diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
index 68771c9f08b..28d3bb8c5fb 100755
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -2249,11 +2249,13 @@ def cli():
     import getopt
     class BadUsage(Exception): pass
 
-    # Scripts don't get the current directory in their path by default.
-    scriptdir = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])
-    if scriptdir in sys.path:
-        sys.path.remove(scriptdir)
-    sys.path.insert(0, '.')
+    # Scripts don't get the current directory in their path by default
+    # unless they are run with the '-m' switch
+    if '' not in sys.path:
+        scriptdir = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])
+        if scriptdir in sys.path:
+            sys.path.remove(scriptdir)
+        sys.path.insert(0, '.')
 
     try:
         opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'gk:p:w')
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e23ab2f96ec..2c1f5a79bd3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7328: pydoc no longer corrupts sys.path when run with the '-m' switch
+
 - Issue #7318: multiprocessing now uses a timeout when it fails to establish
   a connection with another process, rather than looping endlessly. The
   default timeout is 20 seconds, which should be amply sufficient for