diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7-r3.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7-r3.ebuild
index e58e73ded7d23..2a7bb6ef38cf0 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7-r3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7-r3.ebuild
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	doc? ( >=dev-python/sphinx-0.6[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
-	test? ( || ( $(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/twisted-core[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7)
-		 $(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/twisted[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7) ) )"
+	test? ( || ( $(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/twisted[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7 python3_{4,5,6})
+			$(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/twisted-core[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7)
+		 ) )"
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-python-3.5-backport.patch
diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
index 1b37a07fb934a..132633f36b15b 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	doc? ( >=dev-python/sphinx-0.6[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
-	test? ( $(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/twisted-core[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7) )"
+	test? ( $(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/twisted[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7 python3_{4,5,6}) )"
 
 pkg_setup() {
 	use doc && DISTUTILS_ALL_SUBPHASE_IMPLS=( 'python2*' )