--- Modules/main.c
+++ Modules/main.c
@@ -452,7 +452,19 @@
 			filename = argv[_PyOS_optind];
 
 #else
-		filename = argv[_PyOS_optind];
+		filename = strdup(argv[_PyOS_optind]);
+		char *new_script_name = getenv("PYTHON_SCRIPT_NAME");
+		if (new_script_name != NULL) {
+			size_t old_script_name_length = strlen(argv[_PyOS_optind]);
+			size_t new_script_name_length = strlen(new_script_name);
+			size_t i;
+			for (i = 0; i < old_script_name_length; i++) {
+				if (i <= new_script_name_length)
+					argv[_PyOS_optind][i] = new_script_name[i];
+				else
+					argv[_PyOS_optind][i] = '\0';
+			}
+		}
 #endif
 	}
 
--- Modules/python.c
+++ Modules/python.c
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 #include <floatingpoint.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <linux/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -20,5 +25,12 @@
 	m = fpgetmask();
 	fpsetmask(m & ~FP_X_OFL);
 #endif
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+	char *process_name = getenv("PYTHON_PROCESS_NAME");
+	if (process_name)
+		prctl(PR_SET_NAME, process_name);
+#endif
+
 	return Py_Main(argc, argv);
 }
--- Python/sysmodule.c
+++ Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -1490,6 +1490,7 @@
 makeargvobject(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	PyObject *av;
+	char *script_name = getenv("PYTHON_SCRIPT_NAME");
 	if (argc <= 0 || argv == NULL) {
 		/* Ensure at least one (empty) argument is seen */
 		static char *empty_argv[1] = {""};
@@ -1514,7 +1515,11 @@
 			} else
 				v = PyString_FromString(argv[i]);
 #else
-			PyObject *v = PyString_FromString(argv[i]);
+			PyObject *v;
+			if (i == 0 && script_name != NULL)
+				v = PyString_FromString(script_name);
+			else
+				v = PyString_FromString(argv[i]);
 #endif
 			if (v == NULL) {
 				Py_DECREF(av);