diff --git a/code/changes/404.fix.rst b/code/changes/404.fix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee346037d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/changes/404.fix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The ``esbonio.server.pythonPath`` setting now accepts paths relative to ``${workspaceFolder}``.
+
+**Note** This is simply an alias for the existing ``${workspaceRoot}`` functionality.
diff --git a/code/src/lsp/python.ts b/code/src/lsp/python.ts
index 01e368103..606d5346a 100644
--- a/code/src/lsp/python.ts
+++ b/code/src/lsp/python.ts
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export class PythonManager {
     if (userPython) {
 
       // Support for ${workspaceRoot}/...
-      let match = userPython.match(/^\${(\w+)}.*/)
-      if (match && match[1] === 'workspaceRoot') {
+      let match = userPython.match(/^\${(\w+)}/)
+      if (match && (match[1] === 'workspaceRoot' || match[1] === 'workspaceFolder')) {
         let workspaceRoot = ""
         let workspaceFolders = vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class PythonManager {
           workspaceRoot = workspaceFolders[0].uri.fsPath
         }
 
-        userPython = userPython.replace("${workspaceRoot}", workspaceRoot)
+        userPython = userPython.replace(match[0], workspaceRoot)
       }
 
       this.logger.debug(`Using user configured Python: ${userPython}`)
diff --git a/docs/lsp/editors/vscode/_configuration.rst b/docs/lsp/editors/vscode/_configuration.rst
index 3dd4c7a58..213393583 100644
--- a/docs/lsp/editors/vscode/_configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/lsp/editors/vscode/_configuration.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ The following options are available.
 
    - ``/path/to/python/`` - An absolute path
    - ``${workspaceRoot}/../venv/bin/python`` - A path relative to the root of your workspace
+   - ``${workspaceFolder}/../venv/bin/python`` -  Same as ``${workspaceRoot}``, placeholder for true multi-root workspace support.
 
 .. confval:: esbonio.server.installBehavior (string)