diff --git a/src/kdedistutils.py b/src/kdedistutils.py
index 83c492b..7e77d09 100644
--- a/src/kdedistutils.py
+++ b/src/kdedistutils.py
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
             
             # Build the 'stub' code.
             cppcode = self.cpptemplate % {"moduledir": self.data_dir,
+                                            "extramodule": os.getenv("EXTRA_MODULE_DIR"),
                                             "modulename": modulename,
                                             "factoryfunction": factoryfunction,
                                             "python_version": python_version}
@@ -898,6 +899,7 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
 #include <sip.h>
 
 #define MODULE_DIR "%(moduledir)s"
+#define EXTRA_MODULE_DIR "%(extramodule)s"
 #define MODULE_NAME "%(modulename)s"
 #define FACTORY "%(factoryfunction)s"
 #define CPP_FACTORY %(factoryfunction)s
@@ -938,6 +940,12 @@ static TDECModule* return_instance( TQWidget *parent, const char *name ) {
     if(!pyize->appendToSysPath (path.latin1 ())) {
         return report_error ("***Failed to set sys.path\n");
     }
+
+    // Add the extra path to the python script to the interpreter search path.
+    TQString extrapath = TQString(EXTRA_MODULE_DIR);
+    if(!pyize->appendToSysPath (extrapath.latin1 ())) {
+      return report_error ("***Failed to set extra sys.path\n");
+    }
     
     // Load the Python script.
     PyObject *pyModule = pyize->importModule ((char *)script.latin1 ());