diff --git a/ports/openimageio/CONTROL b/ports/openimageio/CONTROL
index 70b2e528fa8252..615f84ce17bc8f 100644
--- a/ports/openimageio/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/openimageio/CONTROL
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ Description: Enable RAW image files support
 
 Feature: opencolorio
 Build-Depends: opencolorio
-Description: Enable opencolorio support for openimageio
\ No newline at end of file
+Description: Enable opencolorio support for openimageio
+
+Feature: python3
+Build-Depends: python3, pybind11
+Description: Build OpenImageIO Python 3 bindings
diff --git a/ports/openimageio/portfile.cmake b/ports/openimageio/portfile.cmake
index aeccf0bc039188..14e7ac9b0bbf86 100644
--- a/ports/openimageio/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/openimageio/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include(vcpkg_common_definitions)
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 
 vcpkg_from_github(
@@ -30,14 +31,25 @@ endif()
 
 vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
     libraw USE_LIBRAW
-    opencolorio USE_OCIO 
+    opencolorio USE_OCIO
 )
 
+if("python3" IN_LIST FEATURES)
+    vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS_PYTHON
+        python3 USE_PYTHON
+    )
+
+    vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PYTHON3)
+
+    get_filename_component(PYTHON3_DIR ${PYTHON3} PATH)
+    vcpkg_add_to_path(${PYTHON3_DIR})
+endif()
+
+
 vcpkg_configure_cmake(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
     PREFER_NINJA
-    OPTIONS ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
-        -DOIIO_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF
+    OPTIONS ${FEATURE_OPTIONS} ${FEATURE_OPTIONS_PYTHON}
         -DOIIO_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
         -DHIDE_SYMBOLS=ON
         -DUSE_DICOM=OFF
@@ -50,7 +62,6 @@ vcpkg_configure_cmake(
         -DUSE_OPENJPEG=OFF
         -DUSE_OPENSSL=OFF
         -DUSE_PTEX=OFF
-        -DUSE_PYTHON=OFF
         -DUSE_QT=OFF
         -DUSE_WEBP=OFF
         -DBUILDSTATIC=${BUILDSTATIC}