diff --git a/server/src/printers/RelativeMakefilePrinter.cpp b/server/src/printers/RelativeMakefilePrinter.cpp
index 40e3c00a..041e7231 100644
--- a/server/src/printers/RelativeMakefilePrinter.cpp
+++ b/server/src/printers/RelativeMakefilePrinter.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ RelativeMakefilePrinter::RelativeMakefilePrinter(PathToShellVariable pathToShell
 RelativeMakefilePrinter::RelativeMakefilePrinter(
         const fs::path &buildDirectory,
         const fs::path &buildDirectoryRelative,
-        const fs::path &projectPath)
+        const fs::path &projectPath,
+        const fs::path &testsPath)
         : DefaultMakefilePrinter(),
           pathToShellVariable{{{buildDirectory, "$(BUILD_DIR)"},
+                               {testsPath, "$(TESTS_DIR)"},
                                {projectPath, "$(PROJECT_DIR)"},
                                {buildDirectoryRelative, "$(BUILD_RELATIVE)"}},
                               [](const std::string& lhs, const std::string& rhs) -> bool {
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ RelativeMakefilePrinter::RelativeMakefilePrinter(
               return std::greater<>()(lhs, rhs);
           }},
           buildDirectoryRelative{buildDirectoryRelative},
+          testsPath{testsPath},
           projectPath{projectPath} {
     initializePathsToShellVariables();
 }
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ std::string RelativeMakefilePrinter::getProjectStructureRelativeTo(const fs::pat
     printer.declareVariable("export PROJECT_DIR", "$(MAKEFILE_DIR)/$(PROJECT_DIR_RELATIVE_TO_MAKEFILE)");
     printer.declareVariable("export BUILD_RELATIVE", buildDirectoryRelative);
     printer.declareVariable("export BUILD_DIR", "$(PROJECT_DIR)/$(BUILD_RELATIVE)");
+    printer.declareVariable("export TESTS_DIR_RELATIVE", fs::relative(testsPath, makefilePath.parent_path()));
+    printer.declareVariable("export TESTS_DIR", "$(MAKEFILE_DIR)/$(TESTS_DIR_RELATIVE)");
     return printer.ss.str();
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/printers/RelativeMakefilePrinter.h b/server/src/printers/RelativeMakefilePrinter.h
index b8f963a3..d9fd71a9 100644
--- a/server/src/printers/RelativeMakefilePrinter.h
+++ b/server/src/printers/RelativeMakefilePrinter.h
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ class RelativeMakefilePrinter : public DefaultMakefilePrinter {
     RelativeMakefilePrinter(PathToShellVariable pathToShellVariable);
     RelativeMakefilePrinter(const fs::path &buildDirectory,
                             const fs::path &buildDirectoryRelative,
-                            const fs::path &projectPath);
+                            const fs::path &projectPath,
+                            const fs::path &testsPath);
 
     ~RelativeMakefilePrinter() override = default;
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class RelativeMakefilePrinter : public DefaultMakefilePrinter {
     void initializePathsToShellVariables();
 
 protected:
-    fs::path buildDirectoryRelative, projectPath;
+    fs::path buildDirectoryRelative, testsPath, projectPath;
 
     // map variable with absolute path to $(someVar)
     std::map<std::string, fs::path, std::function<bool(const std::string&, const std::string&)>> pathToShellVariable;
diff --git a/server/src/printers/TestMakefilesPrinter.cpp b/server/src/printers/TestMakefilesPrinter.cpp
index d07b087d..28f5adfb 100644
--- a/server/src/printers/TestMakefilesPrinter.cpp
+++ b/server/src/printers/TestMakefilesPrinter.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ namespace printer {
             CollectionUtils::FileSet const *stubSources) :
             RelativeMakefilePrinter(Paths::getUTBotBuildDir(testGen->projectContext),
                                     Paths::getRelativeUtbotBuildDir(testGen->projectContext),
-                                    testGen->projectContext.projectPath),
+                                    testGen->projectContext.projectPath,
+                                    testGen->projectContext.getTestDirAbsPath()),
             projectContext(testGen->projectContext),
             sharedMakefilePrinter(testGen, rootPath, primaryCompiler, stubSources, pathToShellVariable),
             objMakefilePrinter(testGen, rootPath, primaryCompiler, stubSources, pathToShellVariable) {