diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93ca5506e5e..6420c644de4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # _3.97_ (2025-10-16)
+- **(Bug Fix)** add support for python3.13
 
 # _3.96_ (2025-10-02)
 - **(Bug Fix)** remove findings message from chat even when all issues are ignored
diff --git a/plugins/core/core/src/software/aws/toolkits/core/lambda/LambdaRuntime.kt b/plugins/core/core/src/software/aws/toolkits/core/lambda/LambdaRuntime.kt
index 66da37f6bd0..1e200de2de1 100644
--- a/plugins/core/core/src/software/aws/toolkits/core/lambda/LambdaRuntime.kt
+++ b/plugins/core/core/src/software/aws/toolkits/core/lambda/LambdaRuntime.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum class LambdaRuntime(
     PYTHON3_10(Runtime.PYTHON3_10, minSamDebugging = "1.78.0", minSamInit = "1.78.0", architectures = ARM_COMPATIBLE),
     PYTHON3_11(Runtime.PYTHON3_11, minSamDebugging = "1.87.0", minSamInit = "1.87.0", architectures = ARM_COMPATIBLE),
     PYTHON3_12(Runtime.PYTHON3_12, minSamDebugging = "1.103.0", minSamInit = "1.103.0", architectures = ARM_COMPATIBLE),
+    PYTHON3_13(Runtime.PYTHON3_13, minSamDebugging = "1.129.0", minSamInit = "1.129.0", architectures = ARM_COMPATIBLE),
     DOTNET6_0(Runtime.DOTNET6, minSamDebugging = "1.40.1", minSamInit = "1.40.1", architectures = ARM_COMPATIBLE),
     ;
 
diff --git a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/it/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonLocalLambdaRunConfigurationIntegrationTest.kt b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/it/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonLocalLambdaRunConfigurationIntegrationTest.kt
index 6800d5ce31b..29623120ab5 100644
--- a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/it/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonLocalLambdaRunConfigurationIntegrationTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/it/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonLocalLambdaRunConfigurationIntegrationTest.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class PythonLocalLambdaRunConfigurationIntegrationTest(private val runtime: Runt
             arrayOf(Runtime.PYTHON3_10),
             arrayOf(Runtime.PYTHON3_11),
             arrayOf(Runtime.PYTHON3_12),
+            arrayOf(Runtime.PYTHON3_13),
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonDebugSupport.kt b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonDebugSupport.kt
index 4547655f6a2..b8896cfa8f4 100644
--- a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonDebugSupport.kt
+++ b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonDebugSupport.kt
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ class Python312ImageDebugSupport : PythonImageDebugSupport() {
     override val bootstrapPath: String = "/var/runtime/bootstrap.py"
 }
 
+class Python313ImageDebugSupport : PythonImageDebugSupport() {
+    override val id: String = LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_13.toString()
+    override fun displayName() = LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_13.toString().capitalize()
+    override val pythonPath: String = "/var/lang/bin/python3.13"
+    override val bootstrapPath: String = "/var/runtime/bootstrap.py"
+}
+
 private const val DEBUGGER_VOLUME_PATH = "/tmp/lambci_debug_files"
 
 private fun createDebugProcess(
diff --git a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonRuntimeGroup.kt b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonRuntimeGroup.kt
index 4cd17e72e7c..6bf65ddfac6 100644
--- a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonRuntimeGroup.kt
+++ b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonRuntimeGroup.kt
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ class PythonRuntimeGroup : SdkBasedRuntimeGroup() {
         LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_10,
         LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_11,
         LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_12
+        LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_13
     )
 
     override fun runtimeForSdk(sdk: Sdk): LambdaRuntime? = when {
         !PythonSdkUtil.isPythonSdk(sdk) -> null
 
+        PythonSdkType.getLanguageLevelForSdk(sdk).isAtLeast(LanguageLevel.PYTHON313) -> LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_13
         PythonSdkType.getLanguageLevelForSdk(sdk).isAtLeast(LanguageLevel.PYTHON312) -> LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_12
         PythonSdkType.getLanguageLevelForSdk(sdk).isAtLeast(LanguageLevel.PYTHON311) -> LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_11
         PythonSdkType.getLanguageLevelForSdk(sdk).isAtLeast(LanguageLevel.PYTHON310) -> LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_10
diff --git a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonSamProjectWizard.kt b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonSamProjectWizard.kt
index c22e155b868..0ce052170ff 100644
--- a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonSamProjectWizard.kt
+++ b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonSamProjectWizard.kt
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.lambda.wizard.TemplateParameters
 import software.aws.toolkits.resources.message
 
 private val pythonTemplateRuntimes =
-    setOf(LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_8, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_9, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_10, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_11, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_12)
+    setOf(LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_8, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_9, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_10, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_11, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_12, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_13)
 private val eventBridgeTemplateRuntimes =
-    setOf(LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_8, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_9, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_10, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_11, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_12)
+    setOf(LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_8, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_9, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_10, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_11, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_12, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_13)
 
 class PythonSamProjectWizard : SamProjectWizard {
     override fun createSdkSelectionPanel(projectLocation: TextFieldWithBrowseButton?): SdkSelector = when {
diff --git a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/tst/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonHandlerCompletionProviderTest.kt b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/tst/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonHandlerCompletionProviderTest.kt
index 86587e139df..528aea82e10 100644
--- a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/tst/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonHandlerCompletionProviderTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/tst/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonHandlerCompletionProviderTest.kt
@@ -39,4 +39,10 @@ class PythonHandlerCompletionProviderTest {
         val provider = HandlerCompletionProvider(projectRule.project, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_11)
         assertThat(provider.isCompletionSupported).isFalse()
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun completionIsNotSupportedPython313() {
+        val provider = HandlerCompletionProvider(projectRule.project, LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_13)
+        assertThat(provider.isCompletionSupported).isFalse()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/tst/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonRuntimeGroupTest.kt b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/tst/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonRuntimeGroupTest.kt
index 56b4e5e8b57..6e24bc5cb65 100644
--- a/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/tst/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonRuntimeGroupTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/toolkit/jetbrains-core/tst/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/lambda/python/PythonRuntimeGroupTest.kt
@@ -57,4 +57,13 @@ class PythonRuntimeGroupTest {
 
         assertThat(sut.determineRuntime(module)).isEqualTo(LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_12)
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    fun testRuntimeDetection313() {
+        val module = projectRule.module
+        // PythonCodeInsightTestFixtureRule already sets SDK to ?
+        // projectRule.setModuleSdk(module, PyTestSdk.create("?"))
+
+        assertThat(sut.determineRuntime(module)).isEqualTo(LambdaRuntime.PYTHON3_13)
+    }
 }