diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.am b/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.am
index 8efefa5725c..bc4a26651d8 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ else
 pythondir = $(datadir)/gcc-$(gcc_version)/python
 endif
 
+if GLIBCXX_BUILD_DEBUG
+debug_gdb_py = YES
+else
+debug_gdb_py =
+endif
+
 all-local: gdb.py
 
 nobase_python_DATA = \
@@ -53,4 +59,8 @@ install-data-local: gdb.py
 		  $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/libstdc++.la`; \
 	fi; \
 	echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py"; \
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py ; \
+	if [ -n "$(debug_gdb_py)" ]; then \
+	  sed "/^libdir = /s;'$$;/debug';" gdb.py > debug-gdb.py ; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) debug-gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/debug/$$libname-gdb.py ; \
+	fi
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.in b/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.in
index 9904a9197de..b3b56c41597 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.in
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ WARN_CXXFLAGS = \
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(GLIBCXX_INCLUDES) $(CPPFLAGS)
 @ENABLE_PYTHONDIR_FALSE@pythondir = $(datadir)/gcc-$(gcc_version)/python
 @ENABLE_PYTHONDIR_TRUE@pythondir = $(prefix)/$(python_mod_dir)
+@GLIBCXX_BUILD_DEBUG_FALSE@debug_gdb_py = 
+@GLIBCXX_BUILD_DEBUG_TRUE@debug_gdb_py = YES
 nobase_python_DATA = \
     libstdcxx/v6/printers.py \
     libstdcxx/v6/xmethods.py \
@@ -614,7 +616,11 @@ install-data-local: gdb.py
 		  $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/libstdc++.la`; \
 	fi; \
 	echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py"; \
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py ; \
+	if [ -n "$(debug_gdb_py)" ]; then \
+	  sed "/^libdir = /s;'$$;/debug';" gdb.py > debug-gdb.py ; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) debug-gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/debug/$$libname-gdb.py ; \
+	fi
 
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.