diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/StartTest.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/StartTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2637c3ec7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/StartTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) "Neo4j"
+ * Neo4j Sweden AB [http://neo4j.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of Neo4j.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.requests;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.TestkitState;
+import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.responses.RunTest;
+import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.responses.TestkitResponse;
+
+@Setter
+@Getter
+@NoArgsConstructor
+public class StartTest implements TestkitRequest
+{
+    private StartTestBody data;
+
+    @Override
+    public TestkitResponse process( TestkitState testkitState )
+    {
+        return RunTest.builder().build();
+    }
+
+    @Setter
+    @Getter
+    @NoArgsConstructor
+    public static class StartTestBody
+    {
+        private String testName;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/TestkitRequest.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/TestkitRequest.java
index 4f7d053948..9445e8283e 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/TestkitRequest.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/TestkitRequest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         @JsonSubTypes.Type( SessionBeginTransaction.class ), @JsonSubTypes.Type( TransactionCommit.class ),
         @JsonSubTypes.Type( SessionLastBookmarks.class ), @JsonSubTypes.Type( SessionWriteTransaction.class ),
         @JsonSubTypes.Type( ResolverResolutionCompleted.class ), @JsonSubTypes.Type( CheckMultiDBSupport.class ),
-        @JsonSubTypes.Type( DomainNameResolutionCompleted.class )
+        @JsonSubTypes.Type( DomainNameResolutionCompleted.class ), @JsonSubTypes.Type( StartTest.class )
 } )
 public interface TestkitRequest
 {
diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/responses/RunTest.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/responses/RunTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be60a64cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/responses/RunTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) "Neo4j"
+ * Neo4j Sweden AB [http://neo4j.com]
+ *
+ * This file is part of Neo4j.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.responses;
+
+import lombok.Builder;
+
+@Builder
+public class RunTest implements TestkitResponse
+{
+    @Override
+    public String testkitName()
+    {
+        return "RunTest";
+    }
+}