diff --git a/dev-python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets-8.1.1.ebuild b/dev-python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets-8.1.1.ebuild
index dd6572b723493..3d68fdc4fdb62 100644
--- a/dev-python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets-8.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets-8.1.1.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=8
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..12} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( pypy3 python3_{10..12} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 pypi