diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in.host b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
index 2db73b10d6..8de7f8395b 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
@@ -32,10 +32,28 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_TUI
 	help
 	  This option enables terminal user interface (TUI) for gdb
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON
-	bool "Python support"
+choice
+	prompt "Python support"
+	default BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_NOPYTHON
 	help
-	  This option enables the Python support in the cross gdb.
+	  Select the version of Python you wish to use
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_NOPYTHON
+	bool "None"
+	help
+	  This option disables Python support in the cross gdb.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON
+	bool "Python 2"
+	help
+	  This option enables the Python 2 support in the cross gdb.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON3
+	bool "Python 3"
+	help
+	  This option enables the Python 3 support in the cross gdb.
+
+endchoice
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_SIM
 	bool "Simulator support"
diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index 01f7e14460..8c74a0e2f6 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON),y)
 HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python2
 HOST_GDB_DEPENDENCIES += host-python
+else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON3),y)
+HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3
+HOST_GDB_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3
 else
 HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --without-python
 endif