diff --git a/Doc/library/ssl.rst b/Doc/library/ssl.rst
index a7e78bd..f4cac3a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ssl.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ssl.rst
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@
 
    Selects SSL version 2 as the channel encryption protocol.
 
+   This protocol is not available if OpenSSL is compiled with OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
+   flag.
+
    .. warning::
 
       SSL version 2 is insecure.  Its use is highly discouraged.
diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index 72fbae5..f3e5123 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 from _ssl import OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER, OPENSSL_VERSION_INFO, OPENSSL_VERSION
 from _ssl import SSLError
 from _ssl import CERT_NONE, CERT_OPTIONAL, CERT_REQUIRED
-from _ssl import PROTOCOL_SSLv2, PROTOCOL_SSLv3, PROTOCOL_SSLv23, PROTOCOL_TLSv1
 from _ssl import RAND_status, RAND_egd, RAND_add
 from _ssl import \
      SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN, \
@@ -74,6 +73,18 @@
      SSL_ERROR_WANT_CONNECT, \
      SSL_ERROR_EOF, \
      SSL_ERROR_INVALID_ERROR_CODE
+from _ssl import PROTOCOL_SSLv3, PROTOCOL_SSLv23, PROTOCOL_TLSv1
+_PROTOCOL_NAMES = {
+    PROTOCOL_TLSv1: "TLSv1",
+    PROTOCOL_SSLv23: "SSLv23",
+    PROTOCOL_SSLv3: "SSLv3",
+}
+try:
+    from _ssl import PROTOCOL_SSLv2
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+else:
+    _PROTOCOL_NAMES[PROTOCOL_SSLv2] = "SSLv2"
 
 from socket import socket, _fileobject, _delegate_methods, error as socket_error
 from socket import getnameinfo as _getnameinfo
@@ -425,16 +436,7 @@
     return DER_cert_to_PEM_cert(dercert)
 
 def get_protocol_name(protocol_code):
-    if protocol_code == PROTOCOL_TLSv1:
-        return "TLSv1"
-    elif protocol_code == PROTOCOL_SSLv23:
-        return "SSLv23"
-    elif protocol_code == PROTOCOL_SSLv2:
-        return "SSLv2"
-    elif protocol_code == PROTOCOL_SSLv3:
-        return "SSLv3"
-    else:
-        return "<unknown>"
+    return _PROTOCOL_NAMES.get(protocol_code, '<unknown>')
 
 
 # a replacement for the old socket.ssl function
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
index 2567218..be2f51a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
@@ -58,32 +58,35 @@
 
 # Issue #9415: Ubuntu hijacks their OpenSSL and forcefully disables SSLv2
 def skip_if_broken_ubuntu_ssl(func):
-    # We need to access the lower-level wrapper in order to create an
-    # implicit SSL context without trying to connect or listen.
-    try:
-        import _ssl
-    except ImportError:
-        # The returned function won't get executed, just ignore the error
-        pass
-    @functools.wraps(func)
-    def f(*args, **kwargs):
+    if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv2'):
+        # We need to access the lower-level wrapper in order to create an
+        # implicit SSL context without trying to connect or listen.
         try:
-            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)
-            _ssl.sslwrap(s._sock, 0, None, None,
-                         ssl.CERT_NONE, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, None, None)
-        except ssl.SSLError as e:
-            if (ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION_INFO == (0, 9, 8, 15, 15) and
-                platform.linux_distribution() == ('debian', 'squeeze/sid', '')
-                and 'Invalid SSL protocol variant specified' in str(e)):
-                raise unittest.SkipTest("Patched Ubuntu OpenSSL breaks behaviour")
-        return func(*args, **kwargs)
-    return f
+            import _ssl
+        except ImportError:
+            # The returned function won't get executed, just ignore the error
+            pass
+        @functools.wraps(func)
+        def f(*args, **kwargs):
+            try:
+                s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)
+                _ssl.sslwrap(s._sock, 0, None, None,
+                             ssl.CERT_NONE, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, None, None)
+            except ssl.SSLError as e:
+                if (ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION_INFO == (0, 9, 8, 15, 15) and
+                    platform.linux_distribution() == ('debian', 'squeeze/sid', '')
+                    and 'Invalid SSL protocol variant specified' in str(e)):
+                    raise unittest.SkipTest("Patched Ubuntu OpenSSL breaks behaviour")
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+        return f
+    else:
+        return func
 
 
 class BasicSocketTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_constants(self):
-        ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2
+        #ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2
         ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23
         ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3
         ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1
@@ -1008,7 +1011,8 @@
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, True)
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, True, ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, True, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
-            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, False)
+            if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv2'):
+                try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, False)
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False)
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, False)
 
@@ -1020,7 +1024,8 @@
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, True)
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, True, ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, True, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
-            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, False)
+            if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv2'):
+                try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, False)
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False)
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False)
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 369d0a3..0214c0b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #12012: ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2 becomes optional.
+
 - Issue #11164: Remove obsolete allnodes test from minidom test.
 
 - Issue #11927: SMTP_SSL now uses port 465 by default as documented.  Patch
diff --git a/Modules/_ssl.c b/Modules/_ssl.c
index 6ed0f4f..5af5bde 100644
--- a/Modules/_ssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_ssl.c
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@
 };
 
 enum py_ssl_version {
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
     PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL2,
-    PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL3,
+#endif
+    PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL3=1,
     PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL23,
     PY_SSL_VERSION_TLS1
 };
@@ -302,8 +304,10 @@
         self->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLSv1_method()); /* Set up context */
     else if (proto_version == PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL3)
         self->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(SSLv3_method()); /* Set up context */
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
     else if (proto_version == PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL2)
         self->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(SSLv2_method()); /* Set up context */
+#endif
     else if (proto_version == PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL23)
         self->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(SSLv23_method()); /* Set up context */
     PySSL_END_ALLOW_THREADS
@@ -1708,8 +1712,10 @@
                             PY_SSL_CERT_REQUIRED);
 
     /* protocol versions */
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
     PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "PROTOCOL_SSLv2",
                             PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL2);
+#endif
     PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "PROTOCOL_SSLv3",
                             PY_SSL_VERSION_SSL3);
     PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "PROTOCOL_SSLv23",