diff --git a/gef.py b/gef.py
index c713c62ef..0abc0b484 100644
--- a/gef.py
+++ b/gef.py
@@ -9854,6 +9854,9 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         plugins_dir = GefSetting("", str, "Autoload additional GEF commands from external directory", hooks={"on_write": [GefSetting.no_spaces, ]})
         plugins_dir.add_hook("on_changed", [lambda _, new_val: GefSetting.must_exist(new_val), lambda _, new_val: self.load_extra_plugins(new_val), ])
         gef.config["gef.extra_plugins_dir"] = plugins_dir
+        venv_path = GefSetting("", str, "Path to the virtualenv used by GEF", hooks={"on_write": [GefSetting.no_spaces, ]})
+        venv_path.add_hook("on_changed", [lambda _, new_val: GefSetting.must_exist(new_val), lambda _, new_val: self.load_virtualenv(new_val), ])
+        gef.config["gef.virtualenv_path"] = venv_path
         gef.config["gef.disable_color"] = GefSetting(False, bool, "Disable all colors in GEF")
         gef.config["gef.tempdir"] = GefSetting(GEF_TEMP_DIR, pathlib.Path, "Directory to use for temporary/cache content", hooks={"on_write": [GefSetting.no_spaces, GefSetting.create_folder_tree]})
         gef.config["gef.show_deprecation_warnings"] = GefSetting(True, bool, "Toggle the display of the `deprecated` warnings")
@@ -9943,6 +9946,13 @@ def load_plugins_from_directory(plugin_directory: pathlib.Path):
         dbg(f"Loading extra plugins from directory={directory}")
         return load_plugins_from_directory(directory)
 
+
+    def load_virtualenv(self, new_path: Optional[pathlib.Path] = None):
+        path = new_path or gef.config["gef.virtualenv_path"]
+        if path:
+            activate_script_path = pathlib.Path(path)/"bin"/"activate_this.py"
+            exec(open(activate_script_path).read(), {'__file__': activate_script_path})
+
     @property
     def loaded_command_names(self) -> Iterable[str]:
         print("obsolete loaded_command_names")
@@ -11717,6 +11727,9 @@ def target_remote_posthook():
     gef.gdb.load()
     gef.gdb.show_banner()
 
+    # load venv
+    gef.gdb.load_virtualenv()
+
     # load config
     gef.gdb.load_extra_plugins()
 
diff --git a/tests/config/virtualenv.py b/tests/config/virtualenv.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ddbf43b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/virtualenv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""
+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