diff --git a/net-analyzer/wireshark/wireshark-99999999.ebuild b/net-analyzer/wireshark/wireshark-99999999.ebuild
index 325185d09e2..54fef512882 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/wireshark/wireshark-99999999.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/wireshark/wireshark-99999999.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-inherit cmake-utils eutils fcaps flag-o-matic git-r3 gnome2-utils ltprune multilib qmake-utils user xdg-utils
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{4,5,6,7} )
+inherit cmake-utils eutils fcaps flag-o-matic git-r3 gnome2-utils ltprune multilib python-r1 qmake-utils user xdg-utils
 
 DESCRIPTION="A network protocol analyzer formerly known as ethereal"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.wireshark.org/"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ CDEPEND="
 # and broken installs. #455122
 DEPEND="
 	${CDEPEND}
+	${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	dev-lang/perl
 	!<virtual/perl-Pod-Simple-3.170
 	!<perl-core/Pod-Simple-3.170
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	qt5? ( virtual/freedesktop-icon-theme )
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-wireshark )
 "
+REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.4-androiddump.patch
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.6.0-redhat.patch
@@ -107,6 +110,8 @@ src_configure() {
 		append-cxxflags -fPIC -DPIC
 	fi
 
+	python_setup 'python3*'
+
 	mycmakeargs+=(
 		$(use androiddump && use pcap && echo -DEXTCAP_ANDROIDDUMP_LIBPCAP=yes)
 		$(usex qt5 LRELEASE=$(qt5_get_bindir)/lrelease '')