diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a8a94ada4027..bc9e519e998f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
         "onDebugInitialConfigurations",
         "onLanguage:python",
         "onDebugResolve:python",
+        "onCommand:python.configureTests",
         "onCommand:python.copilotSetupTests",
         "workspaceContains:mspythonconfig.json",
         "workspaceContains:pyproject.toml",
diff --git a/src/test/testing/configureTestsActivation.unit.test.ts b/src/test/testing/configureTestsActivation.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f52a88943d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/testing/configureTestsActivation.unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+suite('Configure Tests Command Activation', () => {
+    test('onCommand:python.configureTests should be included in activation events', () => {
+        // Read package.json from the project root
+        const packageJsonPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'package.json');
+        const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+        
+        // Verify that the activation events include the command
+        const activationEvents = packageJson.activationEvents;
+        expect(activationEvents).to.include('onCommand:python.configureTests');
+    });
+
+    test('python.configureTests command should be declared in contributes.commands', () => {
+        // Read package.json from the project root
+        const packageJsonPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'package.json');
+        const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+        
+        // Verify that the command is declared in contributes.commands
+        const commands = packageJson.contributes.commands;
+        const configureTestsCommand = commands.find((cmd: any) => cmd.command === 'python.configureTests');
+        expect(configureTestsCommand).to.not.be.undefined;
+        expect(configureTestsCommand.category).to.equal('Python');
+    });
+
+    test('Both configureTests and copilotSetupTests commands should have activation events', () => {
+        // Read package.json from the project root
+        const packageJsonPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'package.json');
+        const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+        
+        // Verify both test-related commands have activation events
+        const activationEvents = packageJson.activationEvents;
+        expect(activationEvents).to.include('onCommand:python.configureTests');
+        expect(activationEvents).to.include('onCommand:python.copilotSetupTests');
+    });
+});
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