diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_is_thread_alive.py b/python/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_is_thread_alive.py
index a40343ee33e1..11ba770558fa 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_is_thread_alive.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_is_thread_alive.py
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 from _pydev_imps._pydev_saved_modules import threading
 
-# Hack for https://www.brainwy.com/tracker/PyDev/363 (i.e.: calling isAlive() can throw AssertionError under some
-# circumstances).
+# Hack for https://www.brainwy.com/tracker/PyDev/363
+# I.e.: calling isAlive() can throw AssertionError under some circumstances
 # It is required to debug threads started by start_new_thread in Python 3.4
 _temp = threading.Thread()
-if hasattr(_temp, '_is_stopped'): # Python 3.x has this
+
+# Python <=3.12
+if hasattr(_temp, '_is_stopped'):
     def is_thread_alive(t):
         return not t._is_stopped
 
-elif hasattr(_temp, '_Thread__stopped'): # Python 2.x has this
+# Python 2.x
+elif hasattr(_temp, '_Thread__stopped'):
     def is_thread_alive(t):
         return not t._Thread__stopped
 
-else: 
-    # Jython wraps a native java thread and thus only obeys the public API.
+# Jython wraps a native java thread and thus only obeys the public API
+elif hasattr(_temp, 'isAlive'):
     def is_thread_alive(t):
         return t.isAlive()
 
+# Python >=3.13
+else:
+    def is_thread_alive(t):
+        return t.is_alive()
+
 del _temp