diff --git a/glib/gtester.c b/glib/gtester.c
index 0a2feb22e..12f7f1a8f 100644
--- a/glib/gtester.c
+++ b/glib/gtester.c
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ test_log_msg (GTestLogMsg *msg)
       guint i;
       gchar **strv;
     case G_TEST_LOG_NONE:
+    case G_TEST_LOG_START_SUITE:
+    case G_TEST_LOG_STOP_SUITE:
       break;
     case G_TEST_LOG_ERROR:
       strv = g_strsplit (msg->strings[0], "\n", -1);
diff --git a/glib/gtestutils.c b/glib/gtestutils.c
index 3ab4e167e..529cbd335 100644
--- a/glib/gtestutils.c
+++ b/glib/gtestutils.c
@@ -595,6 +595,8 @@ g_test_log_type_name (GTestLogType log_type)
     case G_TEST_LOG_MIN_RESULT:         return "minperf";
     case G_TEST_LOG_MAX_RESULT:         return "maxperf";
     case G_TEST_LOG_MESSAGE:            return "message";
+    case G_TEST_LOG_START_SUITE:        return "start suite";
+    case G_TEST_LOG_STOP_SUITE:         return "stop suite";
     }
   return "???";
 }
@@ -660,6 +662,10 @@ g_test_log (GTestLogType lbit,
       if (g_test_verbose())
         g_print ("GTest: random seed: %s\n", string2);
       break;
+    case G_TEST_LOG_START_SUITE:
+      break;
+    case G_TEST_LOG_STOP_SUITE:
+      break;
     case G_TEST_LOG_STOP_CASE:
       if (g_test_verbose())
         g_print ("GTest: result: %s\n", fail ? "FAIL" : "OK");
@@ -1911,6 +1917,8 @@ g_test_run_suite_internal (GTestSuite *suite,
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (suite != NULL, -1);
 
+  g_test_log (G_TEST_LOG_START_SUITE, suite->name, NULL, 0, NULL);
+
   while (path[0] == '/')
     path++;
   l = strlen (path);
@@ -1941,6 +1949,8 @@ g_test_run_suite_internal (GTestSuite *suite,
   g_free (test_run_name);
   test_run_name = old_name;
 
+  g_test_log (G_TEST_LOG_STOP_SUITE, suite->name, NULL, 0, NULL);
+
   return n_bad;
 }
 
diff --git a/glib/gtestutils.h b/glib/gtestutils.h
index 63e3b7493..d5796289c 100644
--- a/glib/gtestutils.h
+++ b/glib/gtestutils.h
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ typedef enum {
   G_TEST_LOG_STOP_CASE,         /* d:status d:nforks d:elapsed */
   G_TEST_LOG_MIN_RESULT,        /* s:blurb d:result */
   G_TEST_LOG_MAX_RESULT,        /* s:blurb d:result */
-  G_TEST_LOG_MESSAGE            /* s:blurb */
+  G_TEST_LOG_MESSAGE,           /* s:blurb */
+  G_TEST_LOG_START_SUITE,
+  G_TEST_LOG_STOP_SUITE
 } GTestLogType;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/glib/tests/protocol.c b/glib/tests/protocol.c
index 8e0292d7d..9aa4879d3 100644
--- a/glib/tests/protocol.c
+++ b/glib/tests/protocol.c
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ test_message (void)
         {
         case G_TEST_LOG_START_BINARY:
         case G_TEST_LOG_START_CASE:
+        case G_TEST_LOG_START_SUITE:
+        case G_TEST_LOG_STOP_SUITE:
           /* ignore */
           break;
         case G_TEST_LOG_STOP_CASE:
@@ -302,6 +304,8 @@ test_error (void)
             {
             case G_TEST_LOG_START_BINARY:
             case G_TEST_LOG_START_CASE:
+            case G_TEST_LOG_START_SUITE:
+            case G_TEST_LOG_STOP_SUITE:
               /* ignore */
               break;
             case G_TEST_LOG_STOP_CASE: