diff --git a/python/dolfinx/__init__.py b/python/dolfinx/__init__.py
index dcdfa35aa3f..97755fe44f9 100644
--- a/python/dolfinx/__init__.py
+++ b/python/dolfinx/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 try:
     from petsc4py import PETSc as _PETSc
 
+    # Additional sanity check that DOLFINx was built with petsc4py support.
+    import dolfinx.common
+
+    assert dolfinx.common.has_petsc4py
+
     default_scalar_type = _PETSc.ScalarType  # type: ignore
     default_real_type = _PETSc.RealType  # type: ignore
 except ImportError:
@@ -26,16 +31,18 @@
 from dolfinx import cpp as _cpp
 from dolfinx import fem, geometry, graph, io, jit, la, log, mesh, nls, plot, utils
 
-# Initialise logging
 from dolfinx.common import (
-    TimingType,
     git_commit_hash,
+    has_adios2,
+    has_complex_ufcx_kernels,
     has_debug,
     has_kahip,
-    has_petsc,
     has_parmetis,
-    list_timings,
-    timing,
+    has_petsc,
+    has_petsc4py,
+    has_ptscotch,
+    has_slepc,
+    ufcx_signature,
 )
 from dolfinx.cpp import __version__
 
@@ -68,11 +75,15 @@ def get_include(user=False):
     "nls",
     "plot",
     "utils",
-    "TimingType",
     "git_commit_hash",
+    "has_adios2",
+    "has_complex_ufcx_kernels",
     "has_debug",
     "has_kahip",
     "has_parmetis",
-    "list_timings",
-    "timing",
+    "has_petsc",
+    "has_petsc4py",
+    "has_ptscotch",
+    "has_slepc",
+    "ufcx_signature",
 ]
diff --git a/python/dolfinx/common.py b/python/dolfinx/common.py
index 3fd71f1e2fc..6172ffad2b5 100644
--- a/python/dolfinx/common.py
+++ b/python/dolfinx/common.py
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@
     IndexMap,
     git_commit_hash,
     has_adios2,
+    has_complex_ufcx_kernels,
     has_debug,
     has_kahip,
     has_parmetis,
     has_petsc,
+    has_petsc4py,
+    has_ptscotch,
+    has_slepc,
+    ufcx_signature,
 )
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -25,10 +30,15 @@
     "timed",
     "git_commit_hash",
     "has_adios2",
+    "has_complex_ufcx_kernels",
     "has_debug",
     "has_kahip",
-    "has_petsc",
     "has_parmetis",
+    "has_petsc",
+    "has_petsc4py",
+    "has_ptscotch",
+    "has_slepc",
+    "ufcx_signature",
 ]
 
 TimingType = _cpp.common.TimingType
diff --git a/python/dolfinx/fem/petsc.py b/python/dolfinx/fem/petsc.py
index cf9f630dcc5..c5a01e4265a 100644
--- a/python/dolfinx/fem/petsc.py
+++ b/python/dolfinx/fem/petsc.py
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 from petsc4py import PETSc
 
+# ruff: noqa: E402
+import dolfinx
+
+assert dolfinx.has_petsc4py
+
 import numpy as np
 
 import dolfinx.cpp as _cpp
diff --git a/python/dolfinx/nls/petsc.py b/python/dolfinx/nls/petsc.py
index 6400034d83d..33f1f22a7fa 100644
--- a/python/dolfinx/nls/petsc.py
+++ b/python/dolfinx/nls/petsc.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
     from mpi4py import MPI
     from petsc4py import PETSc
 
+    import dolfinx
+
+    assert dolfinx.has_petsc4py
+
     from dolfinx.fem.problem import NonlinearProblem
 
 import types
diff --git a/python/dolfinx/wrappers/common.cpp b/python/dolfinx/wrappers/common.cpp
index 6844ad719cb..d50dc056905 100644
--- a/python/dolfinx/wrappers/common.cpp
+++ b/python/dolfinx/wrappers/common.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ namespace nb = nanobind;
 
 namespace dolfinx_wrappers
 {
+
+/// Return true if DOLFINx is compiled with petsc4py
+consteval bool has_petsc4py()
+{
+#ifdef HAS_PETSC4PY
+  return true;
+#else
+  return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 // Interface for dolfinx/common
 void common(nb::module_& m)
 {
@@ -48,6 +59,7 @@ void common(nb::module_& m)
   m.attr("has_kahip") = dolfinx::has_kahip();
   m.attr("has_parmetis") = dolfinx::has_parmetis();
   m.attr("has_petsc") = dolfinx::has_petsc();
+  m.attr("has_petsc4py") = has_petsc4py();
   m.attr("has_ptscotch") = dolfinx::has_ptscotch();
   m.attr("has_slepc") = dolfinx::has_slepc();
   m.attr("ufcx_signature") = dolfinx::ufcx_signature();
diff --git a/python/test/unit/fem/test_custom_jit_kernels.py b/python/test/unit/fem/test_custom_jit_kernels.py
index 3695afdc6d2..138512de47b 100644
--- a/python/test/unit/fem/test_custom_jit_kernels.py
+++ b/python/test/unit/fem/test_custom_jit_kernels.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 import dolfinx
 import dolfinx.utils
 import ffcx.codegeneration.utils
-from dolfinx import TimingType, fem, la, list_timings
 from dolfinx import cpp as _cpp
+from dolfinx import fem, la
+from dolfinx.common import TimingType, list_timings
 from dolfinx.fem import Form, Function, IntegralType, form_cpp_class, functionspace
 from dolfinx.mesh import create_unit_square