diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 520ce22..e5c4cd0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ __pycache__/
 *.sublime-workspace
 *.sublime-project
 build/
+.venv
diff --git a/scripts/dev_env.sh b/scripts/dev_env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1ddc066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dev_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+echo -e "\e[32mCreate virtualenv\e[0m"
+python -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+echo -e "\e[32mInstall dependencies into virtualenv\e[0m"
+PYGOBJECT_STUB_CONFIG=Gtk3,Gdk3,Soup3,GtkSource4 pip install "rich" "ruff>=0.3.2" "codespell[toml]>=2.2.6" "isort>=5.13.2" "PyGObject-stubs @ git+https://github.com/pygobject/pygobject-stubs.git" "gajim @ git+https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim.git"
+deactivate
+echo -e "\e[32mFinshed\e[0m"
+echo -e "\e[34mUse 'source .venv/bin/activate' to activate the virtualenv\e[0m"