diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 00db4b8315..ae202cb838 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -374,6 +374,10 @@ if( KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES )
     add_definitions( -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES )
 endif()
 
+if( KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3 )
+    add_definitions( -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3 )
+endif()
+
 if( KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON )
     add_definitions( -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON )
 endif()
diff --git a/Documentation/development/compiling.md b/Documentation/development/compiling.md
index d2c55573f7..4de0def682 100644
--- a/Documentation/development/compiling.md
+++ b/Documentation/development/compiling.md
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ This options is enabled by default.
 The KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES option is used to enable building and installing the Python modules
 supplied by KiCad.  This option is enabled by default.
 
+## Python 3 Scripting Support ## {#python3}
+
+The KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3 option is used to enable building of the Python 3 interface instead
+of Python 2.  This option is disabled by default.
+
 ## wxPython Scripting Support ## {#wxpython_opt}
 
 The KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON option is used to enable building the wxPython interface into
diff --git a/common/dialog_about/dialog_about.cpp b/common/dialog_about/dialog_about.cpp
index 00f4b9e55e..0af42f8dd2 100644
--- a/common/dialog_about/dialog_about.cpp
+++ b/common/dialog_about/dialog_about.cpp
@@ -540,6 +540,13 @@ void DIALOG_ABOUT::buildVersionInfoData( wxString& aMsg, bool aFormatHtml )
     aMsg << OFF;
 #endif
 
+    aMsg << indent4 << "KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=";
+#ifdef KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3
+    aMsg << ON;
+#else
+    aMsg << OFF;
+#endif
+
     aMsg << indent4 << "KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=";
 #ifdef KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON
     aMsg << ON;