diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index ea5a0c4..46c1c5b 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ libboost_mpi1_56_0
 libboost_test1_56_0
 libboost_program_options1_56_0
 libboost_python1_56_0
+libboost_python3-1_56_0
 libboost_random1_56_0
 libboost_serialization1_56_0
 libboost_signals1_56_0
diff --git a/boost.changes b/boost.changes
index 3b5d33a..8d1e1b2 100644
--- a/boost.changes
+++ b/boost.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct  2 12:17:18 UTC 2014 - michael.hamann@kit.edu
+
+- Added boost_python3 for boost 1.56.0, config based on
+  https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk/PKGBUILD?h=packages/boost
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep 27 12:45:11 UTC 2014 - dmitry_r@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 4b5eb1b..fec327d 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 %define boost_libs1 libboost_date_time%{lib_appendix} libboost_filesystem%{lib_appendix} libboost_graph%{lib_appendix}
 %define boost_libs2 libboost_iostreams%{lib_appendix} libboost_math%{lib_appendix} libboost_test%{lib_appendix}
-%define boost_libs3 libboost_program_options%{lib_appendix} libboost_python%{lib_appendix} libboost_serialization%{lib_appendix}
+%define boost_libs3 libboost_program_options%{lib_appendix} libboost_python%{lib_appendix} libboost_python3-%{lib_appendix} libboost_serialization%{lib_appendix}
 %define boost_libs4 libboost_signals%{lib_appendix} libboost_system%{lib_appendix} libboost_thread%{lib_appendix}
 %define boost_libs5 libboost_wave%{lib_appendix} libboost_regex%{lib_appendix} libboost_regex%{lib_appendix}
 %define boost_libs6 libboost_random%{lib_appendix} libboost_chrono%{lib_appendix} libboost_locale%{lib_appendix}
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ BuildRequires:  libbz2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libexpat-devel
 BuildRequires:  libicu-devel >= 4.4
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-devel
 #!BuildIgnore:  python
+#!BuildIgnore:	python3
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 %if %build_mpi
 BuildRequires:  openmpi-devel
@@ -317,6 +319,15 @@ Requires:       boost-license%{lib_appendix}
 %description -n libboost_python%{lib_appendix}
 This package contains the Boost::Python Runtime libraries.
 
+%package	-n libboost_python3-%{lib_appendix}
+Summary:        Boost::Python3 Runtime Libraries
+Group:          System/Libraries
+Requires:       boost-license%{lib_appendix}
+
+%description	-n libboost_python3-%{lib_appendix}
+This package contains the Boost::Python3 Runtime libraries
+
+
 %package     -n libboost_serialization%{lib_appendix}
 Summary:        Boost::Serialization Runtime Libraries
 Group:          System/Libraries
@@ -448,7 +459,9 @@ export LONG_DOUBLE_FLAGS="--disable-long-double"
 %endif
 BJAM_CONFIG="-d2 -j$JOBS -sICU_PATH=%{_prefix}"
 PYTHON_VERSION=$(python -c 'import sys; print sys.version[:3]')
+PYTHON3_VERSION=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.version[:3])')
 PYTHON_FLAGS="--with-python-root=/usr --with-python-version=$PYTHON_VERSION"
+PYTHON3_INCLUDE=$(python3 -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('include'))")
 export REGEX_FLAGS="--with-icu"
 export EXPAT_INCLUDE=/usr/include EXPAT_LIBPATH=%{_libdir}
 export PYTHON_FLAGS
@@ -491,6 +504,8 @@ using mpi ;
 EOF
 %endif
 
+echo "using python : $PYTHON3_VERSION : /usr/bin/python3 : $PYTHON3_INCLUDE : %{_libdir} ;" >>user-config.jam
+
 # perform the compilation
 ./b2 --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --user-config=./user-config.jam
 
@@ -575,6 +590,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.a
 %post -n libboost_test%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %post -n libboost_program_options%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %post -n libboost_python%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%post -n libboost_python3-%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %post -n libboost_regex%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %post -n libboost_serialization%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %post -n libboost_signals%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -603,6 +619,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.a
 %postun -n libboost_test%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libboost_program_options%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libboost_python%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n libboost_python3-%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libboost_regex%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libboost_serialization%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libboost_signals%{lib_appendix} -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -687,9 +704,14 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.a
 %defattr(-, root, root, -)
 %{_libdir}/libboost_program_options*.so.*
 
+%files -n libboost_python3-%{lib_appendix}
+%defattr(-, root, root, -)
+%{_libdir}/libboost_python3*.so.*
+
 %files -n libboost_python%{lib_appendix}
 %defattr(-, root, root, -)
 %{_libdir}/libboost_python*.so.*
+%exclude %{_libdir}/libboost_python3*.so.*
 
 %files -n libboost_serialization%{lib_appendix}
 %defattr(-, root, root, -)