diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/playbooks/ara.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/playbooks/ara.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b0e341134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/playbooks/ara.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Run ara
+      shell: ara --help
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/zuul.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/zuul.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93489bd331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/common-config/zuul.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+- pipeline:
+    name: check
+    manager: independent
+    post-review: true
+    trigger:
+      gerrit:
+        - event: patchset-created
+    success:
+      gerrit:
+        Verified: 1
+    failure:
+      gerrit:
+        Verified: -1
+
+- job:
+    name: base
+    parent: null
+
+- job:
+    name: test-ara
+    run: playbooks/ara.yaml
+
+- project:
+    name: org/project
+    check:
+      jobs:
+        - test-ara
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/org_project/README b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/org_project/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9daeafb986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/git/org_project/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/main.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..208e274b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ara-in-path/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- tenant:
+    name: tenant-one
+    source:
+      gerrit:
+        config-projects:
+          - common-config
+        untrusted-projects:
+          - org/project
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_v3.py b/tests/unit/test_v3.py
index 20c8cf6cf9..42dafe2d76 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_v3.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_v3.py
@@ -5719,3 +5719,20 @@ class TestDefaultAnsibleVersion(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
             dict(name='ansible-26', result='SUCCESS', changes='1,1'),
             dict(name='ansible-27', result='SUCCESS', changes='1,1'),
         ], ordered=False)
+
+
+class TestAraInPath(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
+    tenant_config_file = 'config/ara-in-path/main.yaml'
+
+    def test_ara_in_path(self):
+        """
+        Tests that executables like ara are in the path of the virtualenv.
+        """
+
+        A = self.fake_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A')
+        self.fake_gerrit.addEvent(A.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        self.assertHistory([
+            dict(name='test-ara', result='SUCCESS', changes='1,1'),
+        ])
diff --git a/zuul/executor/server.py b/zuul/executor/server.py
index 494ac13853..14902313bd 100644
--- a/zuul/executor/server.py
+++ b/zuul/executor/server.py
@@ -1857,6 +1857,13 @@ class AnsibleJob(object):
         pythonpath = [ansible_dir] + pythonpath
         env_copy['PYTHONPATH'] = os.path.pathsep.join(pythonpath)
 
+        # Prepend PATH with ansible_dir/bin so tools installed into the venv
+        # can be called in local tasks.
+        env_copy['PATH'] = '{}{}{}'.format(
+            os.path.dirname(cmd[0]),
+            os.path.pathsep,
+            env_copy['PATH'])
+
         if playbook.trusted:
             opt_prefix = 'trusted'
         else: