diff --git a/smoke/venv.sh b/smoke/venv.sh
index 56ffd1e..4088279 100755
--- a/smoke/venv.sh
+++ b/smoke/venv.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ cd "$workdir"
 
 if [ "$INSTALL_OR_SKIP" == "true" ]; then
   [ ! -f "/usr/bin/$PYTHON" ] && dnf -y install "/usr/bin/$PYTHON" || :
+  [ ! -f "/usr/bin/${PYTHON}-config" ] && dnf -y install "/usr/bin/${PYTHON}-config" || :
   dnf -y install "$PYTHON-devel" || :
   if [ ! -f "/usr/bin/$PYTHON" ]; then
     echo "/usr/bin/$PYTHON not installable, skipping this test"
diff --git a/tests.yml b/tests.yml
index 02a52fa..fae8c2a 100644
--- a/tests.yml
+++ b/tests.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
     - smoke312:
         dir: smoke
         run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=3.12 METHOD=venv ./venv.sh'
+    - smoke314t_optional:
+        dir: smoke
+        run: VERSION=3.14t METHOD=venv INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true ./venv.sh
     - smoke39_seeder_pip:
         dir: smoke
         run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=3.9 METHOD=virtualenv-seeder-pip ./venv.sh'