diff --git a/newt.changes b/newt.changes
index 26a2826..1334a40 100644
--- a/newt.changes
+++ b/newt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Sep 24 13:04:01 UTC 2017 - mc@suse.com
+
+- build python3 subpackage
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul  3 15:24:29 UTC 2017 - lars@linux-schulserver.de
 
diff --git a/newt.spec b/newt.spec
index 211714a..08d2eab 100644
--- a/newt.spec
+++ b/newt.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1320
+%bcond_without python3
+%else
+%bcond_with python3
+%endif
+
 %define         libname lib%{name}
 %define         libsoname %{libname}0_52
 Name:           newt
@@ -46,6 +52,9 @@ BuildRequires:  texlive-helvetic
 BuildRequires:  texlive-jadetex
 BuildRequires:  texlive-times
 %endif
+%if %{with python3}
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+%endif
 
 %description
 Newt is a programming library for color text-mode, widget-based user
@@ -136,9 +145,21 @@ Obsoletes:      %{name}-python < %{version}
 %py_requires
 
 %description -n python-%{name}
-The newt-python package contains the Python bindings for the newt
+The python-newt package contains the Python bindings for the newt
 library providing a python API for creating text mode interfaces.
 
+%if %{with python3}
+%package -n python3-%{name}
+Summary:        Python 3 bindings for newt
+License:        LGPL-2.1+
+Group:          Development/Libraries
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python3-%{name}
+The python3-newt package contains the Python 3 bindings for the newt library
+providing a python API for creating text mode interfaces.
+%endif
+
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
@@ -149,9 +170,14 @@ library providing a python API for creating text mode interfaces.
 ## make depend
 make CPPFLAGS="%{optflags} -fPIC" %{?_smp_mflags} all
 #docbook2txt tutorial.sgml
+chmod 0644 peanuts.py popcorn.py
 
 %install
-make PYTHONVERS="python%{py_ver}" instroot=%{buildroot} DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install install-sh
+pyversions="python%{py_ver}"
+%if %{with python3}
+pyversions="$pyversions python%{py3_ver}"
+%endif
+make PYTHONVERS="$pyversions" instroot=%{buildroot} DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install install-sh
 # currently we don't support these languages
 for lang in ast bal sr@latin wo; do
   rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/locale/$lang
@@ -175,6 +201,15 @@ rm tutorial.{aux,log,out} CATALOG.* *.dsl
 popd 1>/dev/null
 %find_lang %{name}
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+%py_compile %{buildroot}/%{python_sitearch}
+%py_compile -O %{buildroot}/%{python_sitearch}
+%if %{with python3}
+%py3_compile %{buildroot}/%{python3_sitearch}
+%py3_compile -O %{buildroot}/%{python3_sitearch}
+%endif
+%endif
+
 %post -n %{libsoname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun -n %{libsoname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -215,4 +250,12 @@ popd 1>/dev/null
 %doc %{_defaultdocdir}/%{name}/examples/*.py
 %{py_sitedir}/*
 
+%if %{with python3}
+%files -n python3-%{name}
+%doc peanuts.py popcorn.py
+%{python3_sitearch}/*.so
+%{python3_sitearch}/*.py*
+%{python3_sitearch}/__pycache__/*.py*
+%endif
+
 %changelog