diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f6d5a725ed..57846e8566 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -186,3 +186,6 @@ deps =
   -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
   -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
   -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+
+[testenv:venv]
+commands = {posargs}