diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f39b855c..c99a29ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ This module has been tested to work on the following systems.
 * Ubuntu 10.04
 * Ubuntu 12.04
 * Ubuntu 14.04
+* Ubuntu 16.04
 
 ===
 
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 72da81de..4ba16fe9 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@
       } else {
         if $::lsbdistcodename == 'jessie' {
           $virtualenv_package = 'virtualenv'
+        } elsif $::lsbdistcodename == 'xenial' {
+          $virtualenv_package = 'virtualenv'
         } elsif $::osfamily == 'Gentoo' {
           $virtualenv_package = 'virtualenv'
         } else {
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index f1901292..66eaf927 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
         "10.04",
         "12.04",
-        "14.04"
+        "14.04",
+        "16.04"
       ]
     },
     {