diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5f4385b..9fcdb1b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -63,4 +63,11 @@ python_build_opts: ''
 python_force_build: False
 setuptools_force_build: False
 
+# List of patches to download and apply, should be maps with:
+#  - url
+#  - basename - base name of the patch (filename to download to)
+#  - sha1sum - sha1sum check string
+#  - pargs - patch args (default -p1)
+python_patches: []
+
 # vi:ts=2:sw=2:et:ft=yaml
diff --git a/tasks/build.yml b/tasks/build.yml
index 6044f07..9dbfb09 100644
--- a/tasks/build.yml
+++ b/tasks/build.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@
     src="{{python_src_prefix}}/{{python_src_pkg}}"
     dest="{{python_src_prefix}}"
 
+- name: Patch code
+  shell: >
+    #!/bin/bash
+    set -e
+    wget -q -O "{{item.basename}}" "{{item.url}}"
+    echo "{{item.sha1sum}}" | sha1sum
+    patch {{item.pargs|default('-p1')}} -i "{{item.basename}}"
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{python_src_prefix}}"
+  with_items: "{{python_patches}}"
+
 - name: Check Custom Python binary
   command: >
    {{python_bin}} --version