diff --git a/docs/releasenotes.rst b/docs/releasenotes.rst
index b18ddab5d599759d617e59e862b8e4977ebe0efc..4c03089af14e139901693cde8cbfc931dbf18107 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ New features/improvements:
     check. E.g. mails are sent out only in case some of the configured
     certificates will expire within next 30 days.
 
+* ``wsgi_website`` role
+
+  * Support for specifying Python version for Python virtual
+    environment.
+
 
 2.0.0
 -----
diff --git a/docs/rolereference.rst b/docs/rolereference.rst
index ccd94bd0068ea43c3f230414e1515229d1b3c357..7ce18ec09981b14fff4ddc8323099ab8c8424b1e 100644
--- a/docs/rolereference.rst
+++ b/docs/rolereference.rst
@@ -1645,9 +1645,10 @@ The role implements the following:
 * Adds website administrator to website's group, so administrator could manage
   the code and data.
 * Installs additional packages required for running the role (as configured).
-* Sets-up a dedicated Python virtual environment for website.
+* Sets-up a dedicated Python virtual environment for website. Python
+  version can be specified (default is Python 2).
 * Install ``futures`` package in Python virtual environment (required for
-  Gunicorn in combination withg Python 2.7).
+  Gunicorn in combination with Python 2.7).
 * Install Gunicorn in Python virtual environment.
 * Installs additional packages required for running the role in Python virtual
   environment (as configured).
@@ -1758,11 +1759,11 @@ Parameters
   for calculating the user/group name for dedicated website user, as well as
   home directory of the website user (where data/code should be stored at).
 
-**futures_version** (string, optional, ``3.1.1``)
+**futures_version** (string, optional, ``3.2.0``)
   Version of ``futures`` package to deploy in virtual environment. Required by
   Gunicorn when using Python 2.7. Default version is tested with the test site.
 
-**gunicorn_version** (string, optional, ``19.7.1``)
+**gunicorn_version** (string, optional, ``19.9.0``)
   Version of Gunicorn to deploy in virtual environment for running the WSGI
   application. Default version is tested with the test site.
 
@@ -1786,6 +1787,9 @@ Parameters
   forget to surround them by another set of quotes for YAML syntax, for example
   ``"\"\""`` or ``'""'``).
 
+**python_version** (string, optional, ``2``)
+  Python version to use when setting-up the Python virtual environment.
+
 **rewrites** (list, optional, ``[]``)
   A list of rewrite rules that are applied to incoming requests. Each element of
   the list should be a string value compatible with the format of ``nginx``
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/defaults/main.yml b/roles/wsgi_website/defaults/main.yml
index e6d8898bd847f20f414bccf22e173e755fdfec82..27fe4ec967bcfcb691e3ab8abf945de37ed9ecb5 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ virtualenv_packages: []
 environment_variables: {}
 https_tls_certificate: "{{ lookup('file', tls_certificate_dir + '/' + fqdn + '_https.pem') }}"
 https_tls_key: "{{ lookup('file', tls_private_key_dir + '/' + fqdn + '_https.key') }}"
-gunicorn_version: "19.7.1"
-futures_version: "3.1.1"
+gunicorn_version: "19.9.0"
+futures_version: "3.2.0"
 website_mail_recipients: "root"
 environment_indicator: null
 proxy_headers: {}
+python_version: 2
 wsgi_requirements: []
 
 # Internal parameters.
 admin: "admin-{{ fqdn | replace('.', '_') }}"
 user: "web-{{ fqdn | replace('.', '_') }}"
 home: "/var/www/{{ fqdn }}"
+python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python{{ python_version }}"
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/playbook.yml b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/playbook.yml
index 05ee8867ba63c15c189bcb14d3b212537eda4fa4..e183f522738307ea147c0f6a7abf6592b37674c1 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/playbook.yml
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/playbook.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
       website_mail_recipients: user
       wsgi_application: testapp:application
       wsgi_requirements: []
+      python_version: 3
 
     - role: wsgi_website
       fqdn: parameters-paste-req
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/data/python/paste/testapp.py b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/data/python/paste/testapp.py
index 155506151fd3f73518ab4208339128fa2a767132..50396bb6534f6090cf1b2ff58225cf9733cdfa35 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/data/python/paste/testapp.py
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/data/python/paste/testapp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+import sys
+
 import flask
 
 from flask import Flask
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ def index(path):
     <p>Requested URL was: {scheme}://{host}{script}{path}
     <p>MY_ENV_VAR: {my_env_var}</p>
     <p>Accept-Encoding: {accept_encoding}</p>
+    <p>Python version: {python_version}</p>
   </body>
 </html>
 """
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ def index(path):
     parameters['path'] = environ['PATH_INFO']
     parameters['my_env_var'] = os.environ.get('MY_ENV_VAR', None)
     parameters['accept_encoding'] = environ.get('HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING')
+    parameters['python_version'] = "%s.%s.%s" % (sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor, sys.version_info.micro)
 
     output = template.format(**parameters)
 
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/data/python/wsgi/testapp.py b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/data/python/wsgi/testapp.py
index 27467133ac3512f8f9845179f4d034fba81ce524..42adc83d4de9f0da5d6821f01245a98914d0ba61 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/data/python/wsgi/testapp.py
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/data/python/wsgi/testapp.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import os
+import sys
 
 
 def application(environ, start_response):
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ def application(environ, start_response):
     <p>Requested URL was: {scheme}://{host}{script}{path}
     <p>MY_ENV_VAR: {my_env_var}</p>
     <p>Accept-Encoding: {accept_encoding}</p>
+    <p>Python version: {python_version}</p>
   </body>
 </html>
 """
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ def application(environ, start_response):
     parameters['path'] = environ['PATH_INFO']
     parameters['my_env_var'] = os.environ.get('MY_ENV_VAR', None)
     parameters['accept_encoding'] = environ.get('HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING')
+    parameters['python_version'] = "%s.%s.%s" % (sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor, sys.version_info.micro)
 
     output = template.format(**parameters)
 
@@ -35,4 +38,4 @@ def application(environ, start_response):
                         ('Content-Length', str(len(output)))]
     start_response(status, response_headers)
 
-    return [output]
+    return [output.encode('utf-8')]
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
index f319638d6cb6eacf2c26e4622f5e54d40a83301d..357569217ae4dbd258f2a05cfb0a078a48aaf316 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
@@ -298,13 +298,12 @@ def test_python_virtualenv_wrapper_script(host, wrapper_script, expected_owner,
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("admin_user, pip_path, expected_packages",  [
     ('admin-parameters-mandatory', '/var/www/parameters-mandatory/virtualenv/bin/pip', [
         "argparse==1.2.1",
-        "futures==3.1.1",
-        "gunicorn==19.7.1",
+        "futures==3.2.0",
+        "gunicorn==19.9.0",
         "wsgiref==0.1.2"
     ]),
     ('admin-parameters-optional_local', '/var/www/parameters-optional.local/virtualenv/bin/pip', [
         "Pygments==2.2.0",
-        "argparse==1.2.1",
         "dnspython==1.15.0",
         "docopt==0.6.2",
         "futures==3.1.0",
@@ -315,7 +314,6 @@ def test_python_virtualenv_wrapper_script(host, wrapper_script, expected_owner,
         "ptpython==0.41",
         "six==1.11.0",
         "wcwidth==0.1.7",
-        "wsgiref==0.1.2"
     ]),
     ('admin-parameters-paste-req', '/var/www/parameters-paste-req/virtualenv/bin/pip', [
         "Flask==0.12.2",
@@ -538,3 +536,28 @@ def test_website_enabled(host, config_file, expected_content):
 
     assert config.is_symlink
     assert config.linked_to == expected_content
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("python_path, expected_version_startswith", [
+    ("/var/www/parameters-mandatory/virtualenv/bin/python", "Python 2"),
+    ("/var/www/parameters-optional.local/virtualenv/bin/python", "Python 3"),
+    ("/var/www/parameters-paste-req/virtualenv/bin/python", "Python 2"),
+])
+def test_python_version_in_virtualenv(host, python_path, expected_version_startswith):
+    """
+    Tests if correct Python version is used inside of virtual
+    environment.
+    """
+
+    with host.sudo():
+
+        python_version = host.run(python_path + " --version")
+
+        # Python 2 outputs version to stderr, Python 3 outputs it to
+        # stdout. Go figure.
+        python_version_output = python_version.stdout + python_version.stderr
+
+        assert python_version.rc == 0
+
+        # Python binary prints out version to stderr.
+        assert python_version_output.startswith(expected_version_startswith)
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_mandatory.py b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_mandatory.py
index 630ce76d1a58890ff49eefbb521d9b05cba054d5..dfa82735c415c428d9a939f91dd267feb960bea3 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_mandatory.py
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_mandatory.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def test_index_page(host):
     assert "Requested URL was: https://parameters-mandatory/" in page.stdout
     assert "MY_ENV_VAR: None" in page.stdout
     assert "Accept-Encoding: plain" in page.stdout
+    assert "Python version: 2." in page.stdout
 
 
 def test_static_file_serving(host):
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_optional.py b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_optional.py
index 28cc038c7ca18d4c8cd1384b9a2f4e4c05f91802..4f467c8c4ac180878b31ab0b0113f38dc6257948 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_optional.py
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_optional.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def test_index_page(host):
     assert "Requested URL was: https://parameters-optional.local/" in page.stdout
     assert "MY_ENV_VAR: My environment variable" in page.stdout
     assert "Accept-Encoding: None" in page.stdout
+    assert "Python version: 3." in page.stdout
 
 
 def test_static_file_serving(host):
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_paste_req.py b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_paste_req.py
index 4d888cc2311af6b8b653eca602d59bc686c65364..36b6c9c20c1a2cca9398a8b906290d18e9272216 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_paste_req.py
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/molecule/default/tests/test_parameters_paste_req.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def test_index_page(host):
     assert "Requested URL was: https://parameters-paste-req/" in page.stdout
     assert "MY_ENV_VAR: None" in page.stdout
     assert "Accept-Encoding: plain" in page.stdout
+    assert "Python version: 2." in page.stdout
 
 
 def test_static_file_serving(host):
diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/tasks/main.yml b/roles/wsgi_website/tasks/main.yml
index f0ba29149c1f0b93945d7aea3577aa4b2ba1bcd8..30f1938fdc03e36a0fd7947ad15c4b9b0dc018e4 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/tasks/main.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     mode: 02750
 
 - name: Create Python virtual environment
-  command: '/usr/bin/virtualenv --prompt "({{ fqdn }})" "{{ home }}/virtualenv"'
+  command: '/usr/bin/virtualenv --python "{{ python_interpreter }}" --prompt "({{ fqdn }})" "{{ home }}/virtualenv"'
   args:
     creates: "{{ home }}/virtualenv/bin/activate"
   become: true