diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-properties.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-properties.7.rst
index 00a932f8da..d3e58d0614 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-properties.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-properties.7.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Properties on Directories
    /prop_dir/RULE_LAUNCH_LINK
    /prop_dir/SOURCE_DIR
    /prop_dir/SUBDIRECTORIES
+   /prop_dir/TESTS
    /prop_dir/TEST_INCLUDE_FILES
    /prop_dir/VARIABLES
    /prop_dir/VS_GLOBAL_SECTION_POST_section
diff --git a/Help/prop_dir/TESTS.rst b/Help/prop_dir/TESTS.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6e1d883ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/prop_dir/TESTS.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+TESTS
+-----
+
+List of tests.
+
+This read-only property holds a :ref:`;-list <CMake Language Lists>` of tests
+defined so far by the :command:`add_test` command.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/directory-property-TESTS.rst b/Help/release/dev/directory-property-TESTS.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9de2531951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/directory-property-TESTS.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+directory-property-TESTS
+------------------------
+
+* The :prop_dir:`TESTS` directory property was added to hold the list of tests defined by
+  command :command:`add_test`.
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index b46820822e..82c6e816d0 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -3641,6 +3641,20 @@ void cmMakefile::AppendProperty(const std::string& prop, const char* value,
 
 const char* cmMakefile::GetProperty(const std::string& prop) const
 {
+  // Check for computed properties.
+  static std::string output;
+  if (prop == "TESTS") {
+    std::vector<std::string> keys;
+    // get list of keys
+    std::transform(this->Tests.begin(), this->Tests.end(),
+                   std::back_inserter(keys),
+                   [](decltype(this->Tests)::value_type const& pair) {
+                     return pair.first;
+                   });
+    output = cmJoin(keys, ";");
+    return output.c_str();
+  }
+
   return this->StateSnapshot.GetDirectory().GetProperty(prop);
 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties-stderr.txt
index 6d5bcdb0d3..89f5618ee3 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties-stderr.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,12 @@ get_property: -->[^<;]*/Tests/RunCMake/get_property<--
 get_directory_property: -->[^<;]*/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties-build/directory_properties<--
 get_property: -->[^<;]*/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties-build/directory_properties<--
 get_directory_property: -->[^<;]*/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties<--
-get_property: -->[^<;]*/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties<--$
+get_property: -->[^<;]*/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties<--
+get_directory_property: --><--
+get_property: --><--
+get_directory_property: -->test1;test2<--
+get_property: -->test1;test2<--
+get_directory_property: -->test1;test2;test3<--
+get_property: -->test1;test2;test3<--
+get_directory_property: -->Sub/test1;Sub/test2<--
+get_property: -->Sub/test1;Sub/test2<--$
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties.cmake
index 4e68738d8b..9b978fd503 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties.cmake
@@ -28,3 +28,12 @@ check_directory_property("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" BINARY_DIR)
 check_directory_property("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" SOURCE_DIR)
 check_directory_property("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/directory_properties" BINARY_DIR)
 check_directory_property("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/directory_properties" SOURCE_DIR)
+
+check_directory_property("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" TESTS)
+add_test(NAME test1 COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E echo "test1")
+add_test(NAME test2 COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E echo "test2")
+check_directory_property("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" TESTS)
+add_test(NAME test3 COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E echo "test3")
+check_directory_property("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" TESTS)
+
+check_directory_property("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/directory_properties" TESTS)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties/CMakeLists.txt
index 7318b97776..95106adca3 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/get_property/directory_properties/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ subdirs(sub2)
 add_custom_target(CustomSub)
 add_library(InterfaceSub INTERFACE)
 add_library(my::InterfaceSub ALIAS InterfaceSub)
+
+add_test(Sub/test1 COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E echo "Sub/test1")
+add_test(Sub/test2 COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E echo "Sub/test2")