diff --git a/python.json b/python.json
index c318dad0d4..cc2c42feec 100644
--- a/python.json
+++ b/python.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	"bin": [
 		"python.exe",
 		"py.exe",
+		"pythonw.exe"
 		[ "python.exe", "python3" ]
 	],
 	"env_add_path": [ "scripts" ],
diff --git a/python27.json b/python27.json
index ee2f2fe173..9bff9fbb63 100644
--- a/python27.json
+++ b/python27.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	},
 	"bin": [
 		"python.exe",
+		"pythonw.exe",
 		[ "python.exe", "python2" ]
 	],
 	"env_add_path": [ "scripts" ],