diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -291,16 +291,28 @@ used from the command line. The basic co
    python -m unittest discover
 
 .. note::
 
    As a shortcut, ``python -m unittest`` is the equivalent of
    ``python -m unittest discover``. If you want to pass arguments to test
    discovery the ``discover`` sub-command must be used explicitly.
 
+.. note:: The ``pyunit`` script can be used as a shorthand for
+   ``python -m unittest`` or ``python -m unittest discover``::
+
+       pyunit
+       pyunit -v
+       pyunit -s vendor/tests
+       pyunit -p '*_test.py'
+       pyunit -h
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.4
+
+
 The ``discover`` sub-command has the following options:
 
 .. program:: unittest discover
 
 .. cmdoption:: -v, --verbose
 
    Verbose output
 
diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -961,16 +961,18 @@ bininstall: altbininstall
 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/idle3
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s idle$(VERSION) idle3)
 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/pydoc3
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s pydoc$(VERSION) pydoc3)
 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/2to3
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s 2to3-$(VERSION) 2to3)
 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/pyvenv
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s pyvenv-$(VERSION) pyvenv)
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/pyunit
+	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s pyunit-$(VERSION) pyunit)
 
 # Install the manual page
 maninstall:
 	@for i in $(MANDIR) $(MANDIR)/man1; \
 	do \
 		if test ! -d $(DESTDIR)$$i; then \
 			echo "Creating directory $$i"; \
 			$(INSTALL) -d -m $(DIRMODE) $(DESTDIR)$$i; \
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/pyunit b/Tools/scripts/pyunit
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/scripts/pyunit
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from sys import argv
+
+__unittest = True
+
+from unittest.main import main, USAGE_AS_MAIN
+
+if '-s' in argv or '-p' in argv or '-t' in argv:
+    argv.insert(1, 'discover')
+
+main.USAGE = USAGE_AS_MAIN
+main(module=None)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2069,17 +2069,17 @@ class PyBuildInstallLib(install_lib):
 class PyBuildScripts(build_scripts):
     def copy_scripts(self):
         outfiles, updated_files = build_scripts.copy_scripts(self)
         fullversion = '-{0[0]}.{0[1]}'.format(sys.version_info)
         minoronly = '.{0[1]}'.format(sys.version_info)
         newoutfiles = []
         newupdated_files = []
         for filename in outfiles:
-            if filename.endswith(('2to3', 'pyvenv')):
+            if filename.endswith(('2to3', 'pyvenv', 'pyunit')):
                 newfilename = filename + fullversion
             else:
                 newfilename = filename + minoronly
             log.info('renaming {} to {}'.format(filename, newfilename))
             os.rename(filename, newfilename)
             newoutfiles.append(newfilename)
             if filename in updated_files:
                 newupdated_files.append(newfilename)
@@ -2137,14 +2137,15 @@ def main():
           # The struct module is defined here, because build_ext won't be
           # called unless there's at least one extension module defined.
           ext_modules=[Extension('_struct', ['_struct.c'])],
 
           # If you change the scripts installed here, you also need to
           # check the PyBuildScripts command above, and change the links
           # created by the bininstall target in Makefile.pre.in
           scripts = ["Tools/scripts/pydoc3", "Tools/scripts/idle3",
-                     "Tools/scripts/2to3", "Tools/scripts/pyvenv"]
+                     "Tools/scripts/2to3", "Tools/scripts/pyvenv",
+                     "Tools/scripts/pyunit",]
         )
 
 # --install-platlib
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()