diff --git a/ci/build-wheel.sh b/ci/build-wheel.sh
index fbc57b47a..054a87fb7 100755
--- a/ci/build-wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/build-wheel.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ PY_PLATFORM=$($PYTHON -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_platform(), end=
 PY_VERSION=$($PYTHON -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_python_version(), end='')")
 PY_VERSION_FULL=$($PYTHON -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('py_version'), end='')")
 PY_VERSION_NODOT=$($PYTHON -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('py_version_nodot'), end='')")
+PY_ABI_THREAD=$($PYTHON -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('abi_thread') or '', end='')")
 
-PYTHON_TAG=cp$PY_VERSION_NODOT
+PYTHON_TAG=cp$PY_VERSION_NODOT$PY_ABI_THREAD
 if [[ $PY_PLATFORM == linux* ]]; then
     PLATFORM_TAG=many$(echo $PY_PLATFORM | sed 's/\-/_/')
     PLATFORM_TAG_MASK=$(echo $PLATFORM_TAG | sed 's/_/*_/')
diff --git a/cx_Freeze/executable.py b/cx_Freeze/executable.py
index 1f00319ee..a4b49e5a4 100644
--- a/cx_Freeze/executable.py
+++ b/cx_Freeze/executable.py
@@ -74,12 +74,17 @@ def base(self) -> Path:
 
     @base.setter
     def base(self, name: str | Path | None) -> None:
-        # The default base is the legacy console, except for
+        # The default base is the legacy console, except for Python 3.13t and
         # Python 3.13 on macOS, that supports only the new console
-        if IS_MACOS and sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 13):
-            name = name or "console"
-        else:
+        version = sys.version_info[:2]
+        if (
+            version <= (3, 13)
+            and get_config_var("abi_thread") is None
+            and not (IS_MACOS and version == (3, 13))
+        ):
             name = name or "console_legacy"
+        else:
+            name = name or "console"
         # silently ignore gui and service on non-windows systems
         if not (IS_WINDOWS or IS_MINGW) and name in ("gui", "service"):
             name = "console"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e32659e57..ea649751a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
-    "bump-my-version==0.29.0",
+    "bump-my-version==0.29.0 ;python_version < '3.13'",
     "cibuildwheel==2.22.0",
     "pre-commit==4.0.1",           # python_version >= 3.9
 ]
@@ -165,10 +165,12 @@ before-build = "uv pip install -r requirements.txt"
 build = "cp3*"
 build-frontend = "build[uv]"
 build-verbosity = 1
+enable = ["cpython-freethreading"]
 skip = [
     "cp3{9,10,13}-musllinux_*",
     "cp3{9,10,13}-manylinux_ppc64le",
     "cp3{9,10}-macosx_{universal2,arm64}",
+    "cp313t-win*",
 ]
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index e366973e1..48d4793ef 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-bump-my-version==0.29.0
+bump-my-version==0.29.0 ;python_version < '3.13'
 cibuildwheel==2.22.0
 pre-commit==4.0.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aab1b7a5b..0f56ffda9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ def build_extension(self, ext) -> None:
             library_dirs.append(get_config_var("LIBPL"))
             if not ENABLE_SHARED or IS_CONDA:
                 library_dirs.append(get_config_var("LIBDIR"))
-            libraries.append(f"python{get_python_version()}")
+            abi_thread = get_config_var("abi_thread") or ""
+            libraries.append(f"python{get_python_version()}{abi_thread}")
             if get_config_var("LIBS"):
                 extra_args.extend(get_config_var("LIBS").split())
             if get_config_var("LIBM"):
@@ -275,38 +276,48 @@ def get_extensions() -> list[Extension]:
         os.environ.get("CI", "") != "true"
         or os.environ.get("CIBUILDWHEEL", "0") != "1"
     )
+    abi_thread = get_config_var("abi_thread")
+    version = sys.version_info[:2]
     extensions = [
         Extension(
             "cx_Freeze.bases.console",
             ["source/bases/console.c", "source/bases/_common.c"],
             optional=optional,
-        ),
-        Extension(
-            "cx_Freeze.bases.console_legacy",
-            ["source/legacy/console.c"],
-            depends=["source/legacy/common.c"],
-            optional=optional
-            or (sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 13) and IS_MACOS),
-        ),
+        )
     ]
-
-    if IS_MINGW or IS_WINDOWS:
+    if (
+        version <= (3, 13)
+        and abi_thread is None
+        and not (IS_MACOS and version == (3, 13))
+    ):
         extensions += [
             Extension(
-                "cx_Freeze.bases.Win32GUI",
-                ["source/legacy/Win32GUI.c"],
+                "cx_Freeze.bases.console_legacy",
+                ["source/legacy/console.c"],
                 depends=["source/legacy/common.c"],
-                libraries=["user32"],
                 optional=optional,
-            ),
-            Extension(
-                "cx_Freeze.bases.Win32Service",
-                ["source/legacy/Win32Service.c"],
-                depends=["source/legacy/common.c"],
-                extra_link_args=["/DELAYLOAD:cx_Logging"],
-                libraries=["advapi32"],
-                optional=optional,
-            ),
+            )
+        ]
+    if IS_MINGW or IS_WINDOWS:
+        if version <= (3, 13) and abi_thread is None:
+            extensions += [
+                Extension(
+                    "cx_Freeze.bases.Win32GUI",
+                    ["source/legacy/Win32GUI.c"],
+                    depends=["source/legacy/common.c"],
+                    libraries=["user32"],
+                    optional=optional,
+                ),
+                Extension(
+                    "cx_Freeze.bases.Win32Service",
+                    ["source/legacy/Win32Service.c"],
+                    depends=["source/legacy/common.c"],
+                    extra_link_args=["/DELAYLOAD:cx_Logging"],
+                    libraries=["advapi32"],
+                    optional=optional,
+                ),
+            ]
+        extensions += [
             Extension(
                 "cx_Freeze.bases.gui",
                 ["source/bases/Win32GUI.c", "source/bases/_common.c"],
diff --git a/tests/test_executables.py b/tests/test_executables.py
index b9b5c2ad4..77fa452c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_executables.py
+++ b/tests/test_executables.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
+from sysconfig import get_config_var
 
 import pytest
 from generate_samples import create_package, run_command
@@ -241,14 +242,18 @@ def test_executables(
         ("icon.ico", "icon.icns", "icon.png", "icon.svg"),
     ),
 ]
-if IS_MACOS and sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 13):
+if (
+    sys.version_info[:2] <= (3, 13)
+    and get_config_var("abi_thread") is None
+    and not (IS_MACOS and sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 13))
+):
     TEST_VALID_PARAMETERS += [
-        ("base", None, "console-"),
+        ("base", None, "console_legacy-"),
+        ("base", "console_legacy", "console_legacy-"),
     ]
 else:
     TEST_VALID_PARAMETERS += [
-        ("base", None, "console_legacy-"),
-        ("base", "console_legacy", "console_legacy-"),
+        ("base", None, "console-"),
     ]
 if IS_WINDOWS or IS_MINGW:
     TEST_VALID_PARAMETERS += [