diff --git a/Lib/test/test_venv.py b/Lib/test/test_venv.py
index 6e23097deaf221..c37f7c0f82b911 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_venv.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_venv.py
@@ -888,6 +888,17 @@ def test_venvwlauncher(self):
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             self.fail("venvwlauncher.exe did not run %s" % exename)
 
+    def test_ensure_sys_executable_name(self):
+        """
+        Test that we create a executable with the same name as sys.executable.
+        """
+        rmtree(self.env_dir)
+        executable_dir = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
+        with patch('sys.executable', os.path.join(executable_dir, 'some-custom-name')):
+            venv.create(self.env_dir)
+        scripts_dir = os.path.join(self.env_dir, self.bindir)
+        self.assertIn('some-custom-name', os.listdir(scripts_dir))
+
 
 @requireVenvCreate
 class EnsurePipTest(BaseTest):
diff --git a/Lib/venv/__init__.py b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
index dc4c9ef3531991..f0bf57722827f0 100644
--- a/Lib/venv/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
@@ -314,9 +314,14 @@ def setup_python(self, context):
             if not os.path.islink(path):
                 os.chmod(path, 0o755)
 
-            suffixes = ['python', 'python3', f'python3.{sys.version_info[1]}']
+            suffixes = {
+                'python',
+                'python3',
+                f'python3.{sys.version_info[1]}',
+                os.path.basename(sys.executable),
+            }
             if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 14):
-                suffixes.append('𝜋thon')
+                suffixes.add('𝜋thon')
             for suffix in suffixes:
                 path = os.path.join(binpath, suffix)
                 if not os.path.exists(path):
@@ -339,6 +344,7 @@ def setup_python(self, context):
             exename = os.path.basename(context.env_exe)
             exe_stem = os.path.splitext(exename)[0]
             exe_d = '_d' if os.path.normcase(exe_stem).endswith('_d') else ''
+            current_exename = os.path.basename(sys.executable)
             if sysconfig.is_python_build():
                 scripts = dirname
             else:
@@ -350,6 +356,7 @@ def setup_python(self, context):
                 link_sources = {
                     'python.exe': python_exe,
                     f'python{exe_d}.exe': python_exe,
+                    current_exename: python_exe,
                     'pythonw.exe': pythonw_exe,
                     f'pythonw{exe_d}.exe': pythonw_exe,
                 }
@@ -358,6 +365,7 @@ def setup_python(self, context):
                 copy_sources = {
                     'python.exe': python_exe,
                     f'python{exe_d}.exe': python_exe,
+                    current_exename: python_exe,
                     'pythonw.exe': pythonw_exe,
                     f'pythonw{exe_d}.exe': pythonw_exe,
                 }
@@ -370,6 +378,7 @@ def setup_python(self, context):
                     f'python{exe_d}.exe': python_exe,
                     f'python{exe_t}.exe': python_exe,
                     f'python{exe_t}{exe_d}.exe': python_exe,
+                    current_exename: python_exe,
                     'pythonw.exe': pythonw_exe,
                     f'pythonw{exe_d}.exe': pythonw_exe,
                     f'pythonw{exe_t}.exe': pythonw_exe,
@@ -382,12 +391,17 @@ def setup_python(self, context):
                     f'python{exe_d}.exe': python_exe,
                     f'python{exe_t}.exe': python_exe,
                     f'python{exe_t}{exe_d}.exe': python_exe,
+                    current_exename: python_exe,
                     'pythonw.exe': pythonw_exe,
                     f'pythonw{exe_d}.exe': pythonw_exe,
                     f'pythonw{exe_t}.exe': pythonw_exe,
                     f'pythonw{exe_t}{exe_d}.exe': pythonw_exe,
                 }
 
+            for sources_dict in (link_sources, copy_sources):
+                if exename not in sources_dict:
+                    sources_dict[exename] = python_exe
+
             do_copies = True
             if self.symlinks:
                 do_copies = False
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-31-03-36-13.gh-issue-129382.TADOXp.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-31-03-36-13.gh-issue-129382.TADOXp.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e48753231439a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-31-03-36-13.gh-issue-129382.TADOXp.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+We now make sure :mod:`venv` creates an executable with the same name as
+:data:`sys.executable` in environments.