diff --git a/share/mk/Makefile b/share/mk/Makefile
index d854cca705b..c776134e0b3 100644
--- a/share/mk/Makefile
+++ b/share/mk/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ FILESDIR=	${BINDIR}/mk
 .if ${MK_TESTS} != "no"
 FILES+=	atf.test.mk
 FILES+=	plain.test.mk
+FILES+=	tap.test.mk
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/share/mk/tap.test.mk b/share/mk/tap.test.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..394f6857e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/mk/tap.test.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Logic to build and install TAP-compliant test programs.
+#
+# This is provided to support existing tests in the FreeBSD source tree
+# (particularly those coming from tools/regression/) that comply with the
+# Test Anything Protocol.  It should not be used for new tests.
+
+.include <bsd.init.mk>
+
+# List of C, C++ and shell test programs to build.
+#
+# Programs listed here are built according to the semantics of bsd.prog.mk for
+# PROGS, PROGS_CXX and SCRIPTS, respectively.
+#
+# Test programs registered in this manner are set to be installed into TESTSDIR
+# (which should be overriden by the Makefile) and are not required to provide a
+# manpage.
+TAP_TESTS_C?=
+TAP_TESTS_CXX?=
+TAP_TESTS_SH?=
+
+.if !empty(TAP_TESTS_C)
+PROGS+= ${TAP_TESTS_C}
+_TESTS+= ${TAP_TESTS_C}
+.for _T in ${TAP_TESTS_C}
+BINDIR.${_T}= ${TESTSDIR}
+MAN.${_T}?= # empty
+SRCS.${_T}?= ${_T}.c
+TEST_INTERFACE.${_T}= tap
+.endfor
+.endif
+
+.if !empty(TAP_TESTS_CXX)
+PROGS_CXX+= ${TAP_TESTS_CXX}
+_TESTS+= ${TAP_TESTS_CXX}
+.for _T in ${TAP_TESTS_CXX}
+BINDIR.${_T}= ${TESTSDIR}
+MAN.${_T}?= # empty
+SRCS.${_T}?= ${_T}.cc
+TEST_INTERFACE.${_T}= tap
+.endfor
+.endif
+
+.if !empty(TAP_TESTS_SH)
+SCRIPTS+= ${TAP_TESTS_SH}
+_TESTS+= ${TAP_TESTS_SH}
+.for _T in ${TAP_TESTS_SH}
+SCRIPTSDIR_${_T}= ${TESTSDIR}
+TEST_INTERFACE.${_T}= tap
+CLEANFILES+= ${_T} ${_T}.tmp
+# TODO(jmmv): It seems to me that this SED and SRC functionality should
+# exist in bsd.prog.mk along the support for SCRIPTS.  Move it there if
+# this proves to be useful within the tests.
+TAP_TESTS_SH_SED_${_T}?= # empty
+TAP_TESTS_SH_SRC_${_T}?= ${_T}.sh
+${_T}: ${TAP_TESTS_SH_SRC_${_T}}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} | sed ${TAP_TESTS_SH_SED_${_T}} >${.TARGET}.tmp
+	chmod +x ${.TARGET}.tmp
+	mv ${.TARGET}.tmp ${.TARGET}
+.endfor
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.test.mk>