diff --git a/its/autoscan/src/test/resources/autoscan/diffs/diff_S2187.json b/its/autoscan/src/test/resources/autoscan/diffs/diff_S2187.json
index 3e0c2f6a44..67320da791 100644
--- a/its/autoscan/src/test/resources/autoscan/diffs/diff_S2187.json
+++ b/its/autoscan/src/test/resources/autoscan/diffs/diff_S2187.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "ruleKey": "S2187",
   "hasTruePositives": true,
-  "falseNegatives": 13,
+  "falseNegatives": 14,
   "falsePositives": 1
 }
diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml b/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
index 4f5c42669c..3a13809867 100644
--- a/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
@@ -998,6 +998,11 @@
       <artifactId>jspecify</artifactId>
       <version>1.0.0</version>
     </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..79589d1014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/test/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package checks.tests;
+
+import org.junit.platform.suite.api.IncludeEngines;
+
+@IncludeEngines("cucumber")
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberStandardTest {}
+
+@org.junit.platform.suite.api.IncludeEngines("cucumber")
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberFullyQualifiedTest {}
+
+@IncludeEngines("bellpepper")
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckBellPepperTest {} // Noncompliant
+
+@IncludeEngines({"spring", "cucumber"})
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckTwoEnginesTest{}
+
+@NoTestInTestClassIncompatibleAnnotations.IncludeEngines(42)
+class ClassWithFakeIncludeEnginesAnnotationTest {} // Noncompliant
+
+class NoTestInTestClassIncompatibleAnnotations {
+  @interface IncludeEngines {
+    int value();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/test/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberWithoutSemanticTest.java b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/test/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberWithoutSemanticTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9016ff134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/test/java/checks/tests/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberWithoutSemanticTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package checks.tests;
+
+import org.junit.platform.suite.api.IncludeEngines;
+
+@IncludeEngines("cucumber")
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberStandardWSTest {}
+
+@IncludeEngines("cucumber")
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberFullyQualifiedWSTest {}
+
+@IncludeEngines("bellpepper")
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckBellPepperWSTest {} // FN in automatic analysis
+
+@IncludeEngines({"spring", "cucumber"})
+class NoTestInTestClassCheckTwoEnginesWSTest{}
+
+@NoTestInTestClassIncompatibleAnnotations.IncludeEngines(42)
+class ClassWithFakeIncludeEnginesAnnotationWSTest {} // FN in automatic analysis
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..050df4176d 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
@@ -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 +200,28 @@ private static boolean checkRunWithType(Symbol.TypeSymbol value, String... runne
     return false;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * True if the symbol is annotated {@code @IncludeEngines("cucumber")}
+   * (with some approximation for automatic analysis).
+   */
+  private static boolean annotatedIncludeEnginesCucumber(Symbol.TypeSymbol symbol) {
+    for (var annotation: symbol.metadata().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 && Arrays.asList(vals).contains("cucumber"));
+        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..12d1a9d42c 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 +93,21 @@ 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/NoTestInTestClassCheckCucumberWithoutSemanticTest.java"))
+      .withCheck(new NoTestInTestClassCheck())
+      .withoutSemantic()
+      .verifyNoIssues();
+  }
 }