diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 4d808e2f..685cc7b4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ Stephen Pierce
 Mingli Yuan
 Natanael Copa
 Roberto Leandrini
+Ryan Petrello
diff --git a/plugins/python/pyloader.c b/plugins/python/pyloader.c
index c2e5f537..7d06efe4 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pyloader.c
+++ b/plugins/python/pyloader.c
@@ -607,6 +607,52 @@ PyObject *uwsgi_file_loader(void *arg1) {
 
 }
 
+PyObject *uwsgi_pecan_loader(void *arg1) {
+
+	char *pecan = (char *) arg1;
+	PyObject *pecan_module, *pecan_dict, *pecan_deploy;
+	PyObject *pecan_arg, *pecan_app;
+
+	uwsgi_log( "Loading pecan environment: %s\n", pecan);
+
+	pecan_module = PyImport_ImportModule("pecan.deploy");
+	if (!pecan_module) {
+		PyErr_Print();
+		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
+	}
+
+	pecan_dict = PyModule_GetDict(pecan_module);
+	if (!pecan_dict) {
+		PyErr_Print();
+		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
+	}
+
+	pecan_deploy = PyDict_GetItemString(pecan_dict, "deploy");
+	if (!pecan_deploy) {
+		PyErr_Print();
+		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
+	}
+
+	pecan_arg = PyTuple_New(1);
+	if (!pecan_arg) {
+		PyErr_Print();
+		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
+	}
+
+	if (PyTuple_SetItem(pecan_arg, 0, UWSGI_PYFROMSTRING(pecan))) {
+		PyErr_Print();
+		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
+	}
+
+	pecan_app = PyEval_CallObject(pecan_deploy, pecan_arg);
+	if (!pecan_app) {
+		PyErr_Print();
+		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
+	}
+
+	return pecan_app;
+}
+
 PyObject *uwsgi_paste_loader(void *arg1) {
 
 	char *paste = (char *) arg1;
@@ -668,7 +714,6 @@ PyObject *uwsgi_paste_loader(void *arg1) {
 		exit(UWSGI_FAILED_APP_CODE);
 	}
 
-
 	return paste_app;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index 98172d05..aeaa9eb6 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_python_options[] = {
 	{"pyargv", required_argument, 0, "manually set sys.argv", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &up.argv, 0},
 	{"optimize", required_argument, 'O', "set python optimization level", uwsgi_opt_set_int, &up.optimize, 0},
 
+
+	{"pecan", required_argument, 0, "load a pecan config file", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &up.pecan, 0},
+
 	{"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},
 
@@ -1058,6 +1061,7 @@ void uwsgi_python_init_apps() {
         up.loaders[LOADER_DYN] = uwsgi_dyn_loader;
         up.loaders[LOADER_UWSGI] = uwsgi_uwsgi_loader;
         up.loaders[LOADER_FILE] = uwsgi_file_loader;
+        up.loaders[LOADER_PECAN] = uwsgi_pecan_loader;
         up.loaders[LOADER_PASTE] = uwsgi_paste_loader;
         up.loaders[LOADER_EVAL] = uwsgi_eval_loader;
         up.loaders[LOADER_MOUNT] = uwsgi_mount_loader;
@@ -1123,6 +1127,9 @@ next:
 	if (up.file_config != NULL) {
 		init_uwsgi_app(LOADER_FILE, up.file_config, uwsgi.wsgi_req, up.main_thread, PYTHON_APP_TYPE_WSGI);
 	}
+	if (up.pecan != NULL) {
+		init_uwsgi_app(LOADER_PECAN, up.pecan, uwsgi.wsgi_req, up.main_thread, PYTHON_APP_TYPE_WSGI);
+	}
 	if (up.paste != NULL) {
 		init_uwsgi_app(LOADER_PASTE, up.paste, uwsgi.wsgi_req, up.main_thread, PYTHON_APP_TYPE_WSGI);
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h b/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
index 0de1348d..9c97d9e7 100644
--- a/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
+++ b/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString(char *, Py_ssize_t);
 #define LOADER_CALLABLE         5
 #define LOADER_STRING_CALLABLE  6
 #define LOADER_MOUNT            7
+#define LOADER_PECAN            8
 
-#define LOADER_MAX              8
+#define LOADER_MAX              9
 
 typedef struct uwsgi_Input {
         PyObject_HEAD
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ struct uwsgi_python {
 	PyObject *loader_dict;
 	PyObject* (*loaders[LOADER_MAX]) (void *);
 
+	char *pecan;
+
 	char *wsgi_config;
 	char *file_config;
 	char *paste;
@@ -218,6 +221,7 @@ PyObject *uwsgi_uwsgi_loader(void *);
 PyObject *uwsgi_dyn_loader(void *);
 PyObject *uwsgi_file_loader(void *);
 PyObject *uwsgi_eval_loader(void *);
+PyObject *uwsgi_pecan_loader(void *);
 PyObject *uwsgi_paste_loader(void *);
 PyObject *uwsgi_callable_loader(void *);
 PyObject *uwsgi_string_callable_loader(void *);