diff --git a/pkg/PKGBUILD.qutebrowser-git b/pkg/PKGBUILD.qutebrowser-git
index 71b4fa65f..332d5fd59 100644
--- a/pkg/PKGBUILD.qutebrowser-git
+++ b/pkg/PKGBUILD.qutebrowser-git
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ license=('GPL')
 depends=('python' 'python-setuptools' 'python-pyqt5' 'qt5-base' 'qt5-webkit'
          'libxkbcommon-x11')
 makedepends=('python' 'python-setuptools')
-optdepends=('python-colorlog: colored logging output')
+optdepends=('python-colorlog: colored logging output'
+            'python-ipdb: better debugging')
 options=(!emptydirs)
 source=('qutebrowser::git://the-compiler.org/qutebrowser')
 md5sums=('SKIP')
diff --git a/scripts/setupcommon.py b/scripts/setupcommon.py
index 205b2a2c7..b08f78533 100644
--- a/scripts/setupcommon.py
+++ b/scripts/setupcommon.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ setupdata = {
     'author': qutebrowser.__author__,
     'author_email': qutebrowser.__email__,
     'license': qutebrowser.__license__,
-    'extras_require': {'colorlog': ['colorlog', 'colorama']},
+    'extras_require': {'nice-debugging': ['colorlog', 'colorama', 'ipdb']},
     'classifiers': [
         'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
         'Environment :: X11 Applications :: Qt',