diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index da366b8b12..2366d4b427 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ if (protobuf_BUILD_TESTS OR protobuf_BUILD_CONFORMANCE OR protobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLE
 endif ()
 
 if (protobuf_BUILD_TESTS)
+  enable_testing()
   include(tests.cmake)
 endif (protobuf_BUILD_TESTS)
 
diff --git a/cmake/README.md b/cmake/README.md
index d75012cff0..857d146aa0 100644
--- a/cmake/README.md
+++ b/cmake/README.md
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ Testing
 To run unit-tests, first you must compile protobuf as described above.
 Then run:
 
-     C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\release>nmake check
+     C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\release>ctest --progress --output-on-failure
+
+You can also build the `check` target (not idiomatic CMake usage, though):
+
+     C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\release>cmake --build . --target check
 
 or
 
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ You should see output similar to:
      [==========] 1546 tests from 165 test cases ran. (2529 ms total)
      [  PASSED  ] 1546 tests.
 
-To run specific tests:
+To run specific tests, you need to pass some command line arguments to the test program itself:
 
      C:\Path\to\protobuf>cmake\build\release\tests.exe --gtest_filter=AnyTest*
      Running main() from gmock_main.cc
diff --git a/cmake/tests.cmake b/cmake/tests.cmake
index 2c9e38ee5a..7a359e268a 100644
--- a/cmake/tests.cmake
+++ b/cmake/tests.cmake
@@ -255,3 +255,7 @@ add_custom_target(check
   COMMAND tests
   DEPENDS tests test_plugin
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${protobuf_source_dir})
+
+add_test(NAME check
+  COMMAND tests
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY "${protobuf_source_dir}")