diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7bacc748589cf038c290f267bf0ee96a6fc3fca1..7b412a7641f185095f4d57643b387a8965be4486 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ python-defaults (2.7.2-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - add python to Depends if unversioned python shebang is detected in
       private directory
     - dist_fallback: add /usr/share/python-support/package/ to paths searched
-      for Egg metadata
+      for Egg metadata; add "wsgiref" and "python" fallbacks
 
  -- Scott Kitterman <scott@kitterman.com>  Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:21:35 -0400
 
diff --git a/pydist/dist_fallback b/pydist/dist_fallback
index d88287e323f8b01b6e5749fb594ba3ddcf9a8851..ce453475b7bd7c435582f398d64f457053186b80 100644
--- a/pydist/dist_fallback
+++ b/pydist/dist_fallback
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+python python
 setuptools python-pkg-resources
+wsgiref python (>= 2.5) | python-wsgiref
 AddOns python-peak.util
 BitTornado bittornado
 BitTorrent bittorrent
diff --git a/pydist/generate_fallback_list.py b/pydist/generate_fallback_list.py
index 01464fa5f1d1ef752ac9d79e3273c6a7137606cf..78e06ae7656b0a52e74b60325fe8c2929f1cfbf7 100755
--- a/pydist/generate_fallback_list.py
+++ b/pydist/generate_fallback_list.py
@@ -68,5 +68,7 @@ for line in stdout.splitlines():
 
 result.sort()
 fp = open('dist_fallback', 'w')
+fp.write('python python\n')
 fp.write('setuptools python-pkg-resources\n')
+fp.write('wsgiref python (>= 2.5) | python-wsgiref\n')
 fp.writelines(result)