diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb b/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
index f01e733e31..3383b391aa 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ module Language
       # formula preference for python or python@x.y, or to resolve an ambiguous
       # case where it's not clear whether python or python@x.y should be the
       # default guess.
-      def virtualenv_install_with_resources(using: nil, system_site_packages: true)
+      def virtualenv_install_with_resources(using: nil, system_site_packages: true, link_manpages: false)
         python = using
         if python.nil?
           wanted = python_names.select { |py| needs_python?(py) }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ module Language
         end
         venv = virtualenv_create(libexec, python.delete("@"), system_site_packages: system_site_packages)
         venv.pip_install resources
-        venv.pip_install_and_link buildpath
+        venv.pip_install_and_link(buildpath, link_manpages: link_manpages)
         venv
       end
 
@@ -281,14 +281,22 @@ module Language
         #
         # @param (see #pip_install)
         # @return (see #pip_install)
-        def pip_install_and_link(targets)
+        def pip_install_and_link(targets, link_manpages: false)
           bin_before = Dir[@venv_root/"bin/*"].to_set
+          man_before = Dir[@venv_root/"share/man/man*/*"].to_set if link_manpages
 
           pip_install(targets)
 
           bin_after = Dir[@venv_root/"bin/*"].to_set
           bin_to_link = (bin_after - bin_before).to_a
           @formula.bin.install_symlink(bin_to_link)
+          return unless link_manpages
+
+          man_after = Dir[@venv_root/"share/man/man*/*"].to_set
+          man_to_link = (man_after - man_before).to_a
+          man_to_link.each do |manpage|
+            (@formula.man/Pathname.new(manpage).dirname.basename).install_symlink manpage
+          end
         end
 
         private
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/language/python/virtualenv_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/language/python/virtualenv_spec.rb
index 04a465efa6..c4fae41d62 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/language/python/virtualenv_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/language/python/virtualenv_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ describe Language::Python::Virtualenv::Virtualenv, :needs_python do
 
   let(:resource) { double("resource", stage: true) }
   let(:formula_bin) { dir/"formula_bin" }
-  let(:formula) { double("formula", resource: resource, bin: formula_bin) }
+  let(:formula_man) { dir/"formula_man" }
+  let(:formula) { double("formula", resource: resource, bin: formula_bin, man: formula_man) }
 
   describe "#create" do
     it "creates a venv" do
@@ -70,7 +71,9 @@ describe Language::Python::Virtualenv::Virtualenv, :needs_python do
 
   describe "#pip_install_and_link" do
     let(:src_bin) { dir/"bin" }
+    let(:src_man) { dir/"share/man" }
     let(:dest_bin) { formula.bin }
+    let(:dest_man) { formula.man }
 
     it "can link scripts" do
       src_bin.mkpath
@@ -94,5 +97,39 @@ describe Language::Python::Virtualenv::Virtualenv, :needs_python do
       expect((src_bin/"kilroy").realpath).to eq((dest_bin/"kilroy").realpath)
       expect(dest_bin/"irrelevant").not_to exist
     end
+
+    it "can link manpages" do
+      (src_man/"man1").mkpath
+      (src_man/"man3").mkpath
+
+      expect(src_man/"man1/kilroy.1").not_to exist
+      expect(dest_man/"man1").not_to exist
+      expect(dest_man/"man3").not_to exist
+      expect(dest_man/"man5").not_to exist
+
+      FileUtils.touch src_man/"man1/irrelevant.1"
+      FileUtils.touch src_man/"man3/irrelevant.3"
+      man_before = Dir.glob(src_man/"**/*")
+      (src_man/"man5").mkpath
+      FileUtils.touch src_man/"man1/kilroy.1"
+      FileUtils.touch src_man/"man5/kilroy.5"
+      man_after = Dir.glob(src_man/"**/*")
+
+      expect(virtualenv).to receive(:pip_install).with("foo")
+      expect(Dir).to receive(:[]).with(src_bin/"*").and_return([])
+      expect(Dir).to receive(:[]).with(src_man/"man*/*").and_return(man_before)
+      expect(Dir).to receive(:[]).with(src_bin/"*").and_return([])
+      expect(Dir).to receive(:[]).with(src_man/"man*/*").and_return(man_after)
+
+      virtualenv.pip_install_and_link("foo", link_manpages: true)
+
+      expect(src_man/"man1/kilroy.1").to exist
+      expect(dest_man/"man1/kilroy.1").to exist
+      expect(dest_man/"man5/kilroy.5").to exist
+      expect(dest_man/"man1/kilroy.1").to be_a_symlink
+      expect((src_man/"man1/kilroy.1").realpath).to eq((dest_man/"man1/kilroy.1").realpath)
+      expect(dest_man/"man1/irrelevant.1").not_to exist
+      expect(dest_man/"man3").not_to exist
+    end
   end
 end