diff --git a/plugins/python/pyloader.c b/plugins/python/pyloader.c
index 925f3a73..da308180 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pyloader.c
+++ b/plugins/python/pyloader.c
@@ -711,7 +711,11 @@ PyObject *uwsgi_paste_loader(void *arg1) {
 		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
 	}
 
-	paste_arg = PyTuple_New(1);
+	if (up.paste_name) {
+		paste_arg = PyTuple_New(2);
+	} else {
+		paste_arg = PyTuple_New(1);
+	}
 	if (!paste_arg) {
 		PyErr_Print();
 		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
@@ -722,6 +726,13 @@ PyObject *uwsgi_paste_loader(void *arg1) {
 		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
 	}
 
+	if (up.paste_name) {
+		if (PyTuple_SetItem(paste_arg, 1, UWSGI_PYFROMSTRING(up.paste_name))) {
+			PyErr_Print();
+			exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
+		}
+	}
+
 	paste_app = PyEval_CallObject(paste_loadapp, paste_arg);
 	if (!paste_app) {
 		PyErr_Print();
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index cc02082d..1d2df531 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_python_options[] = {
 
 	{"paste", required_argument, 0, "load a paste.deploy config file", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &up.paste, 0},
 	{"paste-logger", no_argument, 0, "enable paste fileConfig logger", uwsgi_opt_true, &up.paste_logger, 0},
+	{"paste-name", required_argument, 0, "specify the name of the paste section", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &up.paste_name, 0},
 
 
 	{"web3", required_argument, 0, "load a web3 app", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &up.web3, 0},
diff --git a/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h b/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
index aaf73ca3..29fb425b 100644
--- a/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
+++ b/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ struct uwsgi_python {
 	char *file_config;
 	char *paste;
 	int paste_logger;
+	char *paste_name;
 	char *eval;
 
 	char *web3;