diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/4371.test.md b/doc/changelog.d/4371.test.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b40c7521eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/4371.test.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add test to check PyFluent launched PyConsole by default.
diff --git a/tests/test_launcher.py b/tests/test_launcher.py
index b1c6d5dfe637..18a92d041827 100644
--- a/tests/test_launcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_launcher.py
@@ -753,3 +753,11 @@ def test_warning_for_deprecated_compose_env_vars(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(pyfluent.config, "use_podman_compose", True)
     with pytest.warns(PyFluentDeprecationWarning):
         ComposeConfig()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.standalone
+@pytest.mark.fluent_version(">=25.1")
+def test_default_launch_mode_is_py():
+    fluent_launch_string, _ = pyfluent.launch_fluent(dry_run=True)
+    assert "-py" in fluent_launch_string
+