diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 3367441..fae21ff 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -5326,9 +5326,9 @@
 
 	PYTHON_LIBS="${vi_cv_path_python_plibs}"
 	if test "${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}" = "${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}"; then
-	  PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
+	  PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version} -DPYTHON_HOME=\\\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\\\""
 	else
-	  PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version} -I${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
+	  PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version} -I${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version} -DPYTHON_HOME=\\\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\\\""
 	fi
 	PYTHON_SRC="if_python.c"
 		if test "x$MACOSX" = "xyes"; then
@@ -5339,7 +5339,7 @@
 	if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
 	   PYTHON_OBJ="$PYTHON_OBJ objects/py_getpath.o"
 	fi
-	PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS="-DPYTHONPATH='\"${vi_cv_path_pythonpath}\"' -DPREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\"' -DEXEC_PREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}\"'"
+    PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS="-DPYTHONPATH='\"${vi_cv_path_pythonpath}\"' -DPREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\"' -DEXEC_PREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}\"'"
 
 								{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if -pthread should be used" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if -pthread should be used... " >&6; }
@@ -5601,9 +5601,9 @@
 
       PYTHON3_LIBS="${vi_cv_path_python3_plibs}"
       if test "${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}" = "${vi_cv_path_python3_epfx}"; then
-        PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version}"
+        PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version} -DPYTHON3_HOME=L\\\"${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}\\\""
       else
-        PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version} -I${vi_cv_path_python3_epfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version}"
+        PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version} -I${vi_cv_path_python3_epfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version} -DPYTHON3_HOME=L\\\"${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}\\\""
       fi
       PYTHON3_SRC="if_python3.c"
             if test "x$MACOSX" = "xyes"; then
@@ -5708,10 +5708,10 @@
 
   $as_echo "#define DYNAMIC_PYTHON3 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL... " >&6; }
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL for Python" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL for Python... " >&6; }
   cflags_save=$CFLAGS
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS"
   ldflags_save=$LDFLAGS
   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ldl"
   if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
@@ -5730,15 +5730,17 @@
      * Only the first pyhton version used will be switched on.
      */
 
-    int no_rtl_global_needed_for(char *python_instsoname)
+    int no_rtl_global_needed_for(char *python_instsoname, char *prefix)
     {
       int needed = 0;
       void* pylib = dlopen(python_instsoname, RTLD_LAZY);
       if (pylib != 0)
       {
+          void (*pfx)(char *home) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_SetPythonHome");
           void (*init)(void) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_Initialize");
           int (*simple)(char*) = dlsym(pylib, "PyRun_SimpleString");
           void (*final)(void) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_Finalize");
+          (*pfx)(prefix);
           (*init)();
           needed = (*simple)("import termios") == -1;
           (*final)();
@@ -5750,7 +5752,7 @@
     int main(int argc, char** argv)
     {
       int not_needed = 0;
-      if (no_rtl_global_needed_for("libpython2.7.so.1.0") && no_rtl_global_needed_for("libpython3.1.so.1.0"))
+      if (no_rtl_global_needed_for("${python_INSTSONAME}", "${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}"))
             not_needed = 1;
       return !not_needed;
     }
@@ -5767,8 +5769,76 @@
   conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
+
   CFLAGS=$cflags_save
   LDFLAGS=$ldflags_save
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL for Python3" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL for Python3... " >&6; }
+  cflags_save=$CFLAGS
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS"
+  ldflags_save=$LDFLAGS
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ldl"
+  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
+  { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
+as_fn_error "cannot run test program while cross compiling
+See \`config.log' for more details." "$LINENO" 5; }
+else
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+    #include <dlfcn.h>
+    #include <wchar.h>
+    /* If this program fails, then RTLD_GLOBAL is needed.
+     * RTLD_GLOBAL will be used and then it is not possible to
+     * have both python versions enabled in the same vim instance.
+     * Only the first pyhton version used will be switched on.
+     */
+
+    int no_rtl_global_needed_for(char *python_instsoname, wchar_t *prefix)
+    {
+      int needed = 0;
+      void* pylib = dlopen(python_instsoname, RTLD_LAZY);
+      if (pylib != 0)
+      {
+          void (*pfx)(wchar_t *home) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_SetPythonHome");
+          void (*init)(void) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_Initialize");
+          int (*simple)(char*) = dlsym(pylib, "PyRun_SimpleString");
+          void (*final)(void) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_Finalize");
+          (*pfx)(prefix);
+          (*init)();
+          needed = (*simple)("import termios") == -1;
+          (*final)();
+          dlclose(pylib);
+      }
+      return !needed;
+    }
+
+    int main(int argc, char** argv)
+    {
+      int not_needed = 0;
+      if (no_rtl_global_needed_for("${python3_INSTSONAME}", L"${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}"))
+            not_needed = 1;
+      return !not_needed;
+    }
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; };$as_echo "#define PY3_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
+  conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+
+
+  CFLAGS=$cflags_save
+  LDFLAGS=$ldflags_save
+
   PYTHON_SRC="if_python.c"
   PYTHON_OBJ="objects/if_python.o"
   PYTHON_CFLAGS="$PYTHON_CFLAGS -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL=\\\"${python_INSTSONAME}\\\""
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 6ffc675..7b5e08f 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -891,9 +891,9 @@
 
 	PYTHON_LIBS="${vi_cv_path_python_plibs}"
 	if test "${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}" = "${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}"; then
-	  PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
+	  PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version} -DPYTHON_HOME=\\\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\\\""
 	else
-	  PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version} -I${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
+	  PYTHON_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version} -I${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python_version} -DPYTHON_HOME=\\\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\\\""
 	fi
 	PYTHON_SRC="if_python.c"
 	dnl For Mac OSX 10.2 config.o is included in the Python library.
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@
 	if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
 	   PYTHON_OBJ="$PYTHON_OBJ objects/py_getpath.o"
 	fi
-	PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS="-DPYTHONPATH='\"${vi_cv_path_pythonpath}\"' -DPREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\"' -DEXEC_PREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}\"'"
+    PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS="-DPYTHONPATH='\"${vi_cv_path_pythonpath}\"' -DPREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\"' -DEXEC_PREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}\"'"
 
 	dnl On FreeBSD linking with "-pthread" is required to use threads.
 	dnl _THREAD_SAFE must be used for compiling then.
@@ -1063,9 +1063,9 @@
 
       PYTHON3_LIBS="${vi_cv_path_python3_plibs}"
       if test "${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}" = "${vi_cv_path_python3_epfx}"; then
-        PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version}"
+        PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version} -DPYTHON3_HOME=L\\\"${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}\\\""
       else
-        PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version} -I${vi_cv_path_python3_epfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version}"
+        PYTHON3_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version} -I${vi_cv_path_python3_epfx}/include/python${vi_cv_var_python3_version} -DPYTHON3_HOME=L\\\"${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}\\\""
       fi
       PYTHON3_SRC="if_python3.c"
       dnl For Mac OSX 10.2 config.o is included in the Python library.
@@ -1143,9 +1143,9 @@
 if test "$python_ok" = yes && test "$python3_ok" = yes; then
   AC_DEFINE(DYNAMIC_PYTHON)
   AC_DEFINE(DYNAMIC_PYTHON3)
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL)
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL for Python)
   cflags_save=$CFLAGS
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS"
   ldflags_save=$LDFLAGS
   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ldl"
   AC_RUN_IFELSE([
@@ -1156,15 +1156,17 @@
      * Only the first pyhton version used will be switched on.
      */
 
-    int no_rtl_global_needed_for(char *python_instsoname)
+    int no_rtl_global_needed_for(char *python_instsoname, char *prefix)
     {
       int needed = 0;
       void* pylib = dlopen(python_instsoname, RTLD_LAZY);
       if (pylib != 0)
       {
+          void (*pfx)(char *home) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_SetPythonHome");
           void (*init)(void) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_Initialize");
           int (*simple)(char*) = dlsym(pylib, "PyRun_SimpleString");
           void (*final)(void) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_Finalize");
+          (*pfx)(prefix);
           (*init)();
           needed = (*simple)("import termios") == -1;
           (*final)();
@@ -1176,13 +1178,60 @@
     int main(int argc, char** argv)
     {
       int not_needed = 0;
-      if (no_rtl_global_needed_for("libpython2.7.so.1.0") && no_rtl_global_needed_for("libpython3.1.so.1.0"))
+      if (no_rtl_global_needed_for("${python_INSTSONAME}", "${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}"))
             not_needed = 1;
       return !not_needed;
     }],
     [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes);AC_DEFINE(PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL)], [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+
   CFLAGS=$cflags_save
   LDFLAGS=$ldflags_save
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether we can do without RTLD_GLOBAL for Python3)
+  cflags_save=$CFLAGS
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS"
+  ldflags_save=$LDFLAGS
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ldl"
+  AC_RUN_IFELSE([
+    #include <dlfcn.h>
+    #include <wchar.h>
+    /* If this program fails, then RTLD_GLOBAL is needed.
+     * RTLD_GLOBAL will be used and then it is not possible to
+     * have both python versions enabled in the same vim instance.
+     * Only the first pyhton version used will be switched on.
+     */
+
+    int no_rtl_global_needed_for(char *python_instsoname, wchar_t *prefix)
+    {
+      int needed = 0;
+      void* pylib = dlopen(python_instsoname, RTLD_LAZY);
+      if (pylib != 0)
+      {
+          void (*pfx)(wchar_t *home) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_SetPythonHome");
+          void (*init)(void) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_Initialize");
+          int (*simple)(char*) = dlsym(pylib, "PyRun_SimpleString");
+          void (*final)(void) = dlsym(pylib, "Py_Finalize");
+          (*pfx)(prefix);
+          (*init)();
+          needed = (*simple)("import termios") == -1;
+          (*final)();
+          dlclose(pylib);
+      }
+      return !needed;
+    }
+
+    int main(int argc, char** argv)
+    {
+      int not_needed = 0;
+      if (no_rtl_global_needed_for("${python3_INSTSONAME}", L"${vi_cv_path_python3_pfx}"))
+            not_needed = 1;
+      return !not_needed;
+    }],
+    [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes);AC_DEFINE(PY3_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL)], [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+
+  CFLAGS=$cflags_save
+  LDFLAGS=$ldflags_save
+
   PYTHON_SRC="if_python.c"
   PYTHON_OBJ="objects/if_python.o"
   PYTHON_CFLAGS="$PYTHON_CFLAGS -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL=\\\"${python_INSTSONAME}\\\""
diff --git a/src/if_python.c b/src/if_python.c
index f9bcf58..26e5f1d 100644
--- a/src/if_python.c
+++ b/src/if_python.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 #  include <dlfcn.h>
 #  define FARPROC void*
 #  define HINSTANCE void*
-#  ifdef PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL
+#  if defined(PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL) && defined(PY3_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL)
 #   define load_dll(n) dlopen((n), RTLD_LAZY)
 #  else
 #   define load_dll(n) dlopen((n), RTLD_LAZY|RTLD_GLOBAL)
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
 # define Py_BuildValue dll_Py_BuildValue
 # define Py_FindMethod dll_Py_FindMethod
 # define Py_InitModule4 dll_Py_InitModule4
+# define Py_SetPythonHome dll_Py_SetPythonHome
 # define Py_Initialize dll_Py_Initialize
 # define Py_Finalize dll_Py_Finalize
 # define Py_IsInitialized dll_Py_IsInitialized
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@
 static PyObject*(*dll_Py_BuildValue)(char *, ...);
 static PyObject*(*dll_Py_FindMethod)(struct PyMethodDef[], PyObject *, char *);
 static PyObject*(*dll_Py_InitModule4)(char *, struct PyMethodDef *, char *, PyObject *, int);
+static void(*dll_Py_SetPythonHome)(char *home);
 static void(*dll_Py_Initialize)(void);
 static void(*dll_Py_Finalize)(void);
 static int(*dll_Py_IsInitialized)(void);
@@ -310,6 +312,7 @@
 # else
     {"Py_InitModule4", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_InitModule4},
 # endif
+    {"Py_SetPythonHome", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_SetPythonHome},
     {"Py_Initialize", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_Initialize},
     {"Py_Finalize", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_Finalize},
     {"Py_IsInitialized", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_IsInitialized},
@@ -349,7 +352,7 @@
 {
     int i;
 
-#if !defined(PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL) && defined(UNIX) && defined(FEAT_PYTHON3)
+#if !(defined(PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL) && defined(PY3_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL)) && defined(UNIX) && defined(FEAT_PYTHON3)
     /* Can't have Python and Python3 loaded at the same time.
      * It cause a crash, because RTLD_GLOBAL is needed for
      * standard C extension libraries of one or both python versions. */
@@ -543,6 +546,10 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef PYTHON_HOME
+	Py_SetPythonHome(PYTHON_HOME);
+#endif
+
 	init_structs();
 
 #if !defined(MACOS) || defined(MACOS_X_UNIX)
diff --git a/src/if_python3.c b/src/if_python3.c
index e56cdbd..7f3f0f2 100644
--- a/src/if_python3.c
+++ b/src/if_python3.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 #  include <dlfcn.h>
 #  define FARPROC void*
 #  define HINSTANCE void*
-#  ifdef PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL
+#  if defined(PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL) && defined(PY3_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL)
 #   define load_dll(n) dlopen((n), RTLD_LAZY)
 #  else
 #   define load_dll(n) dlopen((n), RTLD_LAZY|RTLD_GLOBAL)
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 # define PyType_Ready py3_PyType_Ready
 #undef Py_BuildValue
 # define Py_BuildValue py3_Py_BuildValue
+# define Py_SetPythonHome py3_Py_SetPythonHome
 # define Py_Initialize py3_Py_Initialize
 # define Py_Finalize py3_Py_Finalize
 # define Py_IsInitialized py3_Py_IsInitialized
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@
  * Pointers for dynamic link
  */
 static int (*py3_PySys_SetArgv)(int, wchar_t **);
+static void (*py3_Py_SetPythonHome)(wchar_t *home);
 static void (*py3_Py_Initialize)(void);
 static PyObject* (*py3_PyList_New)(Py_ssize_t size);
 static PyGILState_STATE (*py3_PyGILState_Ensure)(void);
@@ -254,6 +256,7 @@
 } py3_funcname_table[] =
 {
     {"PySys_SetArgv", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PySys_SetArgv},
+    {"Py_SetPythonHome", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_Py_SetPythonHome},
     {"Py_Initialize", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_Py_Initialize},
     {"PyArg_ParseTuple", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyArg_ParseTuple},
     {"PyList_New", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyList_New},
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@
     int i;
     void *ucs_from_string, *ucs_from_string_and_size;
 
-# if !defined(PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL) && defined(UNIX) && defined(FEAT_PYTHON)
+# if !(defined(PY_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL) && defined(PY3_NO_RTLD_GLOBAL)) && defined(UNIX) && defined(FEAT_PYTHON)
     /* Can't have Python and Python3 loaded at the same time.
      * It cause a crash, because RTLD_GLOBAL is needed for
      * standard C extension libraries of one or both python versions. */
@@ -539,6 +542,11 @@
 
 	init_structs();
 
+
+#ifdef PYTHON3_HOME
+	Py_SetPythonHome(PYTHON3_HOME);
+#endif
+
 	/* initialise threads */
 	PyEval_InitThreads();
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d46d9a0..da02245 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    62,
+/**/
     61,
 /**/
     60,