diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 234561d..17ab7a0 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@
   write_to_bazelrc('build --python_path=\"%s"' % python_bin_path)
   environ_cp['PYTHON_BIN_PATH'] = python_bin_path
 
+  # If choosen python_lib_path is from a path specified in the PYTHONPATH
+  # variable, need to tell bazel to include PYTHONPATH
+  if environ_cp.get('PYTHONPATH'):
+    python_paths = environ_cp.get('PYTHONPATH').split(':')
+    if python_lib_path in python_paths:
+         write_action_env_to_bazelrc('PYTHONPATH', environ_cp.get('PYTHONPATH'))
+
   # Write tools/python_bin_path.sh
   with open(
       os.path.join(_TF_WORKSPACE_ROOT, 'tools', 'python_bin_path.sh'),