diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 0325147..d50b8b2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ lazydocker_version: '0.7.4'
 lazydocker_path: '/usr/local/bin/lazydocker'
 lazydocker_url: "https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/releases/download/v{{ lazydocker_version }}/lazydocker_{{ lazydocker_version }}_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz"
 
+# Python module for docker
+docker_pip_install: true
+
 # Used only for Debian/Ubuntu. Switch 'stable' to 'edge' if needed.
 docker_apt_release_channel: stable
 docker_apt_arch: amd64
diff --git a/tasks/docker-pip-install.yml b/tasks/docker-pip-install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7acf44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/docker-pip-install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+- name: Install docker-py module
+  pip:
+    name:
+      - docker-py
+    state: latest
+    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir"
+  when:
+    - ansible_python_version is version('2.6', '<=')
+
+- name: Install docker module
+  pip:
+    name:
+      - docker
+    state: latest
+    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir"
+  when:
+    - ansible_python_version is version('2.6', '>')
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 6236ad6..0deb45a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
   when:
     - lazydocker_install | bool
 
+- include_tasks: docker-pip-install.yml
+  when:
+    - docker_pip_install | bool
+
 - include_tasks: docker-users.yml
   when:
     - docker_users | length > 0