diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 2aac08b3..7cc88c03 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ Alias of `Enum['debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error', 'critical']`
 
 Match all valid package ensures for python
 
-Alias of `Enum['absent', 'present', 'latest']`
+Alias of `Enum['absent', 'present', 'installed', 'latest']`
 
 ### <a name="Python--Provider"></a>`Python::Provider`
 
diff --git a/manifests/requirements.pp b/manifests/requirements.pp
index 0b191ea0..f2743509 100644
--- a/manifests/requirements.pp
+++ b/manifests/requirements.pp
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
       content => '# Puppet will install and/or update pip packages listed here',
     }
 
+    $local_subscribe = File[$requirements]
+  } elsif File[$requirements] and $manage_requirements == true {
     $local_subscribe = File[$requirements]
   } else {
     $local_subscribe = undef
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/declared_requirements_install_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/declared_requirements_install_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc9c07d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/declared_requirements_install_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'requirements' do
+  it 'checks declared requirements file is installed to venv' do
+    pp = <<-EOS
+    file { '/tmp/requirements.txt':
+      ensure  => 'present',
+      content => 'requests',
+    }
+
+    python::pyvenv { '/tmp/pyvenv':
+      ensure  => 'present',
+    }
+
+    python::requirements { '/tmp/requirements.txt':
+      virtualenv => '/tmp/pyvenv'
+    }
+    EOS
+
+    apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
+
+    expect(shell('/tmp/pyvenv/bin/pip3 list --no-index | grep requests').stdout).to match(%r{requests +\d+.\d+.\d+})
+  end
+end
diff --git a/types/package/ensure.pp b/types/package/ensure.pp
index 34189e4b..9fa54968 100644
--- a/types/package/ensure.pp
+++ b/types/package/ensure.pp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # @summary Match all valid package ensures for python
 #
-type Python::Package::Ensure = Enum['absent', 'present', 'latest']
+type Python::Package::Ensure = Enum['absent', 'present', 'installed', 'latest']