diff --git a/programs/.gitignore b/programs/.gitignore
index 59634b54e0..3775216d50 100644
--- a/programs/.gitignore
+++ b/programs/.gitignore
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ test/cpp_dummy_build
 test/cpp_dummy_build.cpp
 test/dlopen
 test/ecp-bench
+test/metatest
 test/query_compile_time_config
 test/selftest
 test/ssl_cert_test
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 2d0f705822..43ae99f269 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ APPS = \
 	ssl/ssl_server$(EXEXT) \
 	ssl/ssl_server2$(EXEXT) \
 	test/benchmark$(EXEXT) \
+	test/metatest$(EXEXT) \
 	test/query_compile_time_config$(EXEXT) \
 	test/selftest$(EXEXT) \
 	test/udp_proxy$(EXEXT) \
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ test/dlopen$(EXEXT): test/dlopen.c $(DEP)
 	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) test/dlopen.c $(LDFLAGS) $(DLOPEN_LDFLAGS) -o $@
 endif
 
+test/metatest$(EXEXT): test/metatest.c $(DEP)
+	echo "  CC    test/metatest.c"
+	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) test/metatest.c    $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
 test/query_config.o: test/query_config.c test/query_config.h $(DEP)
 	echo "  CC    test/query_config.c"
 	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c test/query_config.c -o $@
diff --git a/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt b/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 403797cef2..98757f5d8e 100644
--- a/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if(ENABLE_ZLIB_SUPPORT)
 endif(ENABLE_ZLIB_SUPPORT)
 
 set(executables_libs
+    metatest
     selftest
     udp_proxy
 )
diff --git a/programs/test/metatest.c b/programs/test/metatest.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f03e5e7038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/test/metatest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/** \file metatest.c
+ *
+ *  \brief Test features of the test framework.
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#define MBEDTLS_ALLOW_PRIVATE_ACCESS
+
+#include <mbedtls/platform.h>
+#include "test/helpers.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+/****************************************************************/
+/* Command line entry point */
+/****************************************************************/
+
+typedef struct {
+    const char *name;
+    const char *platform;
+    void (*entry_point)(const char *name);
+} metatest_t;
+
+metatest_t metatests[] = {
+    { NULL, NULL, NULL }
+};
+
+static void help(FILE *out, const char *argv0)
+{
+    mbedtls_fprintf(out, "Usage: %s list|TEST\n", argv0);
+    mbedtls_fprintf(out, "Run a meta-test that should cause a test failure.\n");
+    mbedtls_fprintf(out, "With 'list', list the available tests and their platform requirement.\n");
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    const char *argv0 = argc > 0 ? argv[0] : "metatest";
+    if (argc != 2) {
+        help(stderr, argv0);
+        mbedtls_exit(MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    /* Support "-help", "--help", "--list", etc. */
+    const char *command = argv[1];
+    while (*command == '-') {
+        ++command;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "help") == 0) {
+        help(stdout, argv0);
+        mbedtls_exit(MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "list") == 0) {
+        for (const metatest_t *p = metatests; p->name != NULL; p++) {
+            mbedtls_printf("%s %s\n", p->name, p->platform);
+        }
+        mbedtls_exit(MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }
+
+    for (const metatest_t *p = metatests; p->name != NULL; p++) {
+        if (strcmp(argv[1], p->name) == 0) {
+            mbedtls_printf("Running metatest %s...\n", argv[1]);
+            p->entry_point(argv[1]);
+            mbedtls_printf("Running metatest %s... done, result=%d\n",
+                           argv[1], (int) mbedtls_test_info.result);
+            mbedtls_exit(mbedtls_test_info.result == MBEDTLS_TEST_RESULT_SUCCESS ?
+                         MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS :
+                         MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    mbedtls_fprintf(stderr, "%s: FATAL: No such metatest: %s\n",
+                    argv0, command);
+    mbedtls_exit(MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.sln b/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.sln
index 3624735119..995ba52a25 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.sln
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.sln
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "benchmark", "benchmark.vcxp
 		{46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554} = {46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "metatest", "metatest.vcxproj", "{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554} = {46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "query_compile_time_config", "query_compile_time_config.vcxproj", "{D6F58AF2-9D80-562A-E2B0-F743281522B9}"
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 		{46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554} = {46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554}
@@ -599,6 +604,14 @@ Global
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 		{90EFD9A4-C6B0-3EE8-1F06-0A0E0D55AEDA}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{90EFD9A4-C6B0-3EE8-1F06-0A0E0D55AEDA}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{D6F58AF2-9D80-562A-E2B0-F743281522B9}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{D6F58AF2-9D80-562A-E2B0-F743281522B9}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{D6F58AF2-9D80-562A-E2B0-F743281522B9}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d9bb8a3f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/metatest.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
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+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\programs\test\metatest.c" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="mbedTLS.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{46cf2d25-6a36-4189-b59c-e4815388e554}</Project>
+      <LinkLibraryDependencies>true</LinkLibraryDependencies>
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+  </ItemGroup>
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+    <ProjectGuid>{95B15C5B-0EB4-4353-7990-22F6965A9437}</ProjectGuid>
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+    <RootNamespace>metatest</RootNamespace>
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