diff --git a/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/ForkTests.scala b/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/ForkTests.scala
index dcab26ade..0748797dc 100755
--- a/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/ForkTests.scala
+++ b/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/ForkTests.scala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ private[sbt] object ForkTests {
 							os.writeInt(runners.size)
 							for ((testFramework, mainRunner) <- runners) {
 								val remoteArgs = mainRunner.remoteArgs()
-								os.writeObject(testFramework.implClassName)
+								os.writeObject(testFramework.implClassNames.toArray)
 								os.writeObject(mainRunner.args)
 								os.writeObject(remoteArgs)
 							}
diff --git a/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/Tests.scala b/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/Tests.scala
index 23c0c7d63..a368876c6 100644
--- a/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/Tests.scala
+++ b/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/Tests.scala
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ object Tests
 		def frameworkArguments(framework: TestFramework, args: Seq[String]): Unit =
 			(frameworks get framework) match {
 				case Some(f) => frameworkArgs(f, args)
-				case None => undefinedFrameworks += framework.implClassName
+				case None => undefinedFrameworks ++= framework.implClassNames
 			}
 
 		for(option <- config.options)
diff --git a/testing/agent/src/main/java/sbt/ForkMain.java b/testing/agent/src/main/java/sbt/ForkMain.java
index 9cdf1e744..43950dafd 100755
--- a/testing/agent/src/main/java/sbt/ForkMain.java
+++ b/testing/agent/src/main/java/sbt/ForkMain.java
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ public class ForkMain {
 		void logError(ObjectOutputStream os, String message) {
 			write(os, new Object[]{ForkTags.Error, message});
 		}
+		void logDebug(ObjectOutputStream os, String message) {
+			write(os, new Object[]{ForkTags.Debug, message});
+		}
 		void writeEvents(ObjectOutputStream os, ForkTestDefinition test, ForkEvent[] events) {
 			write(os, new Object[]{test.name, events});
 		}
@@ -187,22 +190,27 @@ public class ForkMain {
 			};
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < nFrameworks; i++) {
-				final String implClassName = (String) is.readObject();
+				final String[] implClassNames = (String[]) is.readObject();
 				final String[] frameworkArgs = (String[]) is.readObject();
 				final String[] remoteFrameworkArgs = (String[]) is.readObject();
 
-				final Framework framework;
-				try {
-					Object rawFramework = Class.forName(implClassName).newInstance();
-					if (rawFramework instanceof Framework)
-						framework = (Framework) rawFramework;
-					else
-						framework = new FrameworkWrapper((org.scalatools.testing.Framework) rawFramework);
-				} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-					logError(os, "Framework implementation '" + implClassName + "' not present.");
-					continue;
+				Framework framework = null;
+				for (String implClassName : implClassNames) {
+					try {
+						Object rawFramework = Class.forName(implClassName).newInstance();
+						if (rawFramework instanceof Framework)
+							framework = (Framework) rawFramework;
+						else
+							framework = new FrameworkWrapper((org.scalatools.testing.Framework) rawFramework);
+						break;
+					} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+						logDebug(os, "Framework implementation '" + implClassName + "' not present.");
+					}
 				}
 
+				if (framework == null)
+					continue;
+
 				ArrayList<ForkTestDefinition> filteredTests = new ArrayList<ForkTestDefinition>();
 				for (Fingerprint testFingerprint : framework.fingerprints()) {
 					for (ForkTestDefinition test : tests) {
diff --git a/testing/src/main/scala/sbt/TestFramework.scala b/testing/src/main/scala/sbt/TestFramework.scala
index bd85f5741..b59475983 100644
--- a/testing/src/main/scala/sbt/TestFramework.scala
+++ b/testing/src/main/scala/sbt/TestFramework.scala
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package sbt
 	import testing.{Logger=>TLogger, _}
 	import org.scalatools.testing.{Framework => OldFramework}
 	import classpath.{ClasspathUtilities, DualLoader, FilteredLoader}
+	import scala.annotation.tailrec
 
 object TestResult extends Enumeration
 {
@@ -17,30 +18,38 @@ object TestResult extends Enumeration
 object TestFrameworks
 {
 	val ScalaCheck = new TestFramework("org.scalacheck.ScalaCheckFramework")
-	val ScalaTest = new TestFramework("org.scalatest.tools.Framework")
+	val ScalaTest = new TestFramework("org.scalatest.tools.Framework", "org.scalatest.tools.ScalaTestFramework")
 	val Specs = new TestFramework("org.specs.runner.SpecsFramework")
 	val Specs2 = new TestFramework("org.specs2.runner.SpecsFramework")
 	val JUnit = new TestFramework("com.novocode.junit.JUnitFramework")
 }
 
-case class TestFramework(val implClassName: String)
+case class TestFramework(val implClassNames: String*)
 {
-	def create(loader: ClassLoader, log: Logger): Option[Framework] =
-	{
-		try 
-		{ 
-			Some(
-				Class.forName(implClassName, true, loader).newInstance match {
-					case newFramework: Framework => newFramework
-					case oldFramework: OldFramework => new FrameworkWrapper(oldFramework)
-				} 
-			)
-		}
-		catch 
-		{ 
-			case e: ClassNotFoundException => log.debug("Framework implementation '" + implClassName + "' not present."); None 
+	@tailrec
+	private def createFramework(loader: ClassLoader, log: Logger, frameworkClassNames: List[String]): Option[Framework] = {
+		frameworkClassNames match {
+			case head :: tail => 
+				try 
+				{
+					Some(Class.forName(head, true, loader).newInstance match {
+						case newFramework: Framework => newFramework
+						case oldFramework: OldFramework => new FrameworkWrapper(oldFramework)
+					})
+				}
+				catch 
+				{ 
+					case e: ClassNotFoundException => 
+						log.debug("Framework implementation '" + head + "' not present."); 
+						createFramework(loader, log, tail)
+				}
+			case Nil => 
+				None
 		}
 	}
+
+	def create(loader: ClassLoader, log: Logger): Option[Framework] =
+		createFramework(loader, log, implClassNames.toList)
 }
 final class TestDefinition(val name: String, val fingerprint: Fingerprint)
 {