diff --git a/kodi_addon_checker/check_addon.py b/kodi_addon_checker/check_addon.py
index 62bded4..8c753fa 100644
--- a/kodi_addon_checker/check_addon.py
+++ b/kodi_addon_checker/check_addon.py
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ def start(addon_path, args, all_repo_addons, config=None):
     addon_xml = check_files.check_addon_xml(addon_report, addon_path, parsed_xml, args.allow_folder_id_mismatch)
 
     if addon_xml is not None:
-        check_addon_branches.check_for_existing_addon(addon_report, Addon(parsed_xml), all_repo_addons, args)
+        addon = Addon(parsed_xml)
+        check_dependencies.check_python_dependency(addon_report, addon)
+        check_addon_branches.check_for_existing_addon(addon_report, addon, all_repo_addons, args)
 
         if not addon_xml.findall("*//broken") and \
            not (addon_xml.findall("*//lifecyclestate") and \
diff --git a/kodi_addon_checker/check_dependencies.py b/kodi_addon_checker/check_dependencies.py
index 39df7b9..88c6543 100644
--- a/kodi_addon_checker/check_dependencies.py
+++ b/kodi_addon_checker/check_dependencies.py
@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def check_python_dependency(report: Report, addon: Addon):
+    """ Checks if the Python dependency targets version 3 or highter.
+
+        :report: the report object
+        :addon: the Addon object (contains id and version)
+    """
+
+    for dependency in addon.dependencies:
+        if dependency.id == 'xbmc.python' and dependency.version < AddonVersion("3.0.0"):
+            report.add(Record(PROBLEM, "Add-ons should target Python 3 and up."))
+            return
+
+
 def check_addon_dependencies(report: Report, repo_addons: dict, parsed_xml, args):
     """Check for any new dependencies in addon.xml file and reports them
         :parsed_xml: parsed addon.xml file