diff --git a/cmake/macros/Private.cmake b/cmake/macros/Private.cmake
index 6d97fe82e..feffd80c9 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/Private.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/Private.cmake
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function(_install_python LIBRARY_NAME)
         ${ARGN}
     )
 
-    set(libPythonPrefix lib/python)
+    set(libPythonPrefix lib/python2.7/site-packages)
     _get_python_module_name(${LIBRARY_NAME} LIBRARY_INSTALLNAME)
 
     set(files_copied "")
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function(_install_pyside_ui_files LIBRARY_NAME)
             FOLDER "${folder}"
     )
 
-    set(libPythonPrefix lib/python)
+    set(libPythonPrefix lib/python2.7/site-packages)
     _get_python_module_name(${LIBRARY_NAME} LIBRARY_INSTALLNAME)
 
     install(
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ function(_pxr_python_module NAME)
     # 'from pxr import X'. Additionally, python libraries always install
     # into the default lib install, not into the third_party subdirectory
     # or similar.
-    set(libInstallPrefix "lib/python/pxr/${pyModuleName}")
+    set(libInstallPrefix "lib/python2.7/site-packages/pxr/${pyModuleName}")
 
     # Python modules need to be able to access their corresponding
     # wrapped library and the install lib directory.
diff --git a/cmake/macros/Public.cmake b/cmake/macros/Public.cmake
index 0e05c5f37..0342e7b7a 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/Public.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/Public.cmake
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ function(pxr_setup_python)
     string(REPLACE ";" ", " pyModulesStr "${converted}")
 
     # Install a pxr __init__.py with an appropriate __all__
-    _get_install_dir(lib/python/pxr installPrefix)
+    _get_install_dir(lib/python2.7/pxr installPrefix)
 
     file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated_modules_init.py"
          "__all__ = [${pyModulesStr}]\n")
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ function (pxr_create_test_module MODULE_NAME)
             RENAME 
                 __init__.py
             DESTINATION 
-                tests/${tm_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/python/${MODULE_NAME}
+                tests/${tm_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/python2.7/${MODULE_NAME}
         )
     endif()
     if (EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${plugInfoFile}")
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ function (pxr_create_test_module MODULE_NAME)
             RENAME 
                 plugInfo.json
             DESTINATION 
-                tests/${tm_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/python/${MODULE_NAME}
+                tests/${tm_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/python2.7/${MODULE_NAME}
         )
     endif()
 endfunction() # pxr_create_test_module
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ function(pxr_register_test TEST_NAME)
     # Ensure that Python imports the Python files built by this build.
     # On Windows convert backslash to slash and don't change semicolons
     # to colons.
-    set(_testPythonPath "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/python;$ENV{PYTHONPATH}")
+    set(_testPythonPath "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/python2.7;$ENV{PYTHONPATH}")
     if(WIN32)
         string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\\" "/" _testPythonPath "${_testPythonPath}")
     else()
diff --git a/pxr/base/plug/testPlug.py b/pxr/base/plug/testPlug.py
index 377e66632..776a1317a 100644
--- a/pxr/base/plug/testPlug.py
+++ b/pxr/base/plug/testPlug.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from pxr import Plug, Tf, Gf
 # Test plugins are installed relative to this script
 testRoot = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'PlugPlugins')
 testPluginsDso = testRoot + '/lib'
-testPluginsPython = testRoot + '/lib/python'
+testPluginsPython = testRoot + '/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pxr'
 testPluginsDsoSearch = testPluginsDso + '/*/Resources/'
 testPluginsPythonSearch = testPluginsPython + '/**/'
 
diff --git a/pxr/usdImaging/usdviewq/CMakeLists.txt b/pxr/usdImaging/usdviewq/CMakeLists.txt
index 66c5b2091..91c878bf3 100644
--- a/pxr/usdImaging/usdviewq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pxr/usdImaging/usdviewq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pxr_library(usdviewq
 
 install(DIRECTORY
     icons
-    DESTINATION lib/python/pxr/Usdviewq
+    DESTINATION lib/python2.7/site-packages/pxr/Usdviewq
 )
 
 pxr_test_scripts(