diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py b/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py

index 1c244d2..4b07ec0 100644

--- a/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py

+++ b/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py

@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ class InstallCommand(RequirementCommand):

             default=None,

             help="Installation prefix where lib, bin and other top-level "

                  "folders are placed")

+        cmd_opts.add_option(

+            '--strip-file-prefix',

+            dest='strip_file_prefix',

+            metavar='prefix',

+            default=None,

+            help="Strip given prefix from script paths in wheel RECORD."

+        )

+

         cmd_opts.add_option(cmdoptions.build_dir())

@@ -391,6 +399,7 @@ class InstallCommand(RequirementCommand):

                         pycompile=options.compile,

                         warn_script_location=warn_script_location,

                         use_user_site=options.use_user_site,

+                        strip_file_prefix=options.strip_file_prefix,

                     )

                     lib_locations = get_lib_location_guesses(

diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py b/src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py

index a4834b0..d21530a 100644

--- a/src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py

+++ b/src/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py

@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ class InstallRequirement(object):

         prefix=None,  # type: Optional[str]

         warn_script_location=True,  # type: bool

         use_user_site=False,  # type: bool

-        pycompile=True  # type: bool

+        pycompile=True,  # type: bool

+        strip_file_prefix=None  # type: Optional[str]

     ):

         # type: (...) -> None

         move_wheel_files(

@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ class InstallRequirement(object):

             pycompile=pycompile,

             isolated=self.isolated,

             warn_script_location=warn_script_location,

+            strip_file_prefix=strip_file_prefix,

         )

     # Things valid for sdists

@@ -894,7 +896,8 @@ class InstallRequirement(object):

         prefix=None,  # type: Optional[str]

         warn_script_location=True,  # type: bool

         use_user_site=False,  # type: bool

-        pycompile=True  # type: bool

+        pycompile=True,  # type: bool

+        strip_file_prefix=None  # type: Optional[str]

     ):

         # type: (...) -> None

         global_options = global_options if global_options is not None else []

@@ -911,6 +914,7 @@ class InstallRequirement(object):

                 self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix, home=home,

                 warn_script_location=warn_script_location,

                 use_user_site=use_user_site, pycompile=pycompile,

+                strip_file_prefix=strip_file_prefix,

             )

             self.install_succeeded = True

             return

diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/wheel.py b/src/pip/_internal/wheel.py

index 700b180..3655bd4 100644

--- a/src/pip/_internal/wheel.py

+++ b/src/pip/_internal/wheel.py

@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ def get_csv_rows_for_installed(

     changed,  # type: set

     generated,  # type: List[str]

     lib_dir,  # type: str

+    strip_file_prefix=None,  # type: Optional[str]

 ):

     # type: (...) -> List[InstalledCSVRow]

     installed_rows = []  # type: List[InstalledCSVRow]

@@ -282,7 +283,11 @@ def get_csv_rows_for_installed(

         installed_rows.append(tuple(row))

     for f in generated:

         digest, length = rehash(f)

-        installed_rows.append((normpath(f, lib_dir), digest, str(length)))

+        final_path = normpath(f, lib_dir)

+        if strip_file_prefix and final_path.startswith(strip_file_prefix):

+            final_path = os.path.join(os.sep,

+                    os.path.relpath(final_path, strip_file_prefix))

+        installed_rows.append((final_path, digest, str(length)))

     for f in installed:

         installed_rows.append((installed[f], '', ''))

     return installed_rows

@@ -299,7 +304,8 @@ def move_wheel_files(

     scheme=None,  # type: Optional[Mapping[str, str]]

     isolated=False,  # type: bool

     prefix=None,  # type: Optional[str]

-    warn_script_location=True  # type: bool

+    warn_script_location=True,  # type: bool

+    strip_file_prefix=None  # type: Optional[str]

 ):

     # type: (...) -> None

     """Install a wheel"""

@@ -598,6 +604,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':

             outrows = get_csv_rows_for_installed(

                 reader, installed=installed, changed=changed,

                 generated=generated, lib_dir=lib_dir,

+                strip_file_prefix=strip_file_prefix

             )

             writer = csv.writer(record_out)

             # Sort to simplify testing.