diff --git a/gramps/__main__.py b/gramps/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d284818d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gramps/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012       Benny Malengier
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
+#
+
+"""This is a stub to start Gramps.
+
+It is provided to be able to start gramps as `python3 -m gramps`,
+e.g. in a virtual environment.
+"""
+
+import gramps.grampsapp as app
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.main()
diff --git a/gramps/cli/argparser.py b/gramps/cli/argparser.py
index a2f934d64..514eb8b1d 100644
--- a/gramps/cli/argparser.py
+++ b/gramps/cli/argparser.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 _ = glocale.translation.gettext
 
 _HELP = _("""
-Usage: gramps.py [OPTION...]
+Usage: gramps [OPTION...]
   --load-modules=MODULE1,MODULE2,...     Dynamic modules to load
 
 Help options
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.skip b/po/POTFILES.skip
index 4f267660f..281ab9e8c 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.skip
+++ b/po/POTFILES.skip
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ setup.py
 # gramps
 #
 gramps/__init__.py
+gramps/__main__.py
 gramps/version.py
 #
 # cli