diff --git a/python/testData/toxtest/toxPyTestPy3k/test_foo.py b/python/testData/toxtest/toxPyTestPy3k/test_foo.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dbdd280f02f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/toxtest/toxPyTestPy3k/test_foo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def test_doo():
+    pass
diff --git a/python/testData/toxtest/toxPyTestPy3k/tox.ini b/python/testData/toxtest/toxPyTestPy3k/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f64211addbfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/toxtest/toxPyTestPy3k/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[tox]
+skipsdist=True
+envlist = py36
+[testenv]
+deps=pytest
+commands=pytest
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/PyToxTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/PyToxTest.java
index f57190c85410..5a7c375a92e1 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/PyToxTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/PyToxTest.java
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ public final class PyToxTest extends PyEnvTestCase {
     );
   }
 
+
+  @Test
+  public void testToxPyTestPy3k() {
+    runPythonTest(new MyPyProcessWithConsoleTestTask("/toxtest/toxPyTestPy3k/", 1,
+                                                     () -> new MyTestProcessRunner(),
+                                                     Collections.singletonList(
+                                                       Pair.create("py36", new InterpreterExpectations("", true))
+                                                     ),
+                                                     Integer.MAX_VALUE)
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check tox unit runner
    */