diff --git a/salt/docs/init.sls b/salt/docs/init.sls
index b2411bb4..c7670270 100644
--- a/salt/docs/init.sls
+++ b/salt/docs/init.sls
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ doc-pkgs:
       - git
       - mercurial
       - python-dev
+      - python3-dev
       - python-virtualenv
       - texlive
       - texlive-latex-extra
@@ -45,6 +46,17 @@ docsbuild-scripts:
       # Theses are needed to build C extensions.
       - pkg: doc-pkgs
 
+/srv/docsbuild/venv/:
+  virtualenv.managed:
+    - user: docsbuild
+    - no_deps: True
+    - python: python3
+    - requirements: /srv/docsbuild/scripts/requirements.txt
+    - require:
+      - git: docsbuild-scripts
+      # Theses are needed to build C extensions.
+      - pkg: doc-pkgs
+
 docsbuild-full:
   cron.present:
     - identifier: docsbuild-full