diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cc2a3b..d96a8dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ Configuring
 Tells the plugin to use a custom python binary.
 The default is to use `python` from your system PATH.
 
+    let g:wakatime_OverrideCommandPrefix = '/usr/bin/wakatime'  " (Default: '')
+
+Overrides the WakaTime CLI command prefix. You might need this when running
+[wakatime-cli][wakatime-cli] with a custom wrapper script or from the pip
+installed binary. Normally, the bundled [wakatime-cli][wakatime-cli] is used
+so this setting is not needed.
+
 WakaTime plugins also share a common `~/.wakatime.cfg` config file. [See common configs...][wakatime-cli-config]
 
 
diff --git a/plugin/wakatime.vim b/plugin/wakatime.vim
index dca480d..0da8f77 100644
--- a/plugin/wakatime.vim
+++ b/plugin/wakatime.vim
@@ -309,6 +309,16 @@ let s:VERSION = '7.1.1'
         return python_bin
     endfunction
 
+    function! s:GetCommandPrefix()
+        if exists("g:wakatime_OverrideCommandPrefix") && g:wakatime_OverrideCommandPrefix
+            let prefix = [g:wakatime_OverrideCommandPrefix]
+        else
+            let python_bin = s:GetPythonBinary()
+            let prefix = [python_bin, '-W', 'ignore', s:cli_location]
+        endif
+        return prefix
+    endfunction
+
     function! s:SendHeartbeats()
         let start_time = localtime()
         let stdout = ''
@@ -326,9 +336,7 @@ let s:VERSION = '7.1.1'
             let extra_heartbeats = ''
         endif
 
-        let python_bin = s:GetPythonBinary()
-        let cmd = [python_bin, '-W', 'ignore', s:cli_location]
-        let cmd = cmd + ['--entity', heartbeat.entity]
+        let cmd = s:GetCommandPrefix() + ['--entity', heartbeat.entity]
         let cmd = cmd + ['--time', heartbeat.time]
         let cmd = cmd + ['--plugin', printf('vim/%s vim-wakatime/%s', s:n2s(v:version), s:VERSION)]
         if heartbeat.is_write