diff --git a/mrv2/bin/python.sh.in b/mrv2/bin/python.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0beaa3313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrv2/bin/python.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ $BASH_SOURCE != $0 ]]; then
+    dir=$BASH_SOURCE
+else
+    dir=$0
+fi
+
+
+symlink=`readlink ${dir}`
+
+if [ "$symlink" != "" ]; then
+    dir="$symlink"
+    dir=${dir%/*}
+else
+# Find directory where mrv2 bash script resides
+    dir=${dir%/*}
+fi
+
+# If running from current directory, get full path
+if [ "$dir" == '.' ]; then
+    dir=$PWD
+fi
+
+source "$dir/environment.sh"
+
+params=""
+
+for param in "$@"
+do
+  params="${params} \"${param}\""
+done
+
+
+#
+# Start up python
+#
+sh -c "${dir}/bin/python@MRV2_PYTHON_VERSION@ $params"
diff --git a/mrv2/src/CMakeLists.txt b/mrv2/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 84679af4e..216c16654 100644
--- a/mrv2/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mrv2/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ if ( APPLE )
 	install( FILES
 	    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python${MRV2_PYTHON_VERSION}
 	    DESTINATION bin/
+            PERMISSIONS 
+            OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE
+            GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE
+            WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
 	    COMPONENT applications )
     endif()
     
@@ -119,6 +123,10 @@ elseif ( UNIX )
 	install( FILES
 	    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python${MRV2_PYTHON_VERSION}
 	    DESTINATION bin/
+            PERMISSIONS 
+            OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE
+            GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE
+            WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
 	    COMPONENT applications )
     endif()
     
@@ -180,9 +188,14 @@ if ( NOT WIN32 )
     configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/environment.sh.in
 	${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/environment.sh @ONLY)
     
+    # Configure python.sh with python path
+    configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/python.sh.in
+	${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python.sh @ONLY)
+    
     install( FILES
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/mrv2.sh
 	${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/environment.sh
+	${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/python.sh
 	DESTINATION bin
         PERMISSIONS 
         OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE