diff --git a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/VirtualEnvReader.kt b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/VirtualEnvReader.kt
index 37baab199da5..01ad3d5a5c50 100644
--- a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/VirtualEnvReader.kt
+++ b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/VirtualEnvReader.kt
@@ -1,42 +1,54 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.jetbrains.python.venvReader
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfoRt
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.runBlockingMaybeCancellable
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.toCanonicalPath
-import com.intellij.util.SystemProperties
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelApi
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelOsFamily
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.environmentVariables
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.asNioPath
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.getEelDescriptor
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.localEel
 import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresBackgroundThread
 import com.jetbrains.python.PythonBinary
 import com.jetbrains.python.PythonHomePath
+import com.jetbrains.python.venvReader.VirtualEnvReader.Companion.Instance
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.TestOnly
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import kotlin.io.path.*
 
 typealias Directory = Path
 
+/**
+ * Use [Instance]. Provide "forced" vars to ctor for tests only.
+ */
 @ApiStatus.Internal
-class VirtualEnvReader(
-  private val envs: Map<@NonNls String, @NonNls String> = System.getenv(),
-  isWindows: Boolean = SystemInfoRt.isWindows,
+class VirtualEnvReader private constructor(
+  private val forcedVars: Map<@NonNls String, @NonNls String>?,
+  private val forcedOs: EelOsFamily? = null,
 ) {
-  private val pythonNames = if (isWindows)
-    setOf("pypy.exe", "python.exe")
-  else
-    setOf("pypy", "python")
 
-  private val binFolderName = if (isWindows) {
-    "Scripts"
-  } else {
-    "bin"
-  }
+  @TestOnly
+  constructor(
+    forcedVars: Map<@NonNls String, @NonNls String>? = null,
+    isWindows: Boolean? = null,
+  ) : this(forcedVars, when (isWindows) {
+    true -> EelOsFamily.Windows
+    false -> EelOsFamily.Posix
+    null -> null
+  })
+
+  private constructor() : this(forcedVars = null, forcedOs = null)
 
   /**
    * Dir with virtual envs
    */
   @RequiresBackgroundThread
-  fun getVEnvRootDir(): Directory {
-    return resolveDirFromEnvOrElseGetDirInHomePath("WORKON_HOME", DEFAULT_VIRTUALENVS_DIR)
+  fun getVEnvRootDir(eel: EelApi = localEel): Directory {
+    return resolveDirFromEnvOrElseGetDirInHomePath(eel, "WORKON_HOME", DEFAULT_VIRTUALENVS_DIR)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -47,8 +59,8 @@ class VirtualEnvReader(
     findLocalInterpreters(getVEnvRootDir())
 
   @RequiresBackgroundThread
-  fun getPyenvRootDir(): Directory {
-    return resolveDirFromEnvOrElseGetDirInHomePath("PYENV_ROOT", ".pyenv")
+  fun getPyenvRootDir(eel: EelApi = localEel): Directory {
+    return resolveDirFromEnvOrElseGetDirInHomePath(eel, "PYENV_ROOT", ".pyenv")
   }
 
   @RequiresBackgroundThread
@@ -127,6 +139,11 @@ class VirtualEnvReader(
   fun getVenvRootPath(path: Path): Path? {
     val bin = path.parent
 
+    val binFolderName = when (forcedOs ?: path.getEelDescriptor().osFamily) {
+      EelOsFamily.Posix -> "bin"
+      EelOsFamily.Windows -> "Scripts"
+    }
+
     if (bin == null || bin.fileName.pathString != binFolderName) {
       return null
     }
@@ -150,13 +167,20 @@ class VirtualEnvReader(
    * Looks for python binary among directory entries
    */
   @RequiresBackgroundThread
-  private fun findInterpreter(dir: Path): PythonBinary? =
-    dir.listDirectoryEntries().firstOrNull { it.isRegularFile() && it.name.lowercase() in pythonNames }
+  private fun findInterpreter(dir: Path): PythonBinary? {
+    val pythonNames = when (forcedOs ?: dir.getEelDescriptor().osFamily) {
+      EelOsFamily.Posix -> setOf("pypy", "python")
+      EelOsFamily.Windows -> setOf("pypy.exe", "python.exe")
+    }
+    return dir.listDirectoryEntries().firstOrNull { it.isRegularFile() && it.name.lowercase() in pythonNames }
+  }
 
   @RequiresBackgroundThread
-  private fun resolveDirFromEnvOrElseGetDirInHomePath(env: String, dirName: String): Path =
-    envs[env]?.let { tryResolvePath(it) }
-    ?: Path.of(SystemProperties.getUserHome(), dirName)
+  private fun resolveDirFromEnvOrElseGetDirInHomePath(eel: EelApi, env: String, dirName: String): Path {
+    val envs = forcedVars ?: runBlockingMaybeCancellable { eel.exec.environmentVariables().eelIt().await() }
+    return envs[env]?.let { tryResolvePath(it, eel.descriptor) }
+           ?: eel.userInfo.home.asNioPath().resolve(dirName)
+  }
 
 
   companion object {
diff --git a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/resolveUtil.kt b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/resolveUtil.kt
index 2d5a3198d48d..da144bb6bc8f 100644
--- a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/resolveUtil.kt
+++ b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/venvReader/resolveUtil.kt
@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.jetbrains.python.venvReader
 
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelDescriptor
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.path.EelPathException
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.localEel
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.utils.Path
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.CustomSdkHomePattern
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException
 import java.nio.file.Path
+import kotlin.io.path.Path
 
 /**
  * Converts [str] to [Path] of str is real nio path. Returns null otherwise
  */
+@JvmOverloads
 @ApiStatus.Internal
-fun tryResolvePath(str: String?): Path? {
-  if (str == null || CustomSdkHomePattern.isCustomPythonSdkHomePath(str)) {
+fun tryResolvePath(str: String?, eelDescriptor: EelDescriptor? = null): Path? {
+  val eelIsLocal = eelDescriptor == null || eelDescriptor == localEel.descriptor
+  if (str == null || eelIsLocal && CustomSdkHomePattern.isCustomPythonSdkHomePath(str)) {
     return null
   }
 
   try {
-    return Path.of(str)
+    return if (eelIsLocal) Path(str) else Path(str, eelDescriptor)
   }
   catch (_: InvalidPathException) {
   }
+  catch (_: EelPathException) {
+  }
   return null
 }
diff --git a/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/impl/PythonBinaryExt.kt b/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/impl/PythonBinaryExt.kt
index 2ef28262b6e7..d33974dd0976 100644
--- a/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/impl/PythonBinaryExt.kt
+++ b/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/impl/PythonBinaryExt.kt
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ fun PythonBinary.resolvePythonHome(): PythonHomePath = when (getEelDescriptor().
 @RequiresBackgroundThread
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 fun PythonHomePath.resolvePythonBinary(): PythonBinary? {
-  return VirtualEnvReader(isWindows = getEelDescriptor().osFamily.isWindows).findPythonInPythonRoot(this)
+  return VirtualEnvReader.Instance.findPythonInPythonRoot(this)
 }
diff --git a/python/python-venv/BUILD.bazel b/python/python-venv/BUILD.bazel
index c5e4b2c6d598..0e698000cd09 100644
--- a/python/python-venv/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/python/python-venv/BUILD.bazel
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jvm_library(
     "//platform/util",
     "//platform/core-api:core",
     "//python/python-exec-service/execService.python",
+    "//platform/eel-provider",
   ]
 )
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ jvm_library(
     "//platform/core-api:core",
     "//python/python-exec-service/execService.python",
     "//python/python-exec-service/execService.python:execService.python_test_lib",
+    "//platform/eel-provider",
   ]
 )
 ### auto-generated section `build intellij.python.community.impl.venv` end
diff --git a/python/python-venv/intellij.python.community.impl.venv.iml b/python/python-venv/intellij.python.community.impl.venv.iml
index 1f0719e3d3f5..b4d423e7815b 100644
--- a/python/python-venv/intellij.python.community.impl.venv.iml
+++ b/python/python-venv/intellij.python.community.impl.venv.iml
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.execution" scope="TEST" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.core" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.python.community.execService.python" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.eel.provider" />
   </component>
 </module>
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diff --git a/python/python-venv/src/com/intellij/python/community/impl/venv/venv.kt b/python/python-venv/src/com/intellij/python/community/impl/venv/venv.kt
index 4af59d829730..77d357df24b1 100644
--- a/python/python-venv/src/com/intellij/python/community/impl/venv/venv.kt
+++ b/python/python-venv/src/com/intellij/python/community/impl/venv/venv.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.intellij.python.community.impl.venv
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.EDT
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.fileLogger
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.asEelPath
 import com.intellij.python.community.execService.BinaryToExec
 import com.intellij.python.community.execService.ExecOptions
 import com.intellij.python.community.execService.ExecService
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ suspend fun createVenv(
   inheritSitePackages: Boolean = false,
   envReader: VirtualEnvReader = VirtualEnvReader.Instance,
 ): PyResult<PythonBinary> {
-  createVenv(python.asBinToExec(), venvDir.pathString, inheritSitePackages).getOr { return it }
+  createVenv(python.asBinToExec(), venvDir.asEelPath().toString(), inheritSitePackages).getOr { return it }
 
   val venvPython = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
     envReader.findPythonInPythonRoot(venvDir)
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/uv/UvExistingEnvironmentSelector.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/uv/UvExistingEnvironmentSelector.kt
index 9b68e71210b9..131cc3b7f2ca 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/uv/UvExistingEnvironmentSelector.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/add/v2/uv/UvExistingEnvironmentSelector.kt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ internal class UvExistingEnvironmentSelector<P : PathHolder>(model: PythonMutabl
     }
 
     val workingDirectory =
-      VirtualEnvReader().getVenvRootPath(selectedInterpreterPath.path)
+      VirtualEnvReader.Instance.getVenvRootPath(selectedInterpreterPath.path)
       ?: tryResolvePath(existingSdk?.associatedModulePath)
       ?: projectDir
 
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/VirtualEnvReaderTest.kt b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/VirtualEnvReaderTest.kt
index 9f3984976b26..4a47e40264df 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/VirtualEnvReaderTest.kt
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/VirtualEnvReaderTest.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 package com.jetbrains.python.sdk
 
 import com.intellij.grazie.grammar.assertIsEmpty
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfoRt
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt
+import com.intellij.testFramework.junit5.TestApplication
 import com.intellij.testFramework.utils.io.deleteRecursively
 import com.jetbrains.python.venvReader.VirtualEnvReader
 import com.jetbrains.python.venvReader.tryResolvePath
-import org.junit.Assert
-import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Path
 import kotlin.io.path.absolutePathString
 import kotlin.io.path.exists
 
+@TestApplication
 class VirtualEnvReaderTest {
   inner class Bootstrap {
     val PYENV_ROOT = "PYENV_ROOT"
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ class VirtualEnvReaderTest {
     val pyenv = cwd.resolve(".pyenv")
 
     val env = HashMap<String, String>()
-    val virtualEnvReader = VirtualEnvReader(env, isWindows = false)
+    val virtualEnvReader = VirtualEnvReader(env)
 
     fun setupPyenv(versions: List<String>, binary: String) {
       for (version in versions) {
@@ -99,62 +102,69 @@ class VirtualEnvReaderTest {
     val bootstrap = Bootstrap()
 
     // just version
-    bootstrap.setupPyenv(listOf("3.1.1"), "python")
+    val binary = if (SystemInfoRt.isWindows) "python.exe" else "python"
+    bootstrap.setupPyenv(listOf("3.1.1"), binary)
     var interpreters = bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.findPyenvInterpreters()
-    Assert.assertEquals(1, interpreters.size)
+    Assertions.assertEquals(1, interpreters.size)
     assert(interpreters[0].absolutePathString().startsWith(bootstrap.pyenv.absolutePathString()))
-    assert(interpreters[0].absolutePathString().endsWith("python"))
+    assert(interpreters[0].absolutePathString().endsWith(binary))
 
     // another version w/o match
     bootstrap.setupPyenv(listOf("3.2.1"), "xxx")
     interpreters = bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.findPyenvInterpreters()
-    Assert.assertEquals(1, interpreters.size)
+    Assertions.assertEquals(1, interpreters.size)
 
     // both in names
-    bootstrap.setupPyenv(listOf("3.2.2"), "pypy")
+    val pypyBinary = if (SystemInfoRt.isWindows) "pypy.exe" else "pypy"
+    bootstrap.setupPyenv(listOf("3.2.2"), pypyBinary)
     interpreters = bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.findPyenvInterpreters()
-    Assert.assertEquals(2, interpreters.size)
+    Assertions.assertEquals(2, interpreters.size)
     assert(interpreters[0] != interpreters[1])
 
     bootstrap.removeVersion(bootstrap.pyenv, "3.2.2")
     interpreters = bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.findPyenvInterpreters()
-    Assert.assertEquals(1, interpreters.size)
-    assert(interpreters[0].absolutePathString().endsWith("python"))
+    Assertions.assertEquals(1, interpreters.size)
+    assert(interpreters[0].absolutePathString().endsWith(binary))
   }
 
   @Test
   fun testIsPyenvSdk() {
     val bootstrap = Bootstrap()
 
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(null as String?))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(""))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk("aa\u0000bb"))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk("a/b/c/d"))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.cwd))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.cwd.resolve("smthg")))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(null as String?))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(""))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk("aa\u0000bb"))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk("a/b/c/d"))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.cwd))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.cwd.resolve("smthg")))
 
     bootstrap.setupPyenv(listOf("3.2.1"), "xxxx")
 
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(null as String?))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(""))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk("aa\u0000bb"))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk("a/b/c/d"))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.cwd))
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.cwd.resolve("smthg")))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(null as String?))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(""))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk("aa\u0000bb"))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk("a/b/c/d"))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.cwd))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.cwd.resolve("smthg")))
 
     // particularly any path inside pyenv root will work
-    Assert.assertTrue(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.pyenv.resolve("xxx")))
+    Assertions.assertTrue(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(bootstrap.pyenv.resolve("xxx")))
 
     // should resolve symlinks
     val link = bootstrap.cwd.resolve("smthg")
     val target = bootstrap.pyenv.resolve("xxx")
 
     // hanging links, should not resolve it
-    Files.createSymbolicLink(link, target)
-    Assert.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(link))
+    if (!SystemInfoRt.isWindows) {
+      // links require UAC on Windows
+      Files.createSymbolicLink(link, target)
+    }
+    Assertions.assertFalse(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(link))
 
-    Files.createFile(target)
-    Assert.assertTrue(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(link))
+    if (!SystemInfoRt.isWindows) {
+      Files.createFile(target)
+      Assertions.assertTrue(bootstrap.virtualEnvReader.isPyenvSdk(link))
+    }
   }
 
   @ParameterizedTest(name = "{0}")
@@ -162,7 +172,7 @@ class VirtualEnvReaderTest {
   fun getVenvRootPathTests(name: String, isWindows: Boolean, path: Path, expectedReturnValue: Path?) {
     val result = VirtualEnvReader(isWindows = isWindows).getVenvRootPath(path)
 
-    Assert.assertEquals(expectedReturnValue, result)
+    Assertions.assertEquals(expectedReturnValue, result)
   }
 
   companion object {
@@ -231,7 +241,7 @@ class VirtualEnvReaderTest {
       val name: String,
       val isWindows: Boolean,
       val path: String,
-      val expectedReturnValue: String?
+      val expectedReturnValue: String?,
     )
   }
 }
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