diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 1dd7e63a..533d8d25 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 * [`python`](#python): Installs and manages python, python-dev and gunicorn.
 * [`python::install::dev`](#python--install--dev): Installs python development packages
+* [`python::install::pip`](#python--install--pip): Installs python pip packages
 * [`python::install::venv`](#python--install--venv): Installs python virtualenv packages
 * [`python::pip::bootstrap`](#python--pip--bootstrap): allow to bootstrap pip when python is managed from other module
 
@@ -295,6 +296,10 @@ Default value: `'/opt/python'`
 
 Installs python development packages
 
+### <a name="python--install--pip"></a>`python::install::pip`
+
+Installs python pip packages
+
 ### <a name="python--install--venv"></a>`python::install::venv`
 
 Installs python virtualenv packages
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 348aeda3..dff77609 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@
   case $python::provider {
     'pip': {
       if $python::manage_pip_package {
-        package { 'pip':
-          ensure  => $python::pip,
-          require => Package['python'],
-        }
+        contain python::install::pip
       }
 
       if $python::manage_dev_package and $pythondev {
@@ -159,11 +156,7 @@
             }
           } else {
             if $python::manage_pip_package {
-              package { 'python-pip':
-                ensure   => $python::pip,
-                require  => Package['python'],
-                provider => 'yum',
-              }
+              contain python::install::pip
             }
           }
 
@@ -173,10 +166,7 @@
         }
         default: {
           if $python::manage_pip_package {
-            package { 'pip':
-              ensure  => $python::pip,
-              require => Package['python'],
-            }
+            contain python::install::pip
           }
 
           if $python::manage_dev_package and $pythondev {
diff --git a/manifests/install/pip.pp b/manifests/install/pip.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..baf24c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/install/pip.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# @summary Installs python pip packages
+class python::install::pip {
+  include python
+
+  case $python::provider {
+    'pip': {
+      package { 'pip':
+        ensure  => $python::pip,
+        require => Package['python'],
+      }
+    }
+    'scl': {
+    }
+    'rhscl': {
+    }
+    'anaconda': {
+    }
+    default: {
+      case $facts['os']['family'] {
+        'AIX': {
+          unless String($python::version) =~ /^python3/ {
+            package { 'python-pip':
+              ensure   => $python::pip,
+              require  => Package['python'],
+              provider => 'yum',
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        default: {
+          package { 'pip':
+            ensure  => $python::pip,
+            require => Package['python'],
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/classes/install/pip_spec.rb b/spec/classes/install/pip_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc67d6c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/install/pip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'python::install::pip' do
+  on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let :facts do
+        facts
+      end
+
+      context 'with default settings' do
+        it { is_expected.to contain_package('pip').with(ensure: 'present') }
+      end
+
+      context 'when ensuring pip is absent' do
+        let(:pre_condition) do
+          <<~PP
+            class { 'python':
+              pip => absent,
+            }
+          PP
+        end
+
+        it { is_expected.to contain_package('pip').with(ensure: 'absent') }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/classes/python_spec.rb b/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
index f6fcf7d9..cdbc35f2 100644
--- a/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('python::config') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_package('python') }
 
-        if facts[:os]['family'] == 'Archlinux'
-          it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('pip') }
+        if %w[Archlinux].include?(facts[:os]['family'])
+          it { is_expected.not_to contain_class('python::install::pip') }
         else
-          it { is_expected.to contain_package('pip') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_class('python::install::pip') }
         end
 
         if %w[Archlinux FreeBSD RedHat].include?(facts[:os]['family'])
@@ -43,22 +43,10 @@
         it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('python') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('python-dev') }
-        it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('pip') }
+        it { is_expected.not_to contain_class('python::install::pip') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_class('python::install::venv') }
       end
 
-      context 'with packages present' do
-        let :params do
-          {
-            manage_pip_package: true,
-            pip: 'present',
-          }
-        end
-
-        it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_package('pip').with(ensure: 'present') }
-      end
-
       case facts[:os]['family']
       when 'Debian'
 
@@ -68,7 +56,7 @@
           # Base debian packages.
           it { is_expected.to contain_package('python') }
           it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-dev') }
-          it { is_expected.to contain_package('pip') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_class('python::install::pip') }
 
           describe 'with python::version' do
             context 'python3.7' do