diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
index 0da8e38..c2f2df4 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yml
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
     - smoke:
         dir: python/smoke
         run: VERSION=3.10 ./venv.sh
+    - smoke_virtualenv:
+        dir: python/smoke
+        run: VERSION=3.10 METHOD=virtualenv ./venv.sh
     - debugsmoke:
         dir: python/smoke
         run: PYTHON=python3-debug TOX=false VERSION=3.10 ./venv.sh
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@
     - python3-tkinter  # for selftest
     - python3-test  # for selftest
     - tox  # for venv tests
+    - virtualenv  # for virtualenv tests
     - glibc-all-langpacks # for locale tests
     - marshalparser  # for testing compatibility (magic numbers) with marshalparser
     - rpm  # for debugging