diff --git a/python/build/pycharm64_community_launcher.properties b/python/build/pycharm64_community_launcher.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff7b0ffa11c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/build/pycharm64_community_launcher.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+IDS_JDK_ENV_VAR=PYCHARM_JDK_64
+IDS_JDK_ONLY=true
+IDS_VM_OPTIONS=-Didea.platform.prefix=PyCharmCore -Didea.no.jre.check=true -Didea.paths.selector=__PRODUCT_PATHS_SELECTOR__
diff --git a/python/build/pycharm_community_build.gant b/python/build/pycharm_community_build.gant
index 3b793ec4498f..90680aebc9f9 100644
--- a/python/build/pycharm_community_build.gant
+++ b/python/build/pycharm_community_build.gant
@@ -162,11 +162,14 @@ public layoutCommunity(String classesPath, Set usedJars) {
   ant.echo(message: "PC-${buildNumber}", file: "${paths.distAll}/build.txt")
 
   def launcher = "${paths.distWin}/bin/pycharm.exe"
+  def launcher64 = "${paths.distWin}/bin/pycharm64.exe"
   List resourcePaths = ["$ch/community-resources/src",
     "$ch/platform/icons/src",
     "$pythonCommunityHome/resources"]
   buildWinLauncher("$ch", "$ch/bin/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.exe", launcher,
                    appInfo, "$pythonCommunityHome/build/pycharm_community_launcher.properties", system_selector, resourcePaths)
+  buildWinLauncher("$ch", "$ch/bin/WinLauncher/WinLauncher64.exe", launcher64,
+                   appInfo, "$pythonCommunityHome/build/pycharm64_launcher.properties", system_selector, resourcePaths)
 
   buildWinZip("${paths.artifacts}/pycharmPC-${buildNumber}.zip", [paths.distAll, paths.distWin])