diff --git a/src/hatch/cli/application.py b/src/hatch/cli/application.py
index 9c527fece..c559d0b71 100644
--- a/src/hatch/cli/application.py
+++ b/src/hatch/cli/application.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from hatch.utils.fs import Path
 from hatch.utils.platform import Platform
 from hatch.utils.runner import ExecutionContext
+from hatch.utils.shells import detect_shell
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Generator
@@ -295,13 +296,7 @@ def get_python_manager(self, directory: str | None = None):
 
     @cached_property
     def shell_data(self) -> tuple[str, str]:
-        import shellingham
-
-        try:
-            return shellingham.detect_shell()
-        except shellingham.ShellDetectionFailure:
-            path = self.platform.default_shell
-            return Path(path).stem, path
+        return detect_shell(self.platform)
 
     @cached_property
     def env_metadata(self) -> EnvironmentMetadata:
diff --git a/src/hatch/cli/python/install.py b/src/hatch/cli/python/install.py
index 04cfe5ace..f7fb5279e 100644
--- a/src/hatch/cli/python/install.py
+++ b/src/hatch/cli/python/install.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 import click
 
+from hatch.utils.shells import get_shell_names
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from hatch.cli.application import Application
 
@@ -41,10 +43,7 @@ def install(app: Application, *, names: tuple[str, ...], private: bool, update:
     from hatch.python.distributions import ORDERED_DISTRIBUTIONS
     from hatch.python.resolve import get_distribution
 
-    shells = []
-    if not private and not app.platform.windows:
-        shell_name, _ = app.shell_data
-        shells.append(shell_name)
+    shells = get_shell_names(app.shell_data, app.platform, private=private)
 
     manager = app.get_python_manager(directory)
     installed = manager.get_installed()
diff --git a/src/hatch/utils/shells.py b/src/hatch/utils/shells.py
index 46ffa3baf..6b72ab6e3 100644
--- a/src/hatch/utils/shells.py
+++ b/src/hatch/utils/shells.py
@@ -3,12 +3,35 @@
 import sys
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
+from hatch.utils.fs import Path
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
     from types import FrameType
+    from typing import TypeAlias
 
     from hatch.env.plugin.interface import EnvironmentInterface
-    from hatch.utils.fs import Path
+    from hatch.utils.platform import Platform
+
+
+Shell: TypeAlias = tuple[str, str]
+
+
+def detect_shell(platform: Platform) -> Shell:
+    import shellingham
+
+    try:
+        return shellingham.detect_shell()
+    except shellingham.ShellDetectionFailure:
+        path = platform.default_shell
+        return Path(path).stem, path
+
+
+def get_shell_names(shell: Shell, platform: Platform, *, private: bool = False) -> list[str]:
+    shells = []
+    if not private and not platform.windows:
+        shells.append(shell[0])
+    return shells
 
 
 class ShellManager:
diff --git a/tests/cli/python/conftest.py b/tests/cli/python/conftest.py
index c5c6aea7c..a8df07ea9 100644
--- a/tests/cli/python/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/cli/python/conftest.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from hatch.utils.shells import detect_shell, get_shell_names
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def default_shells(platform):
-    return [] if platform.windows else ['sh']
+    shell = detect_shell(platform)
+    return get_shell_names(shell, platform)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)