diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f7dd92b17..589f41437 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -377,3 +377,16 @@ def with_virtualenv_and_venv(
             yield
 
     return with_virtualenv_and_venv
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def temp_pyproject(tmp_path):
+    """Return function which generates pyproject.toml with the given content"""
+
+    def generator(project_tmpl: str):
+        with open(tmp_path / "pyproject.toml", "w") as fp:
+            fp.write(project_tmpl)
+
+        return tmp_path
+
+    return generator
diff --git a/tests/test_env_config.py b/tests/test_env_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d9a2e5ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_env_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+EXAMPLE_CONFIG = """
+[tool.poe.env]
+GLOBAL_POE_ROOT = "${POE_ROOT}"
+GLOBAL_POE_PWD = "${POE_PWD}"
+
+[tool.poe.tasks.my-task]
+default_item_type = "cmd"
+sequence = [
+  "echo POE_ROOT: ${POE_ROOT}",
+  "echo GLOBAL_POE_ROOT: ${GLOBAL_POE_ROOT}",
+  "echo TASK_POE_ROOT: ${TASK_POE_ROOT}",
+  "echo POE_PWD: ${POE_PWD}",
+  "echo GLOBAL_POE_PWD: ${GLOBAL_POE_PWD}",
+  "echo TASK_POE_PWD: ${TASK_POE_PWD}",
+]
+
+[tool.poe.tasks.my-task.env]
+TASK_POE_ROOT = "${POE_ROOT}"
+TASK_POE_PWD = "${POE_PWD}"
+"""
+
+
+def test_global_env_templating(temp_pyproject, run_poe_subproc):
+    project_path = temp_pyproject(EXAMPLE_CONFIG)
+    result = run_poe_subproc("my-task", cwd=project_path)
+    assert result.code == 0
+
+    printed_vars = {
+        line.split(": ")[0]: line.split(": ")[1]
+        for line in result.stdout.split("\n")
+        if ": " in line
+    }
+    for value in printed_vars.values():
+        assert value.endswith(str(project_path)[5:])
diff --git a/tests/test_ignore_fail.py b/tests/test_ignore_fail.py
index 65c8b2405..97a2b9b31 100644
--- a/tests/test_ignore_fail.py
+++ b/tests/test_ignore_fail.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def generate_pyproject(tmp_path):
+def generate_pyproject(temp_pyproject):
     """Return function which generates pyproject.toml with a given ignore_fail value."""
 
     def generator(ignore_fail):
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ def generator(ignore_fail):
         elif not isinstance(ignore_fail, bool):
             project_tmpl += f'\nignore_fail = "{ignore_fail}"'
 
-        with open(tmp_path / "pyproject.toml", "w") as fp:
-            fp.write(project_tmpl)
-
-        return tmp_path
+        return temp_pyproject(project_tmpl)
 
     return generator
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ref_task.py b/tests/test_ref_task.py
index 82f986109..157e96a5c 100644
--- a/tests/test_ref_task.py
+++ b/tests/test_ref_task.py
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+def test_ref_task(run_poe_subproc, projects, esc_prefix, is_windows):
+    # This should be exactly the same as calling the echo task directly
+    result = run_poe_subproc(
+        "also_echo", "foo", "!", env={"POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE": "false"}
+    )
+    if is_windows:
+        assert result.capture == (  # windows paths need quotes
+            "Poe => poe_test_echo "
+            f"'POE_ROOT:{projects['example']}' Password1, task_args: foo '!'\n"
+        )
+    else:
+        assert result.capture == (
+            "Poe => poe_test_echo "
+            f"POE_ROOT:{projects['example']} Password1, task_args: foo '!'\n"
+        )
+    assert (
+        result.stdout == f"POE_ROOT:{projects['example']} Password1, task_args: foo !\n"
+    )
+    assert result.stderr == ""
+
+
 def test_ref_passes_named_args_in_definition(run_poe_subproc):
     result = run_poe_subproc("greet-dave", project="refs")
     assert result.capture == "Poe => poe_test_echo hi dave\n"
diff --git a/tests/test_task_running.py b/tests/test_task_running.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b55d5f8f..000000000
--- a/tests/test_task_running.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-def test_ref_task(run_poe_subproc, projects, esc_prefix, is_windows):
-    # This should be exactly the same as calling the echo task directly
-    result = run_poe_subproc(
-        "also_echo", "foo", "!", env={"POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE": "false"}
-    )
-    if is_windows:
-        assert result.capture == (  # windows paths need quotes
-            "Poe => poe_test_echo "
-            f"'POE_ROOT:{projects['example']}' Password1, task_args: foo '!'\n"
-        )
-    else:
-        assert result.capture == (
-            "Poe => poe_test_echo "
-            f"POE_ROOT:{projects['example']} Password1, task_args: foo '!'\n"
-        )
-    assert (
-        result.stdout == f"POE_ROOT:{projects['example']} Password1, task_args: foo !\n"
-    )
-    assert result.stderr == ""