diff --git a/docker/python-base/Dockerfile b/docker/python-base/Dockerfile
index 636773db5b..ff27a2ea17 100644
--- a/docker/python-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/python-base/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
 ARG DEBIAN_VERSION=bullseye
-FROM docker.io/library/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim-${DEBIAN_VERSION}
+ARG IMAGE_FLAVOR=slim-
+FROM docker.io/library/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-${IMAGE_FLAVOR}${DEBIAN_VERSION}
 # Necessary to use this var in the RUN below
 ARG DEBIAN_VERSION
 
diff --git a/zuul.d/docker-images/python-3.11-bookworm.yaml b/zuul.d/docker-images/python-3.11-bookworm.yaml
index 5bb79c1e6b..2935a95994 100644
--- a/zuul.d/docker-images/python-3.11-bookworm.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/docker-images/python-3.11-bookworm.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     vars: *python-builder_3_11_bookworm_vars
     files: *python-builder_3_11_bookworm_files
 
+# python-base-3.11-bookworm jobs
 - job:
     name: system-config-build-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm
     description: Build a python-base-3.11-bookworm image.
@@ -83,6 +84,50 @@
     vars: *python-base_3_11_bookworm_vars
     files: *python-base_3_11_bookworm_files
 
+# python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug jobs
+- job:
+    name: system-config-build-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug
+    description: Build a python-base-3.11-bookworm debug image.
+    parent: system-config-build-image
+    timeout: 3600
+    provides:
+      - python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug-container-image
+    vars: &python-base_3_11_bookworm_debug_vars
+      docker_images:
+        - context: docker/python-base
+          repository: opendevorg/python-base
+          tags:
+            - 3.11-bookworm-debug
+          arch:
+            - linux/amd64
+            - linux/arm64
+          build_args:
+            - PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
+            - DEBIAN_VERSION=bookworm
+            # Blank here means not the default of "slim-"
+            - IMAGE_FLAVOR=
+    files: &python-base_3_11_bookworm_debug_files
+      - docker/python-base/
+      - docker/python-builder/
+      - zuul.d/docker-images/python-3.11-bookworm.yaml
+
+- job:
+    name: system-config-upload-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug
+    description: Build and upload a python-base-3.11-bookworm debug image.
+    parent: system-config-upload-image
+    timeout: 3600
+    provides: python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug-container-image
+    vars: *python-base_3_11_bookworm_debug_vars
+    files: *python-base_3_11_bookworm_debug_files
+
+- job:
+    name: system-config-promote-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug
+    description: Promote a previously published python-base-3.11-bookworm debug image to latest.
+    parent: system-config-promote-image
+    vars: *python-base_3_11_bookworm_debug_vars
+    files: *python-base_3_11_bookworm_debug_files
+
+# uwsgi-base-3.11-bookworm jobs
 - job:
     name: system-config-build-image-uwsgi-base-3.11-bookworm
     description: Build a uwsgi-base-3.11-bookworm image.
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 26318a5b85..1534c4b011 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
         - system-config-build-image-python-base-3.9-bookworm
         - system-config-build-image-python-base-3.10-bookworm
         - system-config-build-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm
+        - system-config-build-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug
         - system-config-build-image-python-builder-3.9-bookworm
         - system-config-build-image-python-builder-3.10-bookworm
         - system-config-build-image-python-builder-3.11-bookworm
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@
         - system-config-upload-image-python-base-3.9-bookworm
         - system-config-upload-image-python-base-3.10-bookworm
         - system-config-upload-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm
+        - system-config-upload-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug
         - system-config-upload-image-python-builder-3.9-bookworm
         - system-config-upload-image-python-builder-3.10-bookworm
         - system-config-upload-image-python-builder-3.11-bookworm
@@ -356,6 +358,7 @@
         - system-config-promote-image-python-base-3.9-bookworm
         - system-config-promote-image-python-base-3.10-bookworm
         - system-config-promote-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm
+        - system-config-promote-image-python-base-3.11-bookworm-debug
         - system-config-promote-image-python-builder-3.9-bookworm
         - system-config-promote-image-python-builder-3.10-bookworm
         - system-config-promote-image-python-builder-3.11-bookworm