diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 530ecf0ea..089350d8a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   `Config.fromdictargs` now represents its input much more faithfully.
   Thanks to Buck Evan for the complete PR.
 
+* `pytest_enter_pdb` now optionally receives the pytest config object.
+  Thanks Bruno Oliveira for the PR.
+
 2.8.2.dev
 ---------
 
diff --git a/_pytest/hookspec.py b/_pytest/hookspec.py
index d0c3e4aad..a9024b1d3 100644
--- a/_pytest/hookspec.py
+++ b/_pytest/hookspec.py
@@ -290,5 +290,10 @@ def pytest_exception_interact(node, call, report):
     that is not an internal exception like "skip.Exception".
     """
 
-def pytest_enter_pdb():
-    """ called upon pdb.set_trace()"""
+def pytest_enter_pdb(config):
+    """ called upon pdb.set_trace(), can be used by plugins to take special
+    action just before the python debugger enters in interactive mode.
+
+    :arg config: pytest config object
+    :type config: _pytest.config.Config
+    """
diff --git a/_pytest/pdb.py b/_pytest/pdb.py
index 78fedd373..8a615d0d3 100644
--- a/_pytest/pdb.py
+++ b/_pytest/pdb.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class pytestPDB:
         """ invoke PDB set_trace debugging, dropping any IO capturing. """
         import _pytest.config
         frame = sys._getframe().f_back
-        capman = None
         if self._pluginmanager is not None:
             capman = self._pluginmanager.getplugin("capturemanager")
             if capman:
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ class pytestPDB:
             tw = _pytest.config.create_terminal_writer(self._config)
             tw.line()
             tw.sep(">", "PDB set_trace (IO-capturing turned off)")
-            self._pluginmanager.hook.pytest_enter_pdb()
+            self._pluginmanager.hook.pytest_enter_pdb(config=self._config)
         pdb.Pdb().set_trace(frame)
 
 
diff --git a/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst b/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
index 1e9807cf5..f5e4ce66c 100644
--- a/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ reporting or interaction with exceptions:
 .. autofunction:: pytest_internalerror
 .. autofunction:: pytest_keyboard_interrupt
 .. autofunction:: pytest_exception_interact
-
+.. autofunction:: pytest_enter_pdb
 
 
 Reference of objects involved in hooks
diff --git a/testing/test_pdb.py b/testing/test_pdb.py
index a2fd4d43d..06fc056e3 100644
--- a/testing/test_pdb.py
+++ b/testing/test_pdb.py
@@ -275,8 +275,12 @@ class TestPDB:
 
     def test_enter_pdb_hook_is_called(self, testdir):
         testdir.makeconftest("""
-            def pytest_enter_pdb():
+            def pytest_enter_pdb(config):
+                assert config.testing_verification == 'configured'
                 print 'enter_pdb_hook'
+
+            def pytest_configure(config):
+                config.testing_verification = 'configured'
         """)
         p1 = testdir.makepyfile("""
             import pytest