diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/81522_unable_to_find_pip_in_virutalenv_with_relative_path.yml b/changelogs/fragments/81522_unable_to_find_pip_in_virutalenv_with_relative_path.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a427afbb487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/81522_unable_to_find_pip_in_virutalenv_with_relative_path.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - fix unable to find pip in the virtualenv when using relative path
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diff --git a/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/pip.yml b/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/pip.yml
index 9f1034d29a9..000ba97f47c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/pip.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/pip.yml
@@ -621,3 +621,17 @@
         - pip_prereleases is successful
         - pip_prereleases is not changed
         - '"fallible==0.0.1a2" in pip_prereleases.stdout_lines'
+
+#https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81522
+- name: Unable to find pip in the virtualenv when using relative path
+  pip:
+    chdir: checkout-dir # a relative path
+    requirements: "{{ remote_tmp_dir}}/pipreq.txt" #we dont care about what we are trying to install here
+    virtualenv: venv
+    virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv
+  register: pip_output  # Registering the output of the pip task
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - pip_output is successful
+      - '"checkout-dir/venv" in pip_output.virtualenv'