diff --git a/poetry/console/application.py b/poetry/console/application.py
index 42cc4377043..ca9f8c1ace8 100644
--- a/poetry/console/application.py
+++ b/poetry/console/application.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def configure_env(
         poetry = command.poetry
 
         env_manager = EnvManager(poetry)
-        env = env_manager.create_venv(io)
+        env = env_manager.create_venv(io, executable=event.io.input.option("use-env"))
 
         if env.is_venv() and io.is_verbose():
             io.write_line(f"Using virtualenv: <comment>{env.path}</>")
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ def _default_definition(self) -> "Definition":
         definition.add_option(
             Option("--no-plugins", flag=True, description="Disables plugins.")
         )
+        definition.add_option(
+            Option(
+                "--use-env", flag=False, description="The python executable to use."
+            ),
+        )
 
         return definition