diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 8531162943ae35..479ceaabb6a0d4 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ SHELL=		/bin/sh -e
 # Use this to make a link between python$(VERSION) and python in $(BINDIR)
 LN=		@LN@
 
+# patchelf is used on Linux to set SONAME of libpython3.so for stable ABI
+PATCHELF=	@PATCHELF@
+
 # Portable install script (configure doesn't always guess right)
 INSTALL=	@INSTALL@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM=@INSTALL_PROGRAM@
@@ -1026,7 +1029,11 @@ libpython$(LDVERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(DTRACE_OBJS)
 	fi
 
 libpython3.so:	libpython$(LDVERSION).so
-	$(BLDSHARED) $(NO_AS_NEEDED) -o $@ -Wl,-h$@ $^
+	if test -n "$(PATCHELF)"; then \
+		cp $^ $@ && $(PATCHELF) --set-soname $@ $@; \
+	else \
+		$(BLDSHARED) $(NO_AS_NEEDED) -o $@ -Wl,-h$@ $^; \
+	fi
 
 libpython$(LDVERSION).dylib: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	 $(CC) -dynamiclib $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) -undefined dynamic_lookup -Wl,-install_name,$(prefix)/lib/libpython$(LDVERSION).dylib -Wl,-compatibility_version,$(VERSION) -Wl,-current_version,$(VERSION) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(DTRACE_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM); \
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-01-22-09-03-56.gh-issue-104612.z6FSDN.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-01-22-09-03-56.gh-issue-104612.z6FSDN.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0a7794d9807e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-01-22-09-03-56.gh-issue-104612.z6FSDN.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix libpython3.so stable ABI on Linux
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c826a1bb85667b..d9b728fd758eb9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ DEF_MAKE_RULE
 DEF_MAKE_ALL_RULE
 ABI_THREAD
 ABIFLAGS
+PATCHELF
 LN
 MKDIR_P
 INSTALL_DATA
@@ -8265,6 +8266,59 @@ if test -z "$LN" ; then
 	esac
 fi
 
+# patchelf is required on Linux to set the SONAME of libpython3.so for stable ABI support
+
+case $ac_sys_system in
+	Linux*)
+		# Extract the first word of "patchelf", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy patchelf; ac_word=$2
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+printf %s "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if test ${ac_cv_prog_PATCHELF+y}
+then :
+  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
+else case e in #(
+  e) if test -n "$PATCHELF"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_PATCHELF="$PATCHELF" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  case $as_dir in #(((
+    '') as_dir=./ ;;
+    */) ;;
+    *) as_dir=$as_dir/ ;;
+  esac
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_PATCHELF="patchelf"
+    printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi ;;
+esac
+fi
+PATCHELF=$ac_cv_prog_PATCHELF
+if test -n "$PATCHELF"; then
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PATCHELF" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "$PATCHELF" >&6; }
+else
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+		if test -z "$PATCHELF"; then
+			as_fn_error $? "patchelf is required on Linux for stable ABI support. Please install patchelf." "$LINENO" 5
+		fi
+		;;
+esac
+
 # For calculating the .so ABI tag.
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 322d33dd0e3c99..afcdd8b2f5d563 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1719,6 +1719,17 @@ if test -z "$LN" ; then
 	esac
 fi
 
+# patchelf is required on Linux to set the SONAME of libpython3.so for stable ABI support
+AC_SUBST([PATCHELF])
+case $ac_sys_system in
+	Linux*)
+		AC_CHECK_PROG([PATCHELF], [patchelf], [patchelf], [])
+		if test -z "$PATCHELF"; then
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([patchelf is required on Linux for stable ABI support. Please install patchelf.])
+		fi
+		;;
+esac
+
 # For calculating the .so ABI tag.
 AC_SUBST([ABIFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([ABI_THREAD])