diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e79311a..c3f5f21 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 # Package Install - Universal Docker mod
 
-Using this mod you can install any package during starup by providing it through the environment variable `INSTALL_PACKAGES`. This is then passed into the installation command as such: `apt install -y --no-install-recommends ...` or `apk add --no-cache ...` for Alpine based images.
+Using this mod you can install any OS or Python packages during startup by providing them through the environment variables `INSTALL_PACKAGES` and `INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES`. These are then passed into the installation commands as such: `apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ...` in Ubuntu and `apk add --no-cache ...` in Alpine based images for OS packages and `pip install ...` for python packages.
 
-In any docker container arguments, set an environment variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-package-install`
+To enable, in docker container arguments, set an environment variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-package-install` and env vars `INSTALL_PACKAGES` and/or `INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES`
 
-If adding multiple mods, enter them in an array separated by `|`, such as `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-package-install|linuxserver/mods:universal-stdout-logs`. Similarly, for installing multiple packages separate them by `|`.
-E.g., to install `rsync`, `git` and `nginx` add the following lines to your docker compose service:
+If adding multiple mods, enter them in an array separated by `|`, such as `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-package-install|linuxserver/mods:universal-stdout-logs`.
+
+Similarly, for installing multiple packages separate them by `|`.
+E.g., to install `rsync`, `git` and `nginx` OS packages and `apprise` python package, add the following lines to your docker compose service:
 ```yaml
 - DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-package-install
 - INSTALL_PACKAGES=rsync|git|nginx
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+- INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES=apprise
+```
+
+## Notes:
+- Package names entered should match the names in the relevant distro repo: https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages or https://packages.ubuntu.com/
+- Setting the env var `INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES` will result in automatic install of the `python3-dev` and `python3-pip` OS packages, updating of `pip` to the latest version and installation of the latest `setuptools` and `wheel` packages to set up the necessary environment.
+- Any other OS dependency such as `make` or `git`, which may be needed by the pip install process, should be manually added to `INSTALL_PACKAGES`.
+- The OS packages defined will be installed first, followed by the pip packages.
+- Pip will also use the relevant linuxserver wheel repo as an additional index to pull prebuilt wheels for common packages (ie. https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/ubuntu/ and https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.16/).
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-package-install-add-package/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-package-install-add-package/run
index 9b9c8e7..0df05cf 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-package-install-add-package/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-universal-package-install-add-package/run
@@ -1,16 +1,32 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 
 # Exit if no installable packages are provided
-if [ -z ${INSTALL_PACKAGES+x} ]; then
+if [ -z "${INSTALL_PACKAGES+x}" ] && [ -z "${INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES+x}" ]; then
     echo "**** No packages to install ****"
     exit 0
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES}" ] && [ -f /usr/bin/apt ]; then
+    echo "\
+        python3-dev \
+        python3-pip" >> /mod-repo-packages-to-install.list
+elif [ -n "${INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES}" ] && [ -f /sbin/apk ]; then
+    echo "\
+        python3-dev \
+        py3-pip" >> /mod-repo-packages-to-install.list
+fi
+
 
 #Split list of packages on delimiter '|'
 IFS='|'
 INSTALL_PACKAGES=(${INSTALL_PACKAGES})
 for PKG in "${INSTALL_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
-    echo "**** Adding ${PKG} to install list ****"
+    echo "**** Adding ${PKG} to OS package install list ****"
     echo "${PKG}" >> /mod-repo-packages-to-install.list
 done
+
+INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES=(${INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES})
+for PKG in "${INSTALL_PIP_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
+    echo "**** Adding ${PKG} to pip install list ****"
+    echo "${PKG}" >> /mod-pip-packages-to-install.list
+done