diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index 899920acf5660b..4e9027c23e9b51 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -815,6 +815,21 @@ Linker options
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.10
 
+.. option:: --enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter
+
+   Do not link the Python interpreter binary (``python3``) against the
+   shared Python library; instead, statically link the interpreter
+   against ``libpython`` as if ``--enable-shared`` had not been used,
+   but continue to build the shared ``libpython`` (for use by other
+   programs).
+
+   This option does nothing if ``--enable-shared`` is not used.
+
+   The default (when ``-enable-shared`` is used) is to link the Python
+   interpreter against the built shared library.
+
+   .. versionadded:: next
+
 
 Libraries options
 -----------------
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2025-05-02-17-06-10.gh-issue-133312.YkO6BI.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2025-05-02-17-06-10.gh-issue-133312.YkO6BI.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3ad2db63907ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2025-05-02-17-06-10.gh-issue-133312.YkO6BI.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Add a new ``./configure`` option
+:option:`--enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter` which, when used
+with :option:`--enable-shared`, continues to build the shared library
+but does not use it for the interpreter. Instead, libpython is
+statically linked into the interpreter, as if :option:`--enable-shared`
+had not been used. This allows you to do a single build and get a Python
+interpreter binary that does not use a shared library but also get a
+shared library for use by other programs.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index decb8f2449d162..58d8ccd32aa88d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ enable_wasm_pthreads
 with_suffix
 enable_shared
 with_static_libpython
+enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter
 enable_profiling
 enable_gil
 with_pydebug
@@ -1816,6 +1817,10 @@ Optional Features:
                           no)
   --enable-shared         enable building a shared Python library (default is
                           no)
+  --enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter
+                          even with --enable-shared, statically link libpython
+                          into the interpreter (default is to use the shared
+                          library)
   --enable-profiling      enable C-level code profiling with gprof (default is
                           no)
   --disable-gil           enable experimental support for running without the
@@ -7623,6 +7628,22 @@ fi
 
 
 
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for --enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter" >&5
+printf %s "checking for --enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter... " >&6; }
+# Check whether --enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter was given.
+if test ${enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter+y}
+then :
+  enableval=$enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter;
+fi
+
+
+if test -z "$enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter"
+then
+  enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter="no"
+fi
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "$enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter" >&6; }
+
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for --enable-profiling" >&5
 printf %s "checking for --enable-profiling... " >&6; }
 # Check whether --enable-profiling was given.
@@ -7914,7 +7935,11 @@ if test "$PY_ENABLE_SHARED" = 1 || test "$enable_framework" ; then
         LIBRARY_DEPS="\$(LIBRARY) $LIBRARY_DEPS"
     fi
     # Link Python program to the shared library
-    LINK_PYTHON_OBJS='$(BLDLIBRARY)'
+    if test "$enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter" = "yes"; then
+        LINK_PYTHON_OBJS='$(LIBRARY_OBJS)'
+    else
+        LINK_PYTHON_OBJS='$(BLDLIBRARY)'
+    fi
 else
     if test "$STATIC_LIBPYTHON" = 0; then
         # Build Python needs object files but don't need to build
@@ -9408,7 +9433,12 @@ BOLT_BINARIES='$(BUILDPYTHON)'
 if test "x$enable_shared" = xyes
 then :
 
-  BOLT_BINARIES="${BOLT_BINARIES} \$(INSTSONAME)"
+  if test "x$enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter" = xno
+then :
+
+    BOLT_BINARIES="${BOLT_BINARIES} \$(INSTSONAME)"
+
+fi
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 004797b5233c20..a3a5ac1cdceacb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1502,6 +1502,17 @@ fi],
 [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])])
 AC_SUBST([STATIC_LIBPYTHON])
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for --enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([static-libpython-for-interpreter],
+   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter],
+                  [even with --enable-shared, statically link libpython into the interpreter (default is to use the shared library)]))
+
+if test -z "$enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter"
+then
+  enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter="no"
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter])
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for --enable-profiling])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([profiling],
               AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-profiling], [enable C-level code profiling with gprof (default is no)]))
@@ -1660,7 +1671,11 @@ if test "$PY_ENABLE_SHARED" = 1 || test "$enable_framework" ; then
         LIBRARY_DEPS="\$(LIBRARY) $LIBRARY_DEPS"
     fi
     # Link Python program to the shared library
-    LINK_PYTHON_OBJS='$(BLDLIBRARY)'
+    if test "$enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter" = "yes"; then
+        LINK_PYTHON_OBJS='$(LIBRARY_OBJS)'
+    else
+        LINK_PYTHON_OBJS='$(BLDLIBRARY)'
+    fi
 else
     if test "$STATIC_LIBPYTHON" = 0; then
         # Build Python needs object files but don't need to build
@@ -2166,11 +2181,14 @@ if test "$Py_BOLT" = 'true' ; then
   fi
 fi
 
-dnl Enable BOLT of libpython if built.
+dnl Enable BOLT of libpython if built and used by the python3 binary.
+dnl (If it is built but not used, we cannot profile it.)
 AC_SUBST([BOLT_BINARIES])
 BOLT_BINARIES='$(BUILDPYTHON)'
 AS_VAR_IF([enable_shared], [yes], [
-  BOLT_BINARIES="${BOLT_BINARIES} \$(INSTSONAME)"
+  AS_VAR_IF([enable_static_libpython_for_interpreter], [no], [
+    BOLT_BINARIES="${BOLT_BINARIES} \$(INSTSONAME)"
+  ])
 ])
 
 AC_ARG_VAR(