diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2caabd8a0..ffbd81dce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ versioned-images := 		php-8.1-fpm \
 							python-3.10 \
 							python-3.11 \
 							python-3.12 \
+							python-3.13 \
 							node-18 \
 							node-18-builder \
 							node-18-cli \
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ build/php-8.3-cli: build/php-8.3-fpm
 build/php-8.1-cli-drupal: build/php-8.1-cli
 build/php-8.2-cli-drupal: build/php-8.2-cli
 build/php-8.3-cli-drupal: build/php-8.3-cli
-build/python-3.7 build/python-3.8 build/python-3.9 build/python-3.10 build/python-3.11 build/python-3.12: build/commons
+build/python-3.7 build/python-3.8 build/python-3.9 build/python-3.10 build/python-3.11 build/python-3.12 build/python-3.13: build/commons
 build/node-18 build/node-20 build/node-22: build/commons
 build/node-18-builder build/node-18-cli: build/node-18
 build/node-20-builder build/node-20-cli: build/node-20
diff --git a/helpers/TESTING_base_images_dockercompose.md b/helpers/TESTING_base_images_dockercompose.md
index 1cee12b3b..034adb45f 100644
--- a/helpers/TESTING_base_images_dockercompose.md
+++ b/helpers/TESTING_base_images_dockercompose.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ docker ps --filter label=com.docker.compose.project=all-images | grep Up | grep
 docker ps --filter label=com.docker.compose.project=all-images | grep Up | grep python-3-10
 docker ps --filter label=com.docker.compose.project=all-images | grep Up | grep python-3-11
 docker ps --filter label=com.docker.compose.project=all-images | grep Up | grep python-3-12
+docker ps --filter label=com.docker.compose.project=all-images | grep Up | grep python-3-13
 docker ps --filter label=com.docker.compose.project=all-images | grep Up | grep ruby-3-1
 docker ps --filter label=com.docker.compose.project=all-images | grep Up | grep ruby-3-2
 docker ps --filter label=com.docker.compose.project=all-images | grep Up | grep ruby-3-3
@@ -236,6 +237,16 @@ docker compose exec -T python-3-12 sh -c "pip list --no-cache-dir" | grep "virtu
 # python-3-12 should be serving content
 docker compose exec -T commons sh -c "curl python-3-12:3000/tmp/test" | grep "Python 3.12"
 
+# python-3-13 should be version 3.13
+docker compose exec -T python-3-13 sh -c "python -V" | grep "3.13"
+
+# python-3-13 should have basic tools installed
+docker compose exec -T python-3-13 sh -c "pip list --no-cache-dir" | grep "pip"
+docker compose exec -T python-3-13 sh -c "pip list --no-cache-dir" | grep "virtualenv"
+
+# python-3-13 should be serving content
+docker compose exec -T commons sh -c "curl python-3-13:3000/tmp/test" | grep "Python 3.13"
+
 # node-18 should have Node 18
 docker compose exec -T node-18 sh -c "node -v" | grep "v18"
 
diff --git a/helpers/images-docker-compose.yml b/helpers/images-docker-compose.yml
index 9b9189257..ab116f90a 100644
--- a/helpers/images-docker-compose.yml
+++ b/helpers/images-docker-compose.yml
@@ -190,6 +190,16 @@ services:
         exec python -m http.server 3000
         "]
 
+  python-3-13:
+    image: uselagoon/python-3.13:latest
+    ports:
+      - "3000"
+    << : *default-user # uses the defined user from top
+    command: ["sh", "-c", "
+        python -V | xargs > tmp/test;
+        exec python -m http.server 3000
+        "]
+
   ruby-3-1:
     image: uselagoon/ruby-3.1:latest
     ports:
diff --git a/images/python/3.13.Dockerfile b/images/python/3.13.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f085f2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/python/3.13.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+ARG IMAGE_REPO
+FROM ${IMAGE_REPO:-lagoon}/commons AS commons
+
+FROM python:3.13.0-alpine3.20
+
+ARG LAGOON_VERSION
+ENV LAGOON_VERSION=$LAGOON_VERSION
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="The Lagoon Authors"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/uselagoon/lagoon-images/blob/main/images/python/3.13.Dockerfile"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://github.com/uselagoon/lagoon-images"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="${LAGOON_VERSION}"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Python 3.13 image optimised for running in Lagoon in production and locally"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="uselagoon/python-3.13"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/python:3.13-alpine3.20"
+
+ENV LAGOON=python
+
+# Copy commons files
+COPY --from=commons /lagoon /lagoon
+COPY --from=commons /bin/fix-permissions /bin/ep /bin/docker-sleep /bin/wait-for /bin/
+COPY --from=commons /sbin/tini /sbin/
+COPY --from=commons /home /home
+
+RUN fix-permissions /etc/passwd \
+    && mkdir -p /home
+
+ENV TMPDIR=/tmp \
+    TMP=/tmp \
+    HOME=/home \
+    # When Bash is invoked via `sh` it behaves like the old Bourne Shell and sources a file that is given in `ENV`
+    ENV=/home/.bashrc \
+    # When Bash is invoked as non-interactive (like `bash -c command`) it sources a file that is given in `BASH_ENV`
+    BASH_ENV=/home/.bashrc
+
+RUN apk update \
+    && apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps \
+        build-base \
+    && pip install --upgrade pip \
+    && pip install virtualenv \
+    && apk del \
+        .build-deps \
+    && apk add --no-cache \
+        rsync \
+        tar \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+# Make sure shells are not running forever
+COPY 80-shell-timeout.sh /lagoon/entrypoints/
+RUN echo "source /lagoon/entrypoints/80-shell-timeout.sh" >> /home/.bashrc
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/tini", "--", "/lagoon/entrypoints.sh"]
+CMD ["python"]