diff --git a/Gulpfile.ts b/Gulpfile.ts
index 4d6dfdf2862..fd353083433 100644
--- a/Gulpfile.ts
+++ b/Gulpfile.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const cmdLineOptions = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
         d: "debug", "debug-brk": "debug",
         i: "inspect", "inspect-brk": "inspect",
         t: "tests", test: "tests",
+        ru: "runners", runner: "runners",
         r: "reporter",
         c: "colors", color: "colors",
         f: "files", file: "files",
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ const cmdLineOptions = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
         browser: process.env.browser || process.env.b || "IE",
         timeout: process.env.timeout || 40000,
         tests: process.env.test || process.env.tests || process.env.t,
+        runners: process.env.runners || process.env.runner || process.env.ru,
         light: process.env.light === undefined || process.env.light !== "false",
         reporter: process.env.reporter || process.env.r,
         lint: process.env.lint || true,
@@ -648,6 +650,7 @@ function runConsoleTests(defaultReporter: string, runInParallel: boolean, done:
         const debug = cmdLineOptions.debug;
         const inspect = cmdLineOptions.inspect;
         const tests = cmdLineOptions.tests;
+        const runners = cmdLineOptions.runners;
         const light = cmdLineOptions.light;
         const stackTraceLimit = cmdLineOptions.stackTraceLimit;
         const testConfigFile = "test.config";
@@ -668,8 +671,8 @@ function runConsoleTests(defaultReporter: string, runInParallel: boolean, done:
             workerCount = cmdLineOptions.workers;
         }
 
-        if (tests || light || taskConfigsFolder) {
-            writeTestConfigFile(tests, light, taskConfigsFolder, workerCount, stackTraceLimit);
+        if (tests || runners || light || taskConfigsFolder) {
+            writeTestConfigFile(tests, runners, light, taskConfigsFolder, workerCount, stackTraceLimit);
         }
 
         if (tests && tests.toLocaleLowerCase() === "rwc") {
@@ -860,8 +863,8 @@ function cleanTestDirs(done: (e?: any) => void) {
 }
 
 // used to pass data from jake command line directly to run.js
-function writeTestConfigFile(tests: string, light: boolean, taskConfigsFolder?: string, workerCount?: number, stackTraceLimit?: string) {
-    const testConfigContents = JSON.stringify({ test: tests ? [tests] : undefined, light, workerCount, stackTraceLimit, taskConfigsFolder, noColor: !cmdLineOptions.colors });
+function writeTestConfigFile(tests: string, runners: string, light: boolean, taskConfigsFolder?: string, workerCount?: number, stackTraceLimit?: string) {
+    const testConfigContents = JSON.stringify({ test: tests ? [tests] : undefined, runner: runners ? runners.split(",") : undefined, light, workerCount, stackTraceLimit, taskConfigsFolder, noColor: !cmdLineOptions.colors });
     console.log("Running tests with config: " + testConfigContents);
     fs.writeFileSync("test.config", testConfigContents);
 }
@@ -872,13 +875,14 @@ gulp.task("runtests-browser", "Runs the tests using the built run.js file like '
         if (err) { console.error(err); done(err); process.exit(1); }
         host = "node";
         const tests = cmdLineOptions.tests;
+        const runners = cmdLineOptions.runners;
         const light = cmdLineOptions.light;
         const testConfigFile = "test.config";
         if (fs.existsSync(testConfigFile)) {
             fs.unlinkSync(testConfigFile);
         }
-        if (tests || light) {
-            writeTestConfigFile(tests, light);
+        if (tests || runners || light) {
+            writeTestConfigFile(tests, runners, light);
         }
 
         const args = [nodeServerOutFile];
diff --git a/Jakefile.js b/Jakefile.js
index 13607f7b40f..7f0915ad7e9 100644
--- a/Jakefile.js
+++ b/Jakefile.js
@@ -844,8 +844,9 @@ function cleanTestDirs() {
 }
 
 // used to pass data from jake command line directly to run.js
-function writeTestConfigFile(tests, light, taskConfigsFolder, workerCount, stackTraceLimit, colors) {
+function writeTestConfigFile(tests, runners, light, taskConfigsFolder, workerCount, stackTraceLimit, colors) {
     var testConfigContents = JSON.stringify({
+        runners: runners ? runners.split(",") : undefined,
         test: tests ? [tests] : undefined,
         light: light,
         workerCount: workerCount,
@@ -871,6 +872,7 @@ function runConsoleTests(defaultReporter, runInParallel) {
     var debug = process.env.debug || process.env["debug-brk"] || process.env.d;
     var inspect = process.env.inspect || process.env["inspect-brk"] || process.env.i;
     var testTimeout = process.env.timeout || defaultTestTimeout;
+    var runners = process.env.runners || process.env.runner || process.env.ru;
     var tests = process.env.test || process.env.tests || process.env.t;
     var light = process.env.light === undefined || process.env.light !== "false";
     var stackTraceLimit = process.env.stackTraceLimit;
@@ -892,8 +894,8 @@ function runConsoleTests(defaultReporter, runInParallel) {
         workerCount = process.env.workerCount || process.env.p || os.cpus().length;
     }
 
-    if (tests || light || taskConfigsFolder) {
-        writeTestConfigFile(tests, light, taskConfigsFolder, workerCount, stackTraceLimit, colors);
+    if (tests || runners || light || taskConfigsFolder) {
+        writeTestConfigFile(tests, runners, light, taskConfigsFolder, workerCount, stackTraceLimit, colors);
     }
 
     if (tests && tests.toLocaleLowerCase() === "rwc") {
@@ -1028,14 +1030,15 @@ task("runtests-browser", ["browserify", nodeServerOutFile], function () {
     cleanTestDirs();
     host = "node";
     var browser = process.env.browser || process.env.b ||  (os.platform() === "linux" ? "chrome" : "IE");
+    var runners = process.env.runners || process.env.runner || process.env.ru;
     var tests = process.env.test || process.env.tests || process.env.t;
     var light = process.env.light || false;
     var testConfigFile = 'test.config';
     if (fs.existsSync(testConfigFile)) {
         fs.unlinkSync(testConfigFile);
     }
-    if (tests || light) {
-        writeTestConfigFile(tests, light);
+    if (tests || runners || light) {
+        writeTestConfigFile(tests, runners, light);
     }
 
     tests = tests ? tests : '';
diff --git a/src/harness/runner.ts b/src/harness/runner.ts
index b538f90bc39..70954e9e853 100644
--- a/src/harness/runner.ts
+++ b/src/harness/runner.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ interface TestConfig {
     workerCount?: number;
     stackTraceLimit?: number | "full";
     test?: string[];
+    runners?: string[];
     runUnitTests?: boolean;
     noColors?: boolean;
 }
@@ -132,8 +133,9 @@ function handleTestConfig() {
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (testConfig.test && testConfig.test.length > 0) {
-            for (const option of testConfig.test) {
+        const runnerConfig = testConfig.runners || testConfig.test;
+        if (runnerConfig && runnerConfig.length > 0) {
+            for (const option of runnerConfig) {
                 if (!option) {
                     continue;
                 }