diff --git a/src/client/common/terminal/environmentActivationProviders/pipEnvActivationProvider.ts b/src/client/common/terminal/environmentActivationProviders/pipEnvActivationProvider.ts
index be61c16ccbda..9d810ef71ccc 100644
--- a/src/client/common/terminal/environmentActivationProviders/pipEnvActivationProvider.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/terminal/environmentActivationProviders/pipEnvActivationProvider.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ export class PipEnvActivationCommandProvider implements ITerminalActivationComma
         }
 
         const execName = this.pipenvService.executable;
-        return [`${execName} shell`];
+        return [`${execName.toCommandArgument()} shell`];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/pipEnvActivationProvider.unit.test.ts b/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/pipEnvActivationProvider.unit.test.ts
index 4b42cfe9d1c1..04e292dc524c 100644
--- a/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/pipEnvActivationProvider.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/pipEnvActivationProvider.unit.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { InterpreterService } from '../../../../client/interpreter/interpreterSe
 suite('Terminals Activation - Pipenv', () => {
     [undefined, Uri.parse('x')].forEach(resource => {
         suite(resource ? 'With a resource' : 'Without a resource', () => {
+            let pipenvExecFile = 'pipenv';
             let activationProvider: ITerminalActivationCommandProvider;
             let interpreterService: IInterpreterService;
             let pipenvService: TypeMoq.IMock<IPipEnvService>;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ suite('Terminals Activation - Pipenv', () => {
                     pipenvService.object
                 );
 
-                pipenvService.setup(p => p.executable).returns(() => 'pipenv');
+                pipenvService.setup(p => p.executable).returns(() => pipenvExecFile);
             });
 
             test('No commands for no interpreter', async () => {
@@ -63,6 +64,16 @@ suite('Terminals Activation - Pipenv', () => {
                     assert.deepEqual(cmd, ['pipenv shell']);
                 }
             });
+            test('pipenv is properly escaped', async () => {
+                pipenvExecFile = 'my pipenv';
+                when(interpreterService.getActiveInterpreter(resource)).thenResolve({ type: InterpreterType.Pipenv } as any);
+
+                for (const shell of getNamesAndValues<TerminalShellType>(TerminalShellType)) {
+                    const cmd = await activationProvider.getActivationCommands(resource, shell.value);
+
+                    assert.deepEqual(cmd, ['"my pipenv" shell']);
+                }
+            });
         });
     });
 });