diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpython.h b/src/pl/plpython/plpython.h
index ec822577260..06fc1a5440f 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpython.h
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpython.h
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
 #error Python.h must be included via plpython.h
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Enable Python Limited API
+ *
+ * XXX currently not enabled on MSVC because of build failures
+ */
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define Py_LIMITED_API 0x03020000
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Pull in Python headers via a wrapper header, to control the scope of
  * the system_header pragma therein.