diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index c8f5a342..5befe79b 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -500,6 +500,28 @@ void init_uwsgi_embedded_module() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (uwsgi.spoolers) {
+		int sc = 0;
+		struct uwsgi_spooler *uspool = uwsgi.spoolers;
+		while(uspool) { sc++; uspool = uspool->next;}
+
+		PyObject *py_spooler_tuple = PyTuple_New(sc);
+
+		uspool = uwsgi.spoolers;
+		sc = 0;
+
+		while(uspool) {
+			PyTuple_SetItem(py_spooler_tuple, sc, PyString_FromString(uspool->dir));
+			sc++;
+			uspool = uspool->next;
+		}
+
+		if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "spoolers", py_spooler_tuple)) {
+                	PyErr_Print();
+                	exit(1);
+        	}
+	}
+
 
 	if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "SPOOL_RETRY", PyInt_FromLong(-1))) {
 		PyErr_Print();
diff --git a/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c b/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
index 18558271..d986f78b 100644
--- a/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
+++ b/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
@@ -1512,6 +1512,8 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_send_spool(PyObject * self, PyObject * args, PyObject *kw) {
 	char *body = NULL;
 	size_t body_len= 0;
 
+	struct uwsgi_spooler *uspool = uwsgi.spoolers;
+
 	spool_dict = PyTuple_GetItem(args, 0);
 
 	if (spool_dict) {
@@ -1531,6 +1533,17 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_send_spool(PyObject * self, PyObject * args, PyObject *kw) {
 		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "The argument of spooler callable must be a dictionary");
 	}
 
+	// TODO if "spooler"  is a num, get the spooler by id, otherwise get it by directory
+	PyObject *py_spooler = uwsgi_py_dict_get(spool_dict, "spooler");
+	if (py_spooler) {
+		if (PyString_Check(py_spooler)) {
+			uspool = uwsgi_get_spooler_by_name(PyString_AsString(py_spooler));
+			if (!uspool) {
+				return PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "Unknown spooler requested");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	PyObject *pyprio = uwsgi_py_dict_get(spool_dict, "priority");
 	if (pyprio) {
 		if (PyInt_Check(pyprio)) {
@@ -1633,7 +1646,7 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_send_spool(PyObject * self, PyObject * args, PyObject *kw) {
 	if (numprio) {
 		priority = uwsgi_num2str(numprio);
 	} 
-	i = spool_request(uwsgi.spoolers, spool_filename, uwsgi.workers[0].requests + 1, wsgi_req->async_id, spool_buffer, cur_buf - spool_buffer, priority, at, body, body_len);
+	i = spool_request(uspool, spool_filename, uwsgi.workers[0].requests + 1, wsgi_req->async_id, spool_buffer, cur_buf - spool_buffer, priority, at, body, body_len);
 	if (priority) {
 		free(priority);
 	}
diff --git a/spooler.c b/spooler.c
index 9a8bd52e..d097584b 100644
--- a/spooler.c
+++ b/spooler.c
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ void spooler_manage_task(char *, char *);
 // fake function to allow waking the spooler
 void spooler_wakeup() {}
 
+struct uwsgi_spooler *uwsgi_get_spooler_by_name(char *name) {
+
+	struct uwsgi_spooler *uspool = uwsgi.spoolers;
+
+	while(uspool) {
+		if (!strcmp(uspool->dir, name)) {
+			return uspool;
+		}
+		uspool = uspool->next;
+	}
+	
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 pid_t spooler_start(struct uwsgi_spooler *uspool) {
 	
 	int i;
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 0163c1b8..6ca1c8e3 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -2590,6 +2590,8 @@ void *uwsgi_malloc_shared(size_t);
 
 struct uwsgi_spooler *uwsgi_new_spooler(char *);
 
+struct uwsgi_spooler *uwsgi_get_spooler_by_name(char *);
+
 #ifdef UWSGI_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY
 int uwsgi_init(int, char **, char **);
 #endif