diff --git a/elisp/eshell-starship.el b/elisp/eshell-starship.el
index ebe0864..fa7b442 100644
--- a/elisp/eshell-starship.el
+++ b/elisp/eshell-starship.el
@@ -269,6 +269,14 @@ The number is rounded to PLACES before being rendered."
               (format "%dm" mins))
             (format (format "%%.%dfs" places) secs))))
 
+(defun eshell-starship-clear-cache-for (modules)
+  "Clear the cache for each of MODULES.
+MODULES can also be a single module."
+  (dolist (module (ensure-list modules))
+    (when (symbolp module) (setq module (symbol-name module)))
+    (when-let ((cur-entry (gethash module eshell-starship--module-cache)))
+      (setf (car cur-entry) nil))))
+
 
 ;;; CWD Module
 (defun eshell-starship--replace-home-with-tilda (path)
@@ -623,8 +631,36 @@ For example, a revert.  If there is no current operation, return nil."
             "v" (match-string 0))
   :doc "Your Zig version.")
 
+(defun eshell-starship--current-venv ()
+  "Return the name of the prompt string for the current venv.
+This requires pyvenv.el to work.  Without it, return nil."
+  (and (bound-and-true-p pyvenv-virtual-env-name)
+       (format " (%s)" pyvenv-virtual-env-name)))
+
+(defun eshell-starship--python-status ()
+  "Return the prompt string for the python module."
+  (when-let
+      ((python-exec (or (bound-and-true-p python-interpreter) "python"))
+       (output (process-lines-ignore-status python-exec "--version"))
+       ((string-match "^Python \\([0-9.]+\\)" (car output))))
+    (concat "v" (match-string 1 (car output)) (eshell-starship--current-venv))))
+
+(defvar-local eshell-starship--python-last-pyvenv nil
+  "The previous `pyvenv-virtual-env' value.
+This does not mean anything if pyvenv.el is not installed.")
+
+(defun eshell-starship--python-postcmd-action ()
+  "The postcmd action for the python module."
+  (when (and (boundp 'pyvenv-virtual-env)
+             (not (equal eshell-starship--python-last-pyvenv
+                         pyvenv-virtual-env)))
+    (setq eshell-starship--python-last-pyvenv pyvenv-virtual-env)
+    (eshell-starship-clear-cache-for 'python)))
+
 (eshell-starship-defmodule python
   :extensions '("py" "ipynb")
+  :predicate (lambda ()
+               (bound-and-true-p pyvenv-virtual-env))
   :files '(".python-version" "Pipfile" "__init__.py" "pyproject.toml"
            "requirements.txt" "setup.py" "tox.ini" "pixi.toml")
   :prefix "via "
@@ -632,10 +668,8 @@ For example, a revert.  If there is no current operation, return nil."
   :color "#CECB00"
   :allow-remote nil
   :reload-on 'cwd
-  :action (eshell-starship-find-version-function
-            ("python" "--version")
-            "^Python \\([0-9.]+\\)"
-            "v" (match-string 1))
+  :action #'eshell-starship--python-status
+  :postcmd-action #'eshell-starship--python-postcmd-action
   :doc "Your current system-wide Python version.")
 
 (eshell-starship-defmodule php
@@ -698,11 +732,9 @@ If any of flags is t, clear all caches."
   (cl-loop with force-clear = (member t flags)
            for module being the hash-values of eshell-starship-modules
            do (with-slots (name reload-on) module
-                (when-let (((or force-clear
-                                (cl-intersection (ensure-list reload-on) flags)))
-                           (cur-entry (gethash name
-                                               eshell-starship--module-cache)))
-                  (setf (car cur-entry) nil)))))
+                (when (or force-clear
+                          (cl-intersection (ensure-list reload-on) flags))
+                  (eshell-starship-clear-cache-for name)))))
 
 (defun eshell-starship--cwd-clear-caches ()
   "Clear caches that should be cleared on cwd for eshell-starship."
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 20718f3..0b33c22 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1657,6 +1657,8 @@ otherwise, call `bibtex-find-text'."
 (use-package python-ts-mode
   :ensure nil
   :hook (python-ts-mode . trusted-files-eglot-ensure-if-safe))
+;; python virtual environments
+(use-package pyvenv)
 
 ;; java-ts-mode
 (use-package java-ts-mode