diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 9881e7736a6..a886e660796 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.jdt.junit.runtime;bundle-version="[3.4.0,4.0.0)",
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.pde.internal.junit.runtime;x-internal:=true
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
-Import-Package: org.eclipse.ui.testing;resolution:=optional
+Import-Package: org.eclipse.ui.testing;resolution:=optional,
+ org.junit.platform.engine
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/junit/runtime/RemotePluginTestRunner.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/junit/runtime/RemotePluginTestRunner.java
index fd223765a96..096eabc1ccb 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/junit/runtime/RemotePluginTestRunner.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/junit/runtime/RemotePluginTestRunner.java
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.pde.internal.junit.runtime;
 
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner;
+import org.junit.platform.engine.TestEngine;
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.FrameworkUtil;
@@ -89,7 +93,8 @@ private static ClassLoader createJUnit5PluginClassLoader(String testPluginName)
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bundle \"" + testPluginName + "\" not found. Possible causes include missing dependencies, too restrictive version ranges, or a non-matching required execution environment."); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
 		}
 		Bundle junit5RuntimeBundle = Platform.getBundle("org.eclipse.jdt.junit5.runtime"); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		List<Bundle> platformEngineBundles = findTestEngineBundles();
+		List<Bundle> platformEngineBundles = new ArrayList<>();
+		platformEngineBundles.addAll(findTestEngineBundles());
 		platformEngineBundles.add(testBundle);
 		if (junit5RuntimeBundle != null) {
 			platformEngineBundles.add(junit5RuntimeBundle);
@@ -99,19 +104,38 @@ private static ClassLoader createJUnit5PluginClassLoader(String testPluginName)
 
 	private static List<Bundle> findTestEngineBundles() {
 		BundleContext bundleContext = FrameworkUtil.getBundle(RemotePluginTestRunner.class).getBundleContext();
-		List<Bundle> engineBundles = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (Bundle bundle : bundleContext.getBundles()) {
-			try {
-				BundleWiring bundleWiring = bundle.adapt(BundleWiring.class);
-				Collection<String> listResources = bundleWiring.listResources("META-INF/services", "org.junit.platform.engine.TestEngine", BundleWiring.LISTRESOURCES_LOCAL); //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
-				if (!listResources.isEmpty()) {
-					engineBundles.add(bundle);
-				}
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				// check the next bundle
+		return Arrays.stream(bundleContext.getBundles()).filter(RemotePluginTestRunner::providesCompatibleTestEngine).collect(toList());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks whether the bundle provides test engines.
+	 * Ensures that test engines that can be loaded from the bundle
+	 * are compatible with the TestEngine version in current scope.
+	 * Otherwise, the JUnit platform's call to the ServiceLoader for
+	 * retrieving available engines will fail.
+	 * Incompatibilities can happen, e.g., in Tycho builds, where
+	 * the org.eclipse.tycho.surefire.osgibooter bundle is found
+	 * that may provide a different JUnit platform version than the
+	 * one available via the Eclipse target platform.
+	 */
+	private static boolean providesCompatibleTestEngine(Bundle bundle) {
+		try {
+			BundleWiring bundleWiring = bundle.adapt(BundleWiring.class);
+			Collection<String> engineProviderSpecifications = bundleWiring.listResources("META-INF/services", "org.junit.platform.engine.TestEngine", BundleWiring.LISTRESOURCES_LOCAL); //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
+			if (!engineProviderSpecifications.isEmpty()) {
+				Bundle engineBundleInThisClassLoader = FrameworkUtil.getBundle(TestEngine.class);
+				Class<?> testEngineClassInCurrentLoader = getTestEngineClassInBundle(engineBundleInThisClassLoader);
+				Class<?> testEngineInEngineProviderBundle = getTestEngineClassInBundle(bundle);
+				return testEngineInEngineProviderBundle != null && testEngineClassInCurrentLoader.isAssignableFrom(testEngineInEngineProviderBundle);
 			}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			// skip this bundle
 		}
-		return engineBundles;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	private static Class<?> getTestEngineClassInBundle(Bundle bundle) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+		return bundle.loadClass(TestEngine.class.getName());
 	}
 
 	/**