diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 71832426..e01f9aa7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ services:
           - INSTALL_MC=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_MC}
           - INSTALL_SYMFONY=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_SYMFONY}
           - INSTALL_PYTHON=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_PYTHON}
+          - INSTALL_PYTHON3=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_PYTHON3}
           - INSTALL_IMAGE_OPTIMIZERS=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_IMAGE_OPTIMIZERS}
           - INSTALL_IMAGEMAGICK=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_IMAGEMAGICK}
           - INSTALL_TERRAFORM=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_TERRAFORM}
diff --git a/env-example b/env-example
index ef13d64b..25f590e2 100644
--- a/env-example
+++ b/env-example
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ WORKSPACE_INSTALL_LINUXBREW=false
 WORKSPACE_INSTALL_MC=false
 WORKSPACE_INSTALL_SYMFONY=false
 WORKSPACE_INSTALL_PYTHON=false
+WORKSPACE_INSTALL_PYTHON3=false
 WORKSPACE_INSTALL_POWERLINE=false
 WORKSPACE_INSTALL_SUPERVISOR=false
 WORKSPACE_INSTALL_IMAGE_OPTIMIZERS=false
diff --git a/workspace/Dockerfile b/workspace/Dockerfile
index f2694c4e..5f4c38a3 100644
--- a/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ RUN if [ ${INSTALL_SYMFONY} = true ]; then \
 ;fi
 
 ###########################################################################
-# PYTHON:
+# PYTHON2:
 ###########################################################################
 
 ARG INSTALL_PYTHON=false
@@ -1079,6 +1079,18 @@ RUN if [ ${INSTALL_PYTHON} = true ]; then \
   && python -m pip install --upgrade virtualenv \
 ;fi
 
+###########################################################################
+# PYTHON3:
+###########################################################################
+
+ARG INSTALL_PYTHON3=false
+
+RUN if [ ${INSTALL_PYTHON3} = true ]; then \
+  apt-get -y install python3 python3-pip python3-dev build-essential  \
+  && python3 -m pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall pip  \
+  && python3 -m pip install --upgrade virtualenv \
+;fi
+
 ###########################################################################
 # POWERLINE:
 ###########################################################################