diff --git a/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py b/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
index 991b440..970af66 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
+++ b/src/bindings/python/openalpr/openalpr.py
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ class Alpr():
         self._set_country_func = self._openalprpy_lib.setCountry
         self._set_country_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]
 
+        self._set_prewarp_func = self._openalprpy_lib.setPrewarp
+        self._set_prewarp_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]
+
         self._set_default_region_func = self._openalprpy_lib.setDefaultRegion
         self._set_default_region_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]
 
@@ -181,6 +184,18 @@ class Alpr():
         country = _convert_to_charp(country)
         self._set_country_func(self.alpr_pointer, country)
 
+    def set_prewarp(self, prewarp):
+        """
+        Updates the prewarp configuration used to skew images in OpenALPR before
+        processing.
+
+        :param prewarp: A unicode/ascii string (Python 2/3) or bytes array (Python 3)
+        :return: None
+        """
+        prewarp = _convert_to_charp(prewarp)
+        self._set_prewarp_func(self.alpr_pointer, prewarp)
+
+
     def set_default_region(self, region):
         """
         This sets the default region for detecting license plates. For example,
diff --git a/src/bindings/python/openalprpy.cpp b/src/bindings/python/openalprpy.cpp
index 5a4d039..55018d3 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/openalprpy.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/python/openalprpy.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ extern "C" {
       nativeAlpr->setCountry(country);
     }
   
+  OPENALPR_EXPORT void setPrewarp(Alpr* nativeAlpr, char* cprewarp)
+    {
+      // Convert strings from java to C++ and release resources
+      std::string prewarp(cprewarp);
+
+      nativeAlpr->setPrewarp(prewarp);
+    }
+  
   OPENALPR_EXPORT void setDefaultRegion(Alpr* nativeAlpr, char* cdefault_region)
     {
       // Convert strings from java to C++ and release resources