diff --git a/client/starwhale/core/runtime/cli.py b/client/starwhale/core/runtime/cli.py
index 26b3c9bfdb..af4165d899 100644
--- a/client/starwhale/core/runtime/cli.py
+++ b/client/starwhale/core/runtime/cli.py
@@ -87,8 +87,20 @@ def _quickstart_from_uri(
     default=False,
     show_default=True,
 )
+@click.option(
+    "-i",
+    "--interactive",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Try entering the interactive shell at the end",
+)
 def _quickstart(
-    workdir: str, force: bool, python_env: str, name: str, create_env: bool
+    workdir: str,
+    force: bool,
+    python_env: str,
+    name: str,
+    create_env: bool,
+    interactive: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """[Only Standalone]Quickstart Starwhale Runtime
 
@@ -99,7 +111,7 @@ def _quickstart(
     p_workdir = Path(workdir).absolute()
     name = name or p_workdir.name
     RuntimeTermView.quickstart_from_ishell(
-        p_workdir, name, python_env, create_env, force
+        p_workdir, name, python_env, create_env, force, interactive
     )
 
 
diff --git a/client/starwhale/core/runtime/model.py b/client/starwhale/core/runtime/model.py
index 14fcc0bc2e..b4d0092d46 100644
--- a/client/starwhale/core/runtime/model.py
+++ b/client/starwhale/core/runtime/model.py
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ def quickstart_from_ishell(
         mode: str,
         create_env: bool = False,
         force: bool = False,
+        interactive: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         workdir = Path(workdir).absolute()
         console.print(f":printer: render runtime.yaml @ {workdir}")
@@ -833,7 +834,7 @@ def quickstart_from_ishell(
             elif mode == PythonRunEnv.CONDA:
                 conda_install_req(env_name=_id, req=sw_pkg, enable_pre=True)
 
-            activate_python_env(mode=mode, identity=_id)
+            activate_python_env(mode=mode, identity=_id, interactive=interactive)
 
     @classmethod
     def activate(cls, path: str = "", uri: str = "") -> None:
@@ -854,7 +855,9 @@ def activate(cls, path: str = "", uri: str = "") -> None:
         else:
             raise Exception("No uri or path to activate")
 
-        activate_python_env(mode=mode, identity=str(prefix_path.resolve()))
+        activate_python_env(
+            mode=mode, identity=str(prefix_path.resolve()), interactive=True
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def lock(
diff --git a/client/starwhale/core/runtime/view.py b/client/starwhale/core/runtime/view.py
index cb76b700d7..e043c74e6b 100644
--- a/client/starwhale/core/runtime/view.py
+++ b/client/starwhale/core/runtime/view.py
@@ -156,11 +156,14 @@ def quickstart_from_ishell(
         mode: str,
         create_env: bool = False,
         force: bool = False,
+        interactive: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         console.print(
             f":construction: quickstart Starwhale Runtime[{name}] environment..."
         )
-        StandaloneRuntime.quickstart_from_ishell(workdir, name, mode, create_env, force)
+        StandaloneRuntime.quickstart_from_ishell(
+            workdir, name, mode, create_env, force, interactive
+        )
         console.print(":clap: Starwhale Runtime environment is ready to use :tada:")
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/client/starwhale/utils/venv.py b/client/starwhale/utils/venv.py
index 86c6335964..4026573df8 100644
--- a/client/starwhale/utils/venv.py
+++ b/client/starwhale/utils/venv.py
@@ -545,13 +545,7 @@ def package_python_env(
     return True
 
 
-def activate_python_env(
-    mode: str,
-    identity: str,
-) -> None:
-    # TODO: switch shell python environment directly
-    console.print(":cake: run command in shell :cake:")
-
+def activate_python_env(mode: str, identity: str, interactive: bool) -> None:
     if mode == PythonRunEnv.VENV:
         cmd = f"source {identity}/bin/activate"
     elif mode == PythonRunEnv.CONDA:
@@ -559,6 +553,35 @@ def activate_python_env(
     else:
         raise NoSupportError(mode)
 
+    if interactive:
+        import shellingham
+
+        try:
+            _name, _bin = shellingham.detect_shell()
+        except shellingham.ShellDetectionFailure:
+            _name, _bin = "", ""
+
+        if _name == "zsh":
+            # https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Intro/intro_3.html
+            os.execl(
+                _bin,
+                _bin,
+                "-c",
+                f"""temp_dir={identity} && \
+                echo ". $HOME/.zshrc && {cmd}" > $temp_dir/.zshrc && \
+                ZDOTDIR=$temp_dir zsh -i""",
+            )
+        elif _name == "bash":
+            # https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Bash-Startup-Files.html
+            os.execl(
+                _bin, _bin, "-c", f'bash --rcfile <(echo ". "$HOME/.bashrc" && {cmd}")'
+            )
+        elif _name == "fish":
+            # https://fishshell.com/docs/current/language.html#configuration
+            os.execl(_bin, _bin, "-C", cmd)
+
+    # user executes the command manually
+    console.print(":cake: run command in shell :cake:")
     console.print(f"\t[red][bold]{cmd}")
 
 
@@ -569,7 +592,6 @@ def create_python_env(
     python_version: str = DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION,
     force: bool = False,
 ) -> str:
-
     if mode == PythonRunEnv.VENV:
         venvdir = workdir / ".venv"
         if venvdir.exists() and not force:
@@ -666,7 +688,8 @@ def is_venv() -> bool:
         [
             "python3",
             "-c",
-            "import sys; print(sys.prefix != (getattr(sys, 'base_prefix', None) or (getattr(sys, 'real_prefix', None) or sys.prefix)))",  # noqa: E501
+            "import sys; print(sys.prefix != (getattr(sys, 'base_prefix', None) or (getattr(sys, 'real_prefix', None) or sys.prefix)))",
+            # noqa: E501
         ],
     )
     return "True" in output.decode() or get_venv_env() != ""