diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/pypi.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/pypi.bbclass
index aab04c638f..f510bfed06 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/pypi.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/pypi.bbclass
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ def pypi_package(d):
 PYPI_PACKAGE ?= "${@pypi_package(d)}"
 PYPI_PACKAGE_EXT ?= "tar.gz"
 PYPI_ARCHIVE_NAME ?= "${PYPI_PACKAGE}-${PV}.${PYPI_PACKAGE_EXT}"
+PYPI_ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX ?= ""
 
 def pypi_src_uri(d):
     package = d.getVar('PYPI_PACKAGE')
     archive_name = d.getVar('PYPI_ARCHIVE_NAME')
-    return 'https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/%s/%s/%s' % (package[0], package, archive_name)
+    archive_downloadname = d.getVar('PYPI_ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX') + archive_name
+    return 'https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/%s/%s/%s;downloadfilename=%s' % (package[0], package, archive_name, archive_downloadname)
 
 PYPI_SRC_URI ?= "${@pypi_src_uri(d)}"