diff --git a/testsuite/CMakeLists.txt b/testsuite/CMakeLists.txt
index b48284288b..8553593ca8 100644
--- a/testsuite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testsuite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ set( TESTSUBDIRS
     musictests
     cpptests
     pytests
-    )
+)
 
 add_subdirectory( selftests )
 add_subdirectory( unittests )
+add_subdirectory( unittests/sli2py_ignore )
 add_subdirectory( regressiontests )
+add_subdirectory( regressiontests/sli2py_ignore )
 add_subdirectory( mpi_selftests/fail )
 add_subdirectory( mpi_selftests/pass )
 add_subdirectory( mpitests )
@@ -39,19 +41,19 @@ add_subdirectory( cpptests )
 
 install( DIRECTORY ${TESTSUBDIRS}
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/testsuite
-    )
+)
 
 install( PROGRAMS
     do_tests.sh
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/testsuite
-    )
+)
 
 install( PROGRAMS
     nest_indirect
     nest_serial
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-    )
+)
 
 install( FILES junit_xml.sh run_test.sh summarize_tests.py
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/testsuite
-    )
+)
diff --git a/testsuite/do_tests.sh b/testsuite/do_tests.sh
index d2d3628b9c..640570bbc4 100755
--- a/testsuite/do_tests.sh
+++ b/testsuite/do_tests.sh
@@ -333,9 +333,12 @@ if test "${PYTHON}"; then
   tests_collect="$tests_collect py"
 fi
 for test_ext in ${tests_collect} ; do
-      for test_name in $(ls "${TEST_BASEDIR}/unittests/" | grep ".*\.${test_ext}\$") ; do
-          run_test "unittests/${test_name}" "${CODES_SUCCESS}" "${CODES_SKIPPED}" "${CODES_FAILURE}"
-      done
+    for test_name in $(ls "${TEST_BASEDIR}/unittests/" | grep ".*\.${test_ext}\$") ; do
+        run_test "unittests/${test_name}" "${CODES_SUCCESS}" "${CODES_SKIPPED}" "${CODES_FAILURE}"
+    done
+    for test_name in $(ls "${TEST_BASEDIR}/unittests/sli2py_ignore/" | grep ".*\.${test_ext}\$") ; do
+        run_test "unittests/sli2py_ignore/${test_name}" "${CODES_SUCCESS}" "${CODES_SKIPPED}" "${CODES_FAILURE}"
+    done
 done
 
 junit_close
@@ -350,6 +353,9 @@ for test_ext in ${tests_collect} ; do
     for test_name in $(ls "${TEST_BASEDIR}/regressiontests/" | grep ".*\.${test_ext}$") ; do
         run_test "regressiontests/${test_name}" "${CODES_SUCCESS}" "${CODES_SKIPPED}" "${CODES_FAILURE}"
     done
+    for test_name in $(ls "${TEST_BASEDIR}/regressiontests/sli2py_ignore/" | grep ".*\.${test_ext}$") ; do
+        run_test "regressiontests/sli2py_ignore/${test_name}" "${CODES_SUCCESS}" "${CODES_SKIPPED}" "${CODES_FAILURE}"
+    done
 done
 
 junit_close
diff --git a/testsuite/regressiontests/sli2py_ignore/CMakeLists.txt b/testsuite/regressiontests/sli2py_ignore/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edcf6d6729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/regressiontests/sli2py_ignore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# testsuite/regressiontests/sli2py_ignore/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# This file is part of NEST.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
+#
+# NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# add regressiontests files
+file( GLOB scripts RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.sli )
+
+foreach( script ${scripts} )
+  add_test( NAME regressiontests/sli2py_ignore/${script}
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/nest
+    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DOCDIR}/regressiontests/sli2py_ignore/${script} # use the installed version
+  )
+endforeach()
diff --git a/testsuite/unittests/sli2py_ignore/CMakeLists.txt b/testsuite/unittests/sli2py_ignore/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89e0e18cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/unittests/sli2py_ignore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# testsuite/unittests/sli2py_ignore/CMakeLists.txt
+#
+# This file is part of NEST.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
+#
+# NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# add unittests/sli2py_ignore files
+file( GLOB scripts RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.sli )
+
+foreach( script ${scripts} )
+    add_test( NAME unittests/sli2py_ignore/${script}
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/nest
+        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DOCDIR}/unittests/sli2py_ignore/${script} # use the installed version
+    )
+endforeach()