diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml b/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
index 4f5c42669c..d84d6e2d7c 100644
--- a/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
@@ -998,6 +998,23 @@
       <artifactId>jspecify</artifactId>
       <version>1.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
+      <artifactId>cucumber-java</artifactId>
+      <version>7.20.1</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
+      <artifactId>cucumber-junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
+      <version>7.20.1</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-platform-suite</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <profiles>
diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/test/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberTest.java b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/test/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe51544d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/test/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package checks.tests;
+
+import static io.cucumber.junit.platform.engine.Constants.*;
+
+import org.junit.platform.suite.api.*;
+
+@Suite
+@IncludeEngines("cucumber")
+@SelectClasspathResource("com.project.class.path")
+@ConfigurationParameter(key = GLUE_PROPERTY_NAME, value="com.project.class.path")
+public class NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberTest {}
+
+@Suite
+@org.junit.platform.suite.api.IncludeEngines("cucumber")
+@SelectClasspathResource("com.project.class.path")
+@ConfigurationParameter(key = GLUE_PROPERTY_NAME, value="com.project.class.path")
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberFQTest {}
+
+@Suite
+@IncludeEngines("bellpepper")
+@SelectClasspathResource("com.project.class.path")
+@ConfigurationParameter(key = GLUE_PROPERTY_NAME, value="com.project.class.path")
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckBellPepperTest {} // Noncompliant
diff --git a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheck.java b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheck.java
index b91e394256..2bd83f28aa 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheck.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheck.java
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ private static boolean containsJUnit3Tests(List<Symbol> members) {
 
   private void checkJunit4AndAboveTestClass(IdentifierTree className, Symbol.TypeSymbol symbol, List<Symbol> members) {
     addUsedAnnotations(symbol);
-    if (!runWithCucumberOrSuiteOrTheoriesRunner(symbol)
-      && members.stream().noneMatch(this::isTestFieldOrMethod)) {
+
+    if (!runWithCucumberOrSuiteOrTheoriesRunner(symbol) && members.stream().noneMatch(this::isTestFieldOrMethod)) {
       reportClass(className);
     }
   }
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ private void addUsedAnnotations(Symbol.TypeSymbol classSymbol) {
   }
 
   private static boolean runWithCucumberOrSuiteOrTheoriesRunner(Symbol.TypeSymbol symbol) {
-    return checkRunWith(symbol, "Cucumber", "Suite", "Theories");
+    return annotatedIncludeEnginesCucumber(symbol)
+      || checkRunWith(symbol, "Cucumber", "Suite", "Theories");
   }
 
   private static boolean runWithZohhak(Symbol.TypeSymbol symbol) {
@@ -199,6 +200,32 @@ private static boolean checkRunWithType(Symbol.TypeSymbol value, String... runne
     return false;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * True is the symbol is annotated {@code @IncludeEngines("cucumber")}.
+   */
+  private static boolean annotatedIncludeEnginesCucumber(Symbol.TypeSymbol symbol) {
+    SymbolMetadata metadata = symbol.metadata();
+
+    List<SymbolMetadata.AnnotationInstance> annotations = metadata.annotations();
+    for (SymbolMetadata.AnnotationInstance annotation: annotations) {
+      if (annotation.symbol().type().fullyQualifiedName().endsWith("IncludeEngines")) {
+        // values are not available in automatic analysis, so assume "cucumber" is there
+        if (annotation.values().isEmpty()) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        // otherwise check the list
+        boolean containsCucumber = annotation.values().stream().anyMatch(annotationValue ->
+          annotationValue.value() instanceof Object[] vals
+            && vals.length == 1
+            && "cucumber".equals(vals[0]));
+        if (containsCucumber) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   private boolean isTestFieldOrMethod(Symbol member) {
     return member.metadata().annotations().stream().anyMatch(input -> {
       Type type = input.symbol().type();
diff --git a/java-checks/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckTest.java b/java-checks/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckTest.java
index 78f236f6a8..b9a88adbb6 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckTest.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckTest.java
@@ -93,4 +93,22 @@ void testNg() {
       .withCheck(new NoTestInTestClassCheck())
       .verifyIssues();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testCucumber() {
+    CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
+      .onFile(testCodeSourcesPath("checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberTest.java"))
+      .withCheck(new NoTestInTestClassCheck())
+      .verifyIssues();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testCucumberWithoutSemantic() {
+    CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
+      .onFile(testCodeSourcesPath("checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberTest.java"))
+      .withCheck(new NoTestInTestClassCheck())
+      .withoutSemantic()
+      // Note, that the sample file contains a noncompliant test, but we are fine with FN in automatic analysis
+      .verifyNoIssues();
+  }
 }