diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 9892d6c..f5cb886 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ shade_git_version: master
 shade_install_method: git
 
 shade_pip_name: shade
+# shade_pip_executable:
 # shade_pip_extra_args:
 # shade_pip_version:
 # shade_pip_virtualenv_python:
diff --git a/tasks/install/pip.yaml b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
index e9100da..d9ff1ba 100644
--- a/tasks/install/pip.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 - name: Install shade using pip.
   become: yes
   pip:
+    executable: "{{ shade_pip_executable|default(omit) }}"
     extra_args: "{{ shade_pip_extra_args|default(omit) }}"
     name: "{{ shade_pip_name }}"
     version: "{{ shade_pip_version|default(omit) }}"