diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 73d95f2a559..0b5bd2f1f2f 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ CSKY GNU/LINUX			csky*-*-linux
   ** The gdb.Inferior type has a new progspace property, which is the program
      space associated to that inferior.
 
+  ** The gdb.Progspace type has a new objfiles method, which returns the list
+     of objfiles associated to that program space.
+
 *** Changes in GDB 8.2
 
 * The 'set disassembler-options' command now supports specifying options
diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi
index ca3e651098f..6b3b598039d 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/python.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi
@@ -4079,6 +4079,14 @@ Hello.
 [Inferior 1 (process 4242) exited normally]
 @end smallexample
 
+A @code{gdb.Progspace} object has the following methods:
+
+@findex Progspace.objfiles
+@defun Progspace.objfiles ()
+Return a sequence of all the objfiles referenced by this program
+space.  @xref{Objfiles In Python}.
+@end defun
+
 @node Objfiles In Python
 @subsubsection Objfiles In Python
 
@@ -4105,7 +4113,9 @@ this function returns @code{None}.
 @findex gdb.objfiles
 @defun gdb.objfiles ()
 Return a sequence of all the objfiles current known to @value{GDBN}.
-@xref{Objfiles In Python}.
+@xref{Objfiles In Python}.  This is identical to
+@code{gdb.selected_inferior().progspace.objfiles()} (@pxref{Progspaces In
+Python}) and is included for historical compatibility.
 @end defun
 
 @findex gdb.lookup_objfile
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-progspace.c b/gdb/python/py-progspace.c
index 3eaa466666d..e01338f43d3 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-progspace.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-progspace.c
@@ -58,7 +58,16 @@ extern PyTypeObject pspace_object_type
 
 static const struct program_space_data *pspy_pspace_data_key;
 
-
+/* Require that PSPACE_OBJ be a valid program space ID.  */
+#define PSPY_REQUIRE_VALID(pspace_obj)				\
+  do {								\
+    if (pspace_obj->pspace == nullptr)				\
+      {								\
+	PyErr_SetString (PyExc_RuntimeError,			\
+			 _("Program space no longer exists."));	\
+	return NULL;						\
+      }								\
+  } while (0)
 
 /* An Objfile method which returns the objfile's file name, or None.  */
 
@@ -314,7 +323,17 @@ pspy_set_type_printers (PyObject *o, PyObject *value, void *ignore)
   return 0;
 }
 
-
+/* Implement the objfiles method.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+pspy_get_objfiles (PyObject *self_, PyObject *args)
+{
+  pspace_object *self = (pspace_object *) self_;
+
+  PSPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self);
+
+  return build_objfiles_list (self->pspace).release ();
+}
 
 /* Clear the PSPACE pointer in a Pspace object and remove the reference.  */
 
@@ -397,6 +416,13 @@ static gdb_PyGetSetDef pspace_getset[] =
   { NULL }
 };
 
+static PyMethodDef progspace_object_methods[] =
+{
+  { "objfiles", pspy_get_objfiles, METH_NOARGS,
+    "Return a sequence of objfiles associated to this program space." },
+  { NULL }
+};
+
 PyTypeObject pspace_object_type =
 {
   PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT (NULL, 0)
@@ -426,7 +452,7 @@ PyTypeObject pspace_object_type =
   0,				  /* tp_weaklistoffset */
   0,				  /* tp_iter */
   0,				  /* tp_iternext */
-  0,				  /* tp_methods */
+  progspace_object_methods,	  /* tp_methods */
   0,				  /* tp_members */
   pspace_getset,		  /* tp_getset */
   0,				  /* tp_base */
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-internal.h b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
index 3874fdc5e79..785ad171511 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-internal.h
+++ b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
@@ -549,6 +549,10 @@ struct symtab_and_line *sal_object_to_symtab_and_line (PyObject *obj);
 struct frame_info *frame_object_to_frame_info (PyObject *frame_obj);
 struct gdbarch *arch_object_to_gdbarch (PyObject *obj);
 
+/* Return a Python list containing an Objfile object for each objfile in
+   PSPACE.  */
+gdbpy_ref<> build_objfiles_list (program_space *pspace);
+
 void gdbpy_initialize_gdb_readline (void);
 int gdbpy_initialize_auto_load (void)
   CPYCHECKER_NEGATIVE_RESULT_SETS_EXCEPTION;
diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 6f798a0e461..371f4a57529 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -1437,10 +1437,10 @@ gdbpy_get_current_objfile (PyObject *unused1, PyObject *unused2)
   return result;
 }
 
-/* Return a sequence holding all the Objfiles.  */
+/* See python-internal.h.  */
 
-static PyObject *
-gdbpy_objfiles (PyObject *unused1, PyObject *unused2)
+gdbpy_ref<>
+build_objfiles_list (program_space *pspace)
 {
   struct objfile *objf;
 
@@ -1448,15 +1448,23 @@ gdbpy_objfiles (PyObject *unused1, PyObject *unused2)
   if (list == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
-  ALL_OBJFILES (objf)
-  {
-    PyObject *item = objfile_to_objfile_object (objf);
+  ALL_PSPACE_OBJFILES (pspace, objf)
+    {
+      PyObject *item = objfile_to_objfile_object (objf);
 
-    if (!item || PyList_Append (list.get (), item) == -1)
-      return NULL;
-  }
+      if (item == nullptr || PyList_Append (list.get (), item) == -1)
+	return NULL;
+    }
 
-  return list.release ();
+  return list;
+}
+
+/* Return a sequence holding all the Objfiles.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+gdbpy_objfiles (PyObject *unused1, PyObject *unused2)
+{
+  return build_objfiles_list (current_program_space).release ();
 }
 
 /* Compute the list of active python type printers and store them in
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-progspace.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-progspace.exp
index f0cafa834e0..fa1ffd9e283 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-progspace.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-progspace.exp
@@ -51,3 +51,34 @@ gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python progspace.random_attribute = 42" \
     "Set random attribute in progspace" 1
 gdb_test "python print (progspace.random_attribute)" "42" \
     "Verify set of random attribute in progspace"
+
+if {![runto_main]} {
+    fail "can't run to main"
+    return
+}
+
+# With a single inferior, progspace.objfiles () and gdb.objfiles () should
+# be identical.
+gdb_test "python print (progspace.objfiles () == gdb.objfiles ())" "True"
+
+gdb_test "add-inferior"
+gdb_test "inferior 2"
+
+gdb_load ${binfile}
+
+# With a second (non-started) inferior, we should have a single objfile - the
+# main one.
+gdb_test "python print (len (gdb.objfiles ())) == 1"
+
+# And the gdb.objfiles() list should now be different from the objfiles of the
+# prog space of inferior 1.
+gdb_test "python print (progspace.objfiles () != gdb.objfiles ())" "True"
+
+# Delete inferior 2 (and therefore the second progspace), check that the Python
+# object reacts sensibly.
+gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python progspace2 = gdb.current_progspace()" \
+    "save progspace 2" 1
+gdb_test "inferior 1" "Switching to inferior 1.*"
+gdb_test_no_output "remove-inferiors 2"
+gdb_test "python print (progspace2.objfiles ())" \
+    "RuntimeError: Program space no longer exists.*"
