diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ca7ce590ae9b..a87c0b56d744 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@ pyparsing>=2.0.3,<2.4.0
 pyelftools>=0.22
 idf-component-manager~=1.0
 
-gdbgui==0.13.2.0
+gdbgui==0.13.2.0; python_version < "3.11"
 # 0.13.2.1 supports Python 3.6+ only
 # Windows is not supported since 0.14.0.0. See https://github.com/cs01/gdbgui/issues/348
-pygdbmi<=0.9.0.2
+pygdbmi<=0.9.0.2; python_version < "3.11"
 # The pygdbmi required max version 0.9.0.2 since 0.9.0.3 is not compatible with latest gdbgui (>=0.13.2.0)
 # A compatible Socket.IO should be used. See https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/python-socketio/issues/578
-python-socketio<5
-jinja2<3.1  # See https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/8760
-itsdangerous<2.1
+python-socketio<5; python_version < "3.11"
+jinja2<3.1; python_version < "3.11"   # See https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/8760
+itsdangerous<2.1; python_version < "3.11"
+
+# gdbgui is not supported on Python 3.11. See https://github.com/cs01/gdbgui/issues/447
+pygdbmi<=0.9.0.2; python_version > "3.10"
 
 kconfiglib==13.7.1
 
diff --git a/tools/idf_py_actions/debug_ext.py b/tools/idf_py_actions/debug_ext.py
index 53b94e810a3f..d13fae40c766 100644
--- a/tools/idf_py_actions/debug_ext.py
+++ b/tools/idf_py_actions/debug_ext.py
@@ -210,8 +210,12 @@ def gdbui(action, ctx, args, gdbgui_port, gdbinit, require_openocd):
         env['PURE_PYTHON'] = '1'
         try:
             process = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=gdbgui_out, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, bufsize=1, env=env)
-        except Exception as e:
+        except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError) as e:
             print(e)
+            if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 11):
+                raise SystemExit('Unfortunately, gdbgui is supported only with Python 3.10 or older. '
+                                 'See: https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/10116. '
+                                 'Please use "idf.py gdb" or debug in Eclipse/Vscode instead.')
             raise FatalError('Error starting gdbgui. Please make sure gdbgui can be started', ctx)
 
         processes['gdbgui'] = process