diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 15f240da09..1557549a68 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ set(CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN ON)
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 include(GlowDefaults)
+include(GlowTestSupport)
 include(SanitizerSupport)
 include(CoverageSupport)
 include(DoxygenSupport)
@@ -75,3 +76,9 @@ add_subdirectory(tests)
 add_custom_target(dependency_graph
                   "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" "--graphviz=dependency_graph" .
                   WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+
+# Fetch the dependencies for all the tests.
+get_property(GLOW_TEST_DEPENDS GLOBAL PROPERTY GLOW_TEST_DEPENDS)
+
+add_custom_target(check COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
+                    DEPENDS ${GLOW_TEST_DEPENDS} USES_TERMINAL)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/GlowTestSupport.cmake b/cmake/modules/GlowTestSupport.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c536b90ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/GlowTestSupport.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# A function to add a test to be driven through the 'check' target.
+# Unlike the 'test' target, the 'check' target rebuilds the executables
+# before invoking the tests.
+function(add_glow_test)
+  set(oneValueArgs NAME)
+  set(multiValueArgs COMMAND DEPENDS)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "" "${oneValueArgs}"
+                          "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
+
+  if (NOT ARG_NAME)
+    list(GET ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS 0 ARG_NAME)
+    list(REMOVE_AT ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS 0)
+  endif()
+  
+  if (NOT ARG_NAME)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Name mandatory")
+  endif()
+
+  if (NOT ARG_COMMAND)
+    set(ARG_COMMAND ${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
+  endif()
+
+  if (NOT ARG_COMMAND)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Command mandatory")
+  endif()
+
+  list(GET ARG_COMMAND 0 TEST_EXEC)
+  list(APPEND ARG_DEPENDS ${TEST_EXEC})
+  
+  set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY GLOW_TEST_DEPENDS ${ARG_DEPENDS})
+
+  # Produce the specific test rule using the default built-in.
+  add_test(NAME ${ARG_NAME} COMMAND ${ARG_COMMAND})
+endfunction()
diff --git a/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
index 5aa9fb296c..f6597bab50 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ target_link_libraries(tensorsTest
                         Base
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(tensorsTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/tensorsTest)
+add_glow_test(tensorsTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/tensorsTest)
 
 add_executable(gradCheckTest
                gradCheckTest.cpp)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ target_link_libraries(gradCheckTest
                         IR
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(gradCheckTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/gradCheckTest)
+add_glow_test(gradCheckTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/gradCheckTest)
 
 add_executable(IROptTest
                IROptTest.cpp)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ target_link_libraries(IROptTest
                         Optimizer
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(IROptTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/IROptTest)
+add_glow_test(IROptTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/IROptTest)
 
 add_executable(basicIRTest
                basicIRTest.cpp)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ target_link_libraries(basicIRTest
                         IR
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(basicIRTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/basicIRTest)
+add_glow_test(basicIRTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/basicIRTest)
 
 add_executable(backendTest
                BackendTest.cpp)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ target_link_libraries(backendTest
                         ExecutionEngine
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(backendTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/backendTest)
+add_glow_test(backendTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/backendTest)
 
 add_executable(MLTest
                MLTest.cpp)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ target_link_libraries(MLTest
                         ExecutionEngine
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(MLTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/MLTest)
+add_glow_test(MLTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/MLTest)
 
 add_executable(operatorTest
                OperatorTest.cpp)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ target_link_libraries(operatorTest
                         ExecutionEngine
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(operatorTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/operatorTest)
+add_glow_test(operatorTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/operatorTest)
 
 
 add_executable(graphTest
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ target_link_libraries(graphTest
                         IR
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(graphTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/graphTest)
+add_glow_test(graphTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/graphTest)
 
 add_executable(graphGradTest
                graphGradTest.cpp)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ target_link_libraries(graphGradTest
                         ExecutionEngine
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(graphGradTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/graphGradTest)
+add_glow_test(graphGradTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/graphGradTest)
 
 add_executable(graphOptzTest
                graphOptzTest.cpp)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ target_link_libraries(graphOptzTest
                         Optimizer
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(graphOptzTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/graphOptzTest)
+add_glow_test(graphOptzTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/graphOptzTest)
 
 add_executable(quantizationTest
                quantizationTest.cpp)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ target_link_libraries(quantizationTest
                         Quantization
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(quantizationTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/quantizationTest)
+add_glow_test(quantizationTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/quantizationTest)
 
 add_executable(UtilsTest
                UtilsTest.cpp)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ target_link_libraries(UtilsTest
                         Support
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(UtilsTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/UtilsTest)
+add_glow_test(UtilsTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/UtilsTest)
 
 if(GLOW_WITH_OPENCL)
 add_executable(OCLTest
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ target_link_libraries(OCLTest
                         ExecutionEngine
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(OCLTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/OCLTest)
+add_glow_test(OCLTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/OCLTest)
 LIST(APPEND UNOPT_TESTS ./tests/OCLTest -optimize-ir=false &&)
 endif()
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ target_link_libraries(BackendCorrectnessTest
                         Support
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(BackendCorrectnessTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/BackendCorrectnessTest)
+add_glow_test(BackendCorrectnessTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/BackendCorrectnessTest)
 LIST(APPEND UNOPT_TESTS ./tests/BackendCorrectnessTest -optimize-ir=false &&)
 
 if(GLOW_WITH_CPU)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ target_link_libraries(GemmTest
                         Support
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(GemmTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/GemmTest)
+add_glow_test(GemmTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/GemmTest)
 LIST(APPEND UNOPT_TESTS ./tests/GemmTest -optimize-ir=false &&)
 endif()
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ target_link_libraries(memoryAllocatorTest
                         CodeGen
                         gtest
                         testMain)
-add_test(memoryAllocatorTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/memoryAllocatorTest)
+add_glow_test(memoryAllocatorTest ${GLOW_BINARY_DIR}/tests/memoryAllocatorTest)
 
 
 LIST(APPEND UNOPT_TESTS