diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 52ef1d527..ddfacc0f3 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -246,8 +246,12 @@
           ($::operatingsystem == 'Debian') {
         $xtrabackup_package_name_override = 'percona-xtrabackup-24'
       }
+      if ($::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '20.04') >= 0) {
+        $python_package_name = 'python3-mysqldb'
+      } else {
+        $python_package_name = 'python-mysqldb'
+      }
 
-      $python_package_name = 'python-mysqldb'
       $ruby_package_name   = $::lsbdistcodename ? {
         'jessie'           => 'ruby-mysql',
         'stretch'          => 'ruby-mysql2',