diff --git a/tests/config/virtualenv.py b/tests/config/virtualenv.py
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+"""
+virtualenv config test module
+"""
+
+from tests.base import RemoteGefUnitTestGeneric
+from os import system
+from tempfile import mktemp
+
+
+class VirtualenvConfig(RemoteGefUnitTestGeneric):
+    """virtualenv config test module"""
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        venv_path = mktemp()
+        system(f"virtualenv {venv_path}")
+        system(f"{venv_path}/bin/pip install numpy")
+
+        self.venv_path = venv_path
+
+        return super().setUp()
+
+    def test_conf_venv(self):
+        gdb = self._gdb
+        gdb.execute(f"gef config gef.virtualenv_path {self.venv_path}")
+
+        res = gdb.execute("pi __import__('numpy').test()", to_string=True)
+        assert 'NumPy version' in res