diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/clusters/run/spark_python_task/out.test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/resources/clusters/run/spark_python_task/out.test.toml
index af50cb9b76b..475b179caed 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/clusters/run/spark_python_task/out.test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/clusters/run/spark_python_task/out.test.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Local = false
+Local = true
 Cloud = true
 CloudSlow = true
 RunsOnDbr = true
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/clusters/run/spark_python_task/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/resources/clusters/run/spark_python_task/test.toml
index 927221d7156..3784a7961ab 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/clusters/run/spark_python_task/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/clusters/run/spark_python_task/test.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Local = false
+Local = true
 CloudSlow = true
 RecordRequests = false
 RunsOnDbr = true
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/run/basic/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/run/basic/output.txt
index 6d0534d9c2b..77a6a923e1d 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/run/basic/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/run/basic/output.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Run URL: [DATABRICKS_URL]/jobs/[NUMID]/runs/[NUMID]?o=[NUMID]
 
 [TIMESTAMP] "foo" RUNNING
 [TIMESTAMP] "foo" TERMINATED SUCCESS
+1
 
 === no resource key with --
 >>> [CLI] bundle run --
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ Run URL: [DATABRICKS_URL]/jobs/[NUMID]/runs/[NUMID]?o=[NUMID]
 
 [TIMESTAMP] "foo" RUNNING
 [TIMESTAMP] "foo" TERMINATED SUCCESS
+1
 
 === inline script
 >>> [CLI] bundle run -- echo hello
diff --git a/libs/testserver/jobs.go b/libs/testserver/jobs.go
index e9468f7f681..9f42055f079 100644
--- a/libs/testserver/jobs.go
+++ b/libs/testserver/jobs.go
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ func (s *FakeWorkspace) JobsRunNow(req Request) Response {
 				logs, err = s.executePythonWheelTask(job.Settings, taskToExecute)
 			} else if t.NotebookTask != nil {
 				logs, err = s.executeNotebookTask(t, request.NotebookParams)
+			} else if t.SparkPythonTask != nil {
+				logs, err = s.executeSparkPythonTask(t)
 			}
 
 			if err != nil {
@@ -511,6 +513,52 @@ func (s *FakeWorkspace) executeNotebookTask(task jobs.Task, notebookParams map[s
 	return strings.TrimRight(string(output), "\r\n") + "\n", nil
 }
 
+// executeSparkPythonTask runs a spark_python_task locally by reading the
+// python_file from the workspace and executing it in a uv-created venv.
+// For tasks using existing_cluster_id, the venv is cached per cluster to match
+// cloud behavior where libraries are cached on running clusters.
+func (s *FakeWorkspace) executeSparkPythonTask(task jobs.Task) (string, error) {
+	if task.SparkPythonTask == nil {
+		return "", errors.New("task has no spark_python_task")
+	}
+
+	// Read python file from workspace (lock already held by caller)
+	pythonPath := task.SparkPythonTask.PythonFile
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(pythonPath, "/") {
+		pythonPath = "/" + pythonPath
+	}
+
+	pythonData := s.files[pythonPath].Data
+	if len(pythonData) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("python file not found in workspace: %s", pythonPath)
+	}
+
+	env, cleanup, err := s.getOrCreateClusterEnv(task)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if cleanup != nil {
+		defer cleanup()
+	}
+
+	// Write python file into the cluster env so it can be executed by the venv.
+	pythonFile := filepath.Join(env.dir, filepath.Base(pythonPath))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(pythonFile, pythonData, 0o644); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to write python file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	runArgs := []string{pythonFile}
+	runArgs = append(runArgs, task.SparkPythonTask.Parameters...)
+
+	output, err := exec.Command(venvPython(env.venvDir), runArgs...).CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return string(output), fmt.Errorf("spark python task execution failed: %s\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+
+	// Normalize trailing newlines to match cloud behavior (exactly one trailing newline)
+	return strings.TrimRight(string(output), "\r\n") + "\n", nil
+}
+
 // getOrCreateClusterEnv returns a cached venv for existing clusters or creates
 // a fresh one for new clusters. The cleanup function is non-nil only for new
 // clusters (whose venvs should be removed after use).