diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/cmakeninja.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/cmakeninja.py
index c0decbb684..dc8fd5f9e8 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/cmakeninja.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/cmakeninja.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 """
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.cmakemake import CMakeMake
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.mesonninja import MesonNinja
+from easybuild.framework.easyconfig import BUILD, CUSTOM
+
+DEFAULT_TEST_CMD = 'ninja'
 
 
 class CMakeNinja(CMakeMake, MesonNinja):
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ def extra_options(extra_vars=None):
             key: value for key, value in MesonNinja.extra_options().items()
             if key.startswith('build_') or key.startswith('install_')
         })
+        extra_vars.update({
+            'test_cmd': [DEFAULT_TEST_CMD, "Test command to use ('runtest' value is appended)", CUSTOM],
+            'runtest': [None, "Ninja target to test build or True to use CTest", BUILD],
+        })
         return extra_vars
 
     def configure_step(self, *args, **kwargs):