diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/apps/gstcheck.py b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/apps/gstcheck.py
index 8b29fb8cf3..61441fcc35 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/apps/gstcheck.py
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/apps/gstcheck.py
@@ -32,10 +32,17 @@ import concurrent.futures as conc
 from launcher import config
 from launcher.utils import printc, Colors, get_gst_build_valgrind_suppressions
 from launcher.main import setup_launcher_from_args
-from launcher.baseclasses import VALGRIND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR
+from launcher.baseclasses import VALGRIND_TIMEOUT_FACTOR, GstValidateTest
 from launcher.apps.gstvalidate import GstValidateSimpleTest
 
 
+VALIDATE_TOOLS = ['gst-validate-1.0', 'gst-validate-1.0.exe',
+                  'ges-launch-1.0', 'ges-launch-1.0.exe',
+                  'gst-validate-transcoding-1.0', 'gst-validate-transcoding-1.0.exe',
+                  'gst-validate-media-check-1.0', 'gst-validate-media-check-1.0.exe',
+                  ]
+
+
 class MesonTest(Test):
 
     def __init__(self, name, options, reporter, test_infos, child_env=None):
@@ -108,6 +115,39 @@ class GstCheckTest(MesonTest):
 
         return env
 
+class GstValidateCheckTest(GstValidateTest):
+    def __init__(self, name, options, reporter, test_infos, child_env=None):
+        ref_env = os.environ.copy()
+        if child_env is None:
+            child_env = {}
+        else:
+            ref_env.update(child_env)
+
+        child_env.update(test_infos['env'])
+        self.child_env = child_env
+
+        timeout = int(test_infos['timeout'])
+        super().__init__(
+            test_infos['cmd'][0], name, options,
+            reporter, timeout=timeout, hard_timeout=timeout,
+            is_parallel=test_infos.get('is_parallel', True),
+            workdir=test_infos['workdir']
+        )
+
+        self.test_infos = test_infos
+
+    def build_arguments(self):
+        self.add_arguments(*self.test_infos['cmd'][1:])
+
+    def get_subproc_env(self):
+        env = super().get_subproc_env()
+        env.update(self.child_env)
+        for var, val in self.child_env.items():
+            if val != os.environ.get(var):
+                self.add_env_variable(var, val)
+
+        return env
+
 
 class MesonTestsManager(TestsManager):
     name = "mesontest"
@@ -394,7 +434,15 @@ class GstCheckTestsManager(MesonTestsManager):
                                                     self.options,
                                                     self.reporter))
                 continue
-            if not gst_tests:
+            if os.path.basename(test['cmd'][0]) in VALIDATE_TOOLS:
+                child_env = self.get_child_env(name)
+                self.add_test(
+                    GstValidateCheckTest(
+                        name, self.options, self.reporter, test,
+                        child_env
+                    )
+                )
+            elif not gst_tests:
                 child_env = self.get_child_env(name)
                 self.add_test(GstCheckTest(name, self.options, self.reporter, test,
                                            child_env))
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/baseclasses.py b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/baseclasses.py
index 762ad7bbc6..e3b0a1d32c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/baseclasses.py
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/launcher/baseclasses.py
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ class GstValidateTest(Test):
                  options, reporter, duration=0,
                  timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, scenario=None, hard_timeout=None,
                  media_descriptor=None, extra_env_variables=None,
-                 expected_issues=None, workdir=None):
+                 expected_issues=None, workdir=None, **kwargs):
 
         extra_env_variables = extra_env_variables or {}
 
@@ -861,14 +861,16 @@ class GstValidateTest(Test):
 
             extra_env_variables["GST_VALIDATE_OVERRIDE"] = override_path
 
-        super(GstValidateTest, self).__init__(application_name, classname,
-                                              options, reporter,
-                                              duration=duration,
-                                              timeout=timeout,
-                                              hard_timeout=hard_timeout,
-                                              extra_env_variables=extra_env_variables,
-                                              expected_issues=expected_issues,
-                                              workdir=workdir)
+        super().__init__(application_name,
+                         classname,
+                         options, reporter,
+                         duration=duration,
+                         timeout=timeout,
+                         hard_timeout=hard_timeout,
+                         extra_env_variables=extra_env_variables,
+                         expected_issues=expected_issues,
+                         workdir=workdir,
+                         **kwargs)
         if media_descriptor and media_descriptor.get_media_filepath():
             config_file = os.path.join(media_descriptor.get_media_filepath() + '.config')
             if os.path.isfile(config_file):