diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39fa3d0f..ffe1154c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@
       {
         "command": "mesonbuild.restartLanguageServer",
         "title": "Meson: Restart Language Server"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "mesonbuild.node.runAll",
+        "title": "Run all",
+        "icon": "$(testing-run-all-icon)"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "mesonbuild.node.run",
+        "title": "Run",
+        "icon": "$(testing-run-icon)"
       }
     ],
     "configuration": {
@@ -392,6 +402,26 @@
           "command": "mesonbuild.openBuildFile",
           "when": "view == meson-project && viewItem == meson-target",
           "group": "inline"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "mesonbuild.node.runAll",
+          "when": "view == meson-project && viewItem == meson-test-root",
+          "group": "inline"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "mesonbuild.node.runAll",
+          "when": "view == meson-project && viewItem == meson-test-root",
+          "group": "run"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "mesonbuild.node.run",
+          "when": "view == meson-project && viewItem == meson-test",
+          "group": "inline"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "mesonbuild.node.run",
+          "when": "view == meson-project && viewItem == meson-test",
+          "group": "run"
         }
       ],
       "view/title": [
@@ -405,6 +435,14 @@
         {
           "command": "mesonbuild.openBuildFile",
           "when": "false"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "mesonbuild.node.run",
+          "when": "false"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "mesonbuild.node.runAll",
+          "when": "false"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 7f80ce91..11e0d4ef 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { activateFormatters } from "./formatters";
 import { SettingsKey, TaskQuickPickItem } from "./types";
 import { createLanguageServerClient } from "./lsp/common";
 import { dirname, relative } from "path";
+import { IRunnableNode } from "./treeview/nodes/base";
 
 export let extensionPath: string;
 export let workspaceState: vscode.Memento;
@@ -201,6 +202,15 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     }),
   );
 
+  // Two commands just to have different icons.
+  ctx.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand("mesonbuild.node.runAll", async (node: IRunnableNode) => node.run()),
+  );
+
+  ctx.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand("mesonbuild.node.run", async (node: IRunnableNode) => node.run()),
+  );
+
   if (!checkMesonIsConfigured(buildDir)) {
     let configureOnOpen = configurationChosen || extensionConfiguration(SettingsKey.configureOnOpen);
     if (configureOnOpen === "ask") {
diff --git a/src/tasks.ts b/src/tasks.ts
index 6edd3c88..506fcf79 100644
--- a/src/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/tasks.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { getMesonTargets, getMesonTests, getMesonBenchmarks } from "./introspection";
 import { extensionConfiguration, getOutputChannel, getTargetName, getEnvDict } from "./utils";
-import { Test, Target } from "./types";
+import { Test, Target, pseudoAllTarget } from "./types";
 import { checkMesonIsConfigured } from "./utils";
 import { workspaceState } from "./extension";
 
@@ -75,22 +75,22 @@ export async function getMesonTasks(buildDir: string, sourceDir: string) {
       "$meson-gcc",
     );
     const defaultTestTask = new vscode.Task(
-      { type: "meson", mode: "test" },
+      { type: "meson", mode: "test", target: pseudoAllTarget },
       "Run all tests",
       "Meson",
       new vscode.ShellExecution(
         extensionConfiguration("mesonPath"),
-        ["test", ...extensionConfiguration("testOptions")],
+        ["test", ...extensionConfiguration("testOptions"), pseudoAllTarget],
         { cwd: buildDir },
       ),
     );
     const defaultBenchmarkTask = new vscode.Task(
-      { type: "meson", mode: "benchmark" },
+      { type: "meson", mode: "benchmark", target: pseudoAllTarget },
       "Run all benchmarks",
       "Meson",
       new vscode.ShellExecution(
         extensionConfiguration("mesonPath"),
-        ["test", "--benchmark", ...extensionConfiguration("benchmarkOptions")],
+        ["test", "--benchmark", ...extensionConfiguration("benchmarkOptions"), pseudoAllTarget],
         { cwd: buildDir },
       ),
     );
diff --git a/src/treeview/nodes/base.ts b/src/treeview/nodes/base.ts
index 866c94ac..29bd40b7 100644
--- a/src/treeview/nodes/base.ts
+++ b/src/treeview/nodes/base.ts
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ export abstract class BaseDirectoryNode<T> extends BaseNode {
 
   abstract buildFileTree(fpaths: T[]): FolderMap<T> | Thenable<FolderMap<T>>;
 }
+
+// A node in the meson tree view that can be run.
+export interface IRunnableNode {
+  run(): Thenable<any>;
+}
diff --git a/src/treeview/nodes/tests.ts b/src/treeview/nodes/tests.ts
index c6ee4bea..d50d0753 100644
--- a/src/treeview/nodes/tests.ts
+++ b/src/treeview/nodes/tests.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 
 import { BaseNode } from "../basenode";
-import { Test, Tests } from "../../types";
+import { Test, Tests, pseudoAllTarget } from "../../types";
 import { extensionRelative } from "../../utils";
+import { IRunnableNode } from "./base";
 
-export class TestRootNode extends BaseNode {
+function getTestCommand(isBenchmark: boolean): string {
+  return isBenchmark ? "benchmark" : "test";
+}
+
+export class TestRootNode extends BaseNode implements IRunnableNode {
   constructor(
     parentId: string,
     private readonly tests: Tests,
     private readonly isBenchmark: boolean,
   ) {
-    super(`${parentId}-${isBenchmark ? "benchmarks" : "tests"}`);
+    super(`${parentId}-${getTestCommand(isBenchmark)}`);
   }
 
   override getTreeItem() {
@@ -21,39 +26,58 @@ export class TestRootNode extends BaseNode {
     item.collapsibleState =
       this.tests.length === 0 ? vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.None : vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed;
 
+    // To key in to "when": "view == meson-project && viewItem == meson-test-root" in package.json.
+    item.contextValue = "meson-test-root";
+
     return item;
   }
 
   override getChildren() {
     return this.tests.map((test) => new TestNode(this.id, test, this.isBenchmark));
   }
+
+  run() {
+    return vscode.commands.executeCommand(`mesonbuild.${getTestCommand(this.isBenchmark)}`, pseudoAllTarget);
+  }
 }
 
-class TestNode extends BaseNode {
+class TestNode extends BaseNode implements IRunnableNode {
+  private readonly taskName: string;
+  private readonly command: string;
+
   constructor(
     parentId: string,
     private readonly test: Test,
     private readonly isBenchmark: boolean,
   ) {
     super(`${parentId}-${test.suite[0]}-${test.name}`);
+
+    this.command = getTestCommand(this.isBenchmark);
+    const project = this.test.suite[0].split(":")[0];
+    this.taskName = `${project}:${this.test.name}`;
   }
 
   override getTreeItem() {
     const item = super.getTreeItem() as vscode.TreeItem;
-    const project = this.test.suite[0].split(":")[0];
-    const name = `${project}:${this.test.name}`;
 
     item.label = this.test.name;
     item.iconPath = extensionRelative("res/meson_32.svg");
     item.command = {
-      title: `Run ${this.isBenchmark ? "benchmark" : "test"}`,
-      command: `mesonbuild.${this.isBenchmark ? "benchmark" : "test"}`,
-      arguments: [name],
+      title: `Run ${this.command}`,
+      command: `mesonbuild.${this.command}`,
+      arguments: [this.taskName],
     };
 
     // No children currently, so don't display toggle.
     item.collapsibleState = vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.None;
 
+    // To key in to "when": "view == meson-project && viewItem == meson-test" in package.json.
+    item.contextValue = "meson-test";
+
     return item;
   }
+
+  run() {
+    return vscode.commands.executeCommand(`mesonbuild.${this.command}`, this.taskName);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index dd43f0cd..513d5a14 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -130,3 +130,5 @@ export enum SettingsKey {
   languageServer = "languageServer",
   configureOnOpen = "configureOnOpen",
 }
+
+export const pseudoAllTarget = "'*'"; // Quoted for for ShellExecution.