diff --git a/cmake/EthDependencies.cmake b/cmake/EthDependencies.cmake
index ea272da56..05893715e 100644
--- a/cmake/EthDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/EthDependencies.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ if (APPLE)
 	set (CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} "/usr/local/opt/qt5")
 endif()
 
+find_program(CTEST_COMMAND ctest)
+message(STATUS "ctest path: ${CTEST_COMMAND}")
+
 # Dependencies must have a version number, to ensure reproducible build. The version provided here is the one that is in the extdep repository. If you use system libraries, version numbers may be different.
 
 find_package (CryptoPP 5.6.2 EXACT REQUIRED)
diff --git a/cmake/EthUtils.cmake b/cmake/EthUtils.cmake
index c6fd43ed4..69690156a 100644
--- a/cmake/EthUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/EthUtils.cmake
@@ -22,3 +22,43 @@ macro(replace_if_different SOURCE DST)
 	endif()
 endmacro()
 
+macro(eth_add_test NAME) 
+
+	# parse arguments here
+	set(commands)
+	set(current_command "")
+	foreach (arg ${ARGN})
+		if (arg STREQUAL "ARGS")
+			if (current_command)
+				list(APPEND commands ${current_command})
+			endif()
+			set(current_command "")
+		else ()
+			set(current_command "${current_command} ${arg}")
+		endif()
+	endforeach(arg)
+	list(APPEND commands ${current_command})
+
+	message(STATUS "test: ${NAME} | ${commands}")
+
+	# create tests
+	set(index 0)
+	list(LENGTH commands count)
+	while (index LESS count)
+		list(GET commands ${index} test_arguments)
+
+		set(run_test "--run_test=${NAME}")
+		add_test(NAME "${NAME}.${index}" COMMAND testeth ${run_test} ${test_arguments})
+		
+		math(EXPR index "${index} + 1")
+	endwhile(index LESS count)
+
+	# add target to run them
+	add_custom_target("test.${NAME}"
+		DEPENDS testeth
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DETH_TEST_NAME="${NAME}" -DCTEST_COMMAND="${CTEST_COMMAND}" -P "${ETH_SCRIPTS_DIR}/runtest.cmake"
+	)
+
+endmacro()
+
diff --git a/cmake/scripts/runtest.cmake b/cmake/scripts/runtest.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15f7409ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/scripts/runtest.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Should be used to run ctest
+# 
+# example usage:
+# cmake -DETH_TEST_NAME=TestInterfaceStub -DCTEST_COMMAND=/path/to/ctest -P scripts/runtest.cmake
+
+if (NOT CTEST_COMMAND)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "ctest could not be found!")
+endif()
+
+# verbosity is off, cause BOOST_MESSAGE is not thread safe and output is a trash
+# see https://codecrafter.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/c-unit-test-framework-adapter-part-3/
+#
+# output might not be usefull cause of thread safety issue 
+execute_process(COMMAND ${CTEST_COMMAND} --force-new-ctest-process -C Debug --output-on-failure -j 4 -R "${ETH_TEST_NAME}[.].*")
+