diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7c85806e20..eec44fb974 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ matrix:
       os: linux
       dist: bionic
       python: 3.6
+    - name: "Python 3.8 (Ubuntu 20.04 Focal)"
+      os: linux
+      dist: focal
+      python: 3.8
 
 install:
   - pip3 install 'cx-freeze==6.1'