diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
index 848ff11a35..17aebf0704 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Paul Franklin
 # Copyright (C) 2014      Gerald Kunzmann <g.kunzmann@arcor.de>
 # Copyright (C) 2017      Robert Carnell <bertcarnell_at_gmail.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Dave Khuon
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
 from gramps.gen.proxy import CacheProxyDb
 from gramps.gen.display.name import displayer as _nd
 
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Constants
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ def __init__(self, database, options, user):
         pageben       - Whether to include page break before End Notes.
         firstName     - Whether to use first names instead of pronouns.
         fulldate      - Whether to use full dates instead of just year.
+        showgender    - Whether to include prepend person name with gender.
         listchildren  - Whether to list children.
         list_children_spouses - Whether to list the spouses of the children
         includenotes  - Whether to include notes.
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ def __init__(self, database, options, user):
         self.pgbrkenotes = get_value("pageben")
         self.fulldate = get_value("fulldates")
         use_fulldate = self.fulldate
+        self.showgender = get_value("showgender")
         self.listchildren = get_value("listc")
         self.list_children_spouses = get_value("listc_spouses")
         self.includenotes = get_value("incnotes")
@@ -318,6 +322,8 @@ def write_more_header(first, name):
         mark = utils.get_person_mark(self._db, person)
 
         self.doc.start_bold()
+        if self.showgender:
+            self.doc.write_text(utils.get_gender_symbol(person) + " ")
         self.doc.write_text(name, mark)
         if name[-1:] == ".":
             self.doc.write_text_citation("%s " % self.endnotes(person))
@@ -642,6 +648,8 @@ def write_children(self, family):
             child_name = self._nd.display(child)
             if not child_name:
                 child_name = self._("Unknown")
+            if self.showgender:
+                child_name = utils.get_gender_symbol(child) + " " + child_name
             child_mark = utils.get_person_mark(self._db, child)
 
             if self.childref and self.prev_gen_handles.get(child_handle):
@@ -770,6 +778,8 @@ def write_mate(self, person):
                     name = self._("Unknown")
                 mark = utils.get_person_mark(self._db, ind)
 
+                if self.showgender:
+                    name = utils.get_gender_symbol(ind) + " " + name
                 if family.get_relationship() == FamilyRelType.MARRIED:
                     self.doc.write_text(self._("Spouse: %s") % name, mark)
                 else:
@@ -918,6 +928,10 @@ def add_menu_options(self, menu):
 
         addopt = partial(menu.add_option, _("Include"))
 
+        showgender = BooleanOption(_("Show gender symbol in front of name"), True)
+        showgender.set_help(_("Whether to show gender symbol in front of name."))
+        addopt("showgender", showgender)
+
         listc = BooleanOption(_("Include children"), True)
         listc.set_help(_("Whether to list children."))
         addopt("listc", listc)