diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 buildgen: contains the template renderer for our build system.
+
 distpackages: contains script to generate debian packages.
+
 dockerfile: contains all of the docker files to test gRPC.
+
 gce_setup: contains boilerplate for running the docker files under GCE.
+
+jenkins: support for running tests on Jenkins
+
 run_tests: contains python scripts to properly run the tests in parallel.
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/grpc_jenkins_slave/Dockerfile b/tools/jenkins/grpc_jenkins_slave/Dockerfile
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index 00000000000..a98ad6f5522
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+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# A work-in-progress Dockerfile that allows running gRPC test suites
+# inside a docker container.
+
+FROM debian:wheezy
+
+# Install Git.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+  autoconf \
+  autotools-dev \
+  build-essential \
+  bzip2 \
+  curl \
+  gcc \
+  git \
+  libc6 \
+  libc6-dbg \
+  libc6-dev \
+  libgtest-dev \
+  libtool \
+  make \
+  strace \
+  python-dev \
+  python-setuptools \
+  telnet \
+  unzip \
+  wget \
+  zip && apt-get clean
+
+##################
+# C++ dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install libgflags-dev libgtest-dev
+
+#################
+# C# dependencies
+
+# Update to a newer version of mono
+RUN apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    mono-devel \
+    nunit \
+    nunit-console \
+    monodevelop
+
+# Download NuGet
+RUN cd /var/local && wget www.nuget.org/NuGet.exe
+ENV NUGET mono /var/local/NuGet.exe
+
+# TODO(jtattermusch): add dependencies for other languages
+
+# Define the default command.
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/run_jenkins.sh b/tools/jenkins/run_jenkins.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0b66e27bbb8
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# This script is invoked by Jenkins and triggers a test run based on
+# env variable settings.
+
+set -ex
+
+if [ "$platform" == "linux" ]
+then
+  echo "building $language on Linux"
+
+  # Run tests inside docker
+  docker run grpc/grpc_jenkins_slave bash -c "git clone --recursive $GIT_URL /var/local/git/grpc \
+    && cd /var/local/git/grpc && git checkout -f $GIT_COMMIT \
+    && git submodule update \
+    && tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -t -l $language"
+elif [ "$platform" == "windows" ]
+then
+  echo "building $language on Windows"
+
+  # TODO(jtattermusch): integrate nuget restore in a nicer way.
+  /cygdrive/c/nuget/nuget.exe restore vsprojects/grpc.sln
+  /cygdrive/c/nuget/nuget.exe restore src/csharp/Grpc.sln
+
+  python tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -t -l $language
+else
+  echo "Unknown platform $platform"
+  exit 1
+fi