diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 2f68d99..db29e0e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ zuul_install_method: pip
 
 zuul_pip_name: zuul
 # zuul_pip_executable:
+# zuul_pip_editable:
 # zuul_pip_extra_args:
 # zuul_pip_version:
 # zuul_pip_virtualenv_python
diff --git a/tasks/install/pip.yaml b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
index 8d9ea9f..01b8597 100644
--- a/tasks/install/pip.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   become: yes
   pip:
     executable: "{{ zuul_pip_executable|default(omit) }}"
+    editable : "{{ zuul_pip_editable|default(omit) }}"
     extra_args: "{{ zuul_pip_extra_args|default(omit) }}"
     name: "{{ zuul_pip_name }}"
     version: "{{ zuul_pip_version|default(omit) }}"