diff --git a/python-cups.spec b/python-cups.spec
index fd52c47..b5a032a 100644
--- a/python-cups.spec
+++ b/python-cups.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary:       Python bindings for CUPS
 Name:          python-cups
 Version:       1.9.72
-Release:       17%{?dist}
+Release:       18%{?dist}
 URL:           http://cyberelk.net/tim/software/pycups/
 Source:        http://cyberelk.net/tim/data/pycups/pycups-%{version}.tar.bz2
 License:       GPLv2+
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ License:       GPLv2+
 BuildRequires: gcc
 
 BuildRequires: cups-devel
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7 || 0%{?fedora} <= 30
+BuildRequires: python2-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 BuildRequires: epydoc
 
@@ -23,10 +26,21 @@ This package provides Python bindings for CUPS API,
 known as pycups. It was written for use with
 system-config-printer, but can be put to other uses as well.
 
-%package -n python3-cups
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7 || 0%{?fedora} <= 30
+%package -n python2-cups
+Summary:       Python2 bindings for CUPS API, known as pycups.
 # defined in /usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.python
 # if python_provide() is defined, call python_provide(python2-cups)
 # which may eventually add Provides: ... (see the function definition)
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-cups}
+
+%description -n python2-cups
+This package provides Python 2 bindings for CUPS API,
+known as pycups. It was written for use with
+system-config-printer, but can be put to other uses as well.
+%endif
+
+%package -n python3-cups
 Summary:       Python3 bindings for CUPS API, known as pycups.
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-cups}
 
@@ -47,14 +61,30 @@ Documentation for python-cups.
 sed -i '/^#!\/usr\/bin\/python/d' examples/cupstree.py
 
 %build
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7 || 0%{?fedora} <= 30
+%py2_build
+%endif
 %py3_build
 rm -rf html
-#epydoc -v -o html --html build/lib*/cups*.so
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7 || 0%{?fedora} <= 30
+epydoc -v -o html --html build/lib*/*cups.so
+%endif
 
 %install
 make install-rpmhook DESTDIR="%{buildroot}"
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7 || 0%{?fedora} <= 30
+%py2_install
+%endif
 %py3_install
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7 || 0%{?fedora} <= 30
+%files -n python2-cups
+%doc README NEWS TODO
+%license COPYING
+%{python2_sitearch}/cups.so
+%{python2_sitearch}/pycups*.egg-info
+%endif
+
 %files -n python3-cups
 %doc README NEWS TODO
 %license COPYING
@@ -65,8 +95,14 @@ make install-rpmhook DESTDIR="%{buildroot}"
 
 %files doc
 %doc examples
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7 || 0%{?fedora} <= 30
+%doc html
+%endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 12 2018 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 1.9.72-18
+- make building python2 subpackage optional
+
 * Wed Apr 11 2018 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 1.9.72-17
 - remove python2 subpackage