diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
index dba2e7b8e33..37be2f653ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ void CdbEngine::setupInferior()
                 + " maxStackDepth="
                 + action(MaximalStackDepth)->value().toString(), NoFlags});
 
-    runCommand({"print(sys.version)", ScriptCommand, CB(setupScripting)});
+    if (boolSetting(CdbUsePythonDumper))
+        runCommand({"print(sys.version)", ScriptCommand, CB(setupScripting)});
 
     runCommand({"pid", ExtensionCommand, [this](const DebuggerResponse &response) {
         // Fails for core dumps.
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdboptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdboptionspage.cpp
index b5093991f29..92dfba966c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdboptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdboptionspage.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ CdbOptionsPageWidget::CdbOptionsPageWidget(QWidget *parent)
     group.insert(action(CdbBreakOnCrtDbgReport), m_ui.breakCrtDbgReportCheckBox);
     group.insert(action(UseCdbConsole), m_ui.consoleCheckBox);
     group.insert(action(CdbBreakPointCorrection), m_ui.breakpointCorrectionCheckBox);
+    group.insert(action(CdbUsePythonDumper), m_ui.usePythonDumper);
     group.insert(action(IgnoreFirstChanceAccessViolation),
                  m_ui.ignoreFirstChanceAccessViolationCheckBox);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdboptionspagewidget.ui b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdboptionspagewidget.ui
index 457123277fd..ceffec4f568 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdboptionspagewidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdboptionspagewidget.ui
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="usePythonDumper">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Use Python dumper when available</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
index 4e4b28bd618..548cec0555b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ DebuggerSettings::DebuggerSettings()
     item->setSettingsKey(cdbSettingsGroup, QLatin1String("BreakpointCorrection"));
     insertItem(CdbBreakPointCorrection, item);
 
+    item = new SavedAction(this);
+    item->setCheckable(true);
+    item->setDefaultValue(true);
+    item->setSettingsKey(cdbSettingsGroup, QLatin1String("UsePythonDumper"));
+    insertItem(CdbUsePythonDumper, item);
+
     item = new SavedAction(this);
     item->setCheckable(true);
     item->setDefaultValue(false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
index 4cf54ea50c4..e6bc2e9c4f3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ enum DebuggerActionCode
     CdbBreakOnCrtDbgReport,
     UseCdbConsole,
     CdbBreakPointCorrection,
+    CdbUsePythonDumper,
     IgnoreFirstChanceAccessViolation,
 
     // Gdb