenv
+%{_bindir}/virtualenv-%{python3_version}
+%{python3_sitelib}/*
+%endif
+
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 15 2015 Matthias Runge <mrunge@redhat.com> - 1.11.6-2
+- add a python3-package, thanks to Matej Stuchlik (rhbz#1179150)
+
 * Wed Jul 09 2014 Matthias Runge <mrunge@redhat.com> - 1.11.6-1
 - update to 1.11.6:
   Upstream updated setuptools to 3.6, updated pip to 1.5.6