diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21f5b596..8d00a4cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Halstead metrics: show full function signatures.
 - DUB projects: added support for the _syntax_ build type. (#83)
 - GDB commander: arguments of the _Debugee Options_ can be temporarily deactivated by prepending `//`.
+- GDB commander: add an option allowing to set the path to the gdb binary. (#73)
 - Search results: use GNU style messages. (#84)
 
 # v3.9.11
diff --git a/src/u_gdb.pas b/src/u_gdb.pas
index f6b26997..44ee30de 100644
--- a/src/u_gdb.pas
+++ b/src/u_gdb.pas
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ type
     fDlangBreakpoints: TDlangBreakpoints;
     fCurrentEvalKind: TGdbEvalKind;
     fMaxCallStackDepth: integer;
+    fGdbPath: TFilename;
     procedure setIgnoredSignals(value: TStringList);
     procedure setCommandsHistory(value: TStringList);
     procedure setCustomEvalHistory(value: TStringList);
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ type
     property coreBreakingSymbols: TDlangBreakpoints read fDlangBreakpoints write fDlangBreakpoints;
     property currentEvalKind: TGdbEvalKind read fCurrentEvalKind write fCurrentEvalKind;
     property customEvalHistory: TStringList read fCustomEvalHistory write setCustomEvalHistory;
+    property gdbPath: TFilename read fGdbPath write fGdbPath;
     property hideCpuView: boolean read fHideCpuView write fHideCpuView default false;
     property ignoredSignals: TStringList read fIgnoredSignals write setIgnoredSignals;
     property keepRedirectedStreams: boolean read fKeepRedirectedStreams write fKeepRedirectedStreams default false;
@@ -1959,10 +1961,14 @@ begin
   FreeAndNil(fInput);
   FreeAndNil(fOutput);
 
-  gdb := exeFullName('gdb');
+
+  if fOptions.gdbPath <> '' then
+    gdb := fOptions.gdbPath
+  else
+    gdb := exeFullName('gdb' + exeExt);
   if not gdb.fileExists then
   begin
-    dlgOkInfo('Cannot debug, GDB is missing', 'GDB commander');
+    dlgOkInfo('gdb cannot be found, check the options', 'GDB commander');
     exit;
   end;