diff --git a/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk b/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
index bed5ffe71792..af49f9bdd081 100644
--- a/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
+++ b/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ $(call gb_ExternalProject_get_state_target,python3,removeunnecessarystuff) : $(c
 	rm -r $(python3_fw_prefix)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)/tkinter
 	rm -r $(python3_fw_prefix)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)/turtledemo
 	rm -r $(python3_fw_prefix)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)/test
-	rm -r $(python3_fw_prefix)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)/venv
 	# Then the binary libraries
 	rm $(python3_fw_prefix)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)/lib-dynload/_dbm.$(python3_EXTENSION_MODULE_SUFFIX).so
 	rm $(python3_fw_prefix)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)/lib-dynload/_sqlite3.$(python3_EXTENSION_MODULE_SUFFIX).so
diff --git a/pyuno/Module_pyuno.mk b/pyuno/Module_pyuno.mk
index 804163ea4db0..7cf679bafdc6 100644
--- a/pyuno/Module_pyuno.mk
+++ b/pyuno/Module_pyuno.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_check_targets,pyuno, \
     PythonTest_pyuno_pytests_testbz2 \
     PythonTest_pyuno_pytests_testpip \
     PythonTest_pyuno_pytests_testsetuptools \
+    PythonTest_pyuno_pytests_testvenv \
 ))
 
 endif # !SYSTEM_PYTHON
diff --git a/pyuno/PythonTest_pyuno_pytests_testvenv.mk b/pyuno/PythonTest_pyuno_pytests_testvenv.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26eaf99aed30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyuno/PythonTest_pyuno_pytests_testvenv.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# -*- Mode: makefile-gmake; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+#
+# This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+
+$(eval $(call gb_PythonTest_PythonTest,pyuno_pytests_testvenv))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_PythonTest_add_modules,pyuno_pytests_testvenv,$(SRCDIR)/pyuno/qa/pytests,\
+    testvenv \
+))
+
+# vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/pyuno/qa/pytests/testvenv.py b/pyuno/qa/pytests/testvenv.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2a72dfd4a9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyuno/qa/pytests/testvenv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import os
+import unittest
+
+# I want to ensure that import venv works on all platforms
+class VENVTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_venv_import(self):
+        import venv
+
+        # use imported venv module for pyflakes
+        with open(os.devnull, "w") as devnull:
+            print(str(venv), file=devnull)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()