diff --git a/symlinks/config/direnv/direnvrc b/symlinks/config/direnv/direnvrc
index c11ab4a..0a0088c 100644
--- a/symlinks/config/direnv/direnvrc
+++ b/symlinks/config/direnv/direnvrc
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
 source "$(asdf direnv hook asdf)"
+
+layout_poetry() {
+  if [[ ! -f pyproject.toml ]]; then
+    log_error 'No pyproject.toml found. Use `poetry new` or `poetry init` to create one first.'
+    exit 2
+  fi
+
+  # create venv if it doesn't exist
+  poetry run true
+
+  export VIRTUAL_ENV=$(poetry env info --path)
+  export POETRY_ACTIVE=1
+  PATH_add "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin"
+}
diff --git a/symlinks/tool-versions b/symlinks/tool-versions
index c123893..9bf0413 100644
--- a/symlinks/tool-versions
+++ b/symlinks/tool-versions
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ nodejs 15.5.0
 rust 1.49.0
 flutter 1.22.6-stable
 dart 2.12.0-259.0.dev
+poetry 1.1.4