diff --git a/grails-test-suite-persistence/build.gradle b/grails-test-suite-persistence/build.gradle
index 133becc7e88..e8a0fc86081 100644
--- a/grails-test-suite-persistence/build.gradle
+++ b/grails-test-suite-persistence/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ dependencies {
         exclude group: 'java-persistence', module:'persistence-api'
         exclude group: 'javassist', module: 'javassist'
     }
+
+    testRuntime 'com.h2database:h2:1.3.176'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/grails-test-suite-uber/build.gradle b/grails-test-suite-uber/build.gradle
index aa30cb6e1d1..4faed1545bf 100644
--- a/grails-test-suite-uber/build.gradle
+++ b/grails-test-suite-uber/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntime 'javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:2.1'
     testRuntime 'jstl:jstl:1.1.2'
     testRuntime 'javax.el:el-api:1.0'
+    testRuntime 'com.h2database:h2:1.3.176'
 
     testCompile "commons-io:commons-io:${commonsIOVersion}"
     testCompile project(':grails-plugin-codecs'),