diff --git a/python/Pipfile.lock b/python/Pipfile.lock
index 457f5c3fe8..da7a4ee164 100644
--- a/python/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/python/Pipfile.lock
@@ -289,6 +289,18 @@
             "markers": "python_version < '3.8'",
             "version": "==3.10.0.0"
         },
+        "urwid": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:588bee9c1cb208d0906a9f73c613d2bd32c3ed3702012f51efe318a3f2127eae"
+            ],
+            "version": "==2.1.2"
+        },
+        "urwid-readline": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:018020cbc864bb5ed87be17dc26b069eae2755cb29f3a9c569aac3bded1efaf4"
+            ],
+            "version": "==0.13"
+        },
         "virtualenv": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:14fdf849f80dbb29a4eb6caa9875d476ee2a5cf76a5f5415fa2f1606010ab467",
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 4fd0c68a5b..efcda23c48 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -44,11 +44,18 @@ devel =
     mypy >= 0.770
     pylint >= 2.8.0
     tox >= 3.18.0
+    urwid >= 2.1.2
+    urwid-readline >= 0.13
 
 # Provides qom-fuse functionality
 fuse =
     fusepy >= 2.0.4
 
+# AQMP TUI dependencies
+tui =
+    urwid >= 2.1.2
+    urwid-readline >= 0.13
+
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     qom = qemu.qmp.qom:main
@@ -138,6 +145,7 @@ allowlist_externals = make
 deps =
     .[devel]
     .[fuse]  # Workaround to trigger tox venv rebuild
+    .[tui]   # Workaround to trigger tox venv rebuild
 commands =
     make check