diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 9881e7736a6..35cbed40639 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.pde.internal.junit.runtime;x-internal:=true
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Import-Package: org.eclipse.ui.testing;resolution:=optional
+DynamicImport-Package: org.junit.platform.engine
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/junit/runtime/RemotePluginTestRunner.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/junit/runtime/RemotePluginTestRunner.java
index fd223765a96..ab87c59cd62 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/junit/runtime/RemotePluginTestRunner.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/junit/runtime/RemotePluginTestRunner.java
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.pde.internal.junit.runtime;
 
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toCollection;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -99,19 +102,34 @@ private static ClassLoader createJUnit5PluginClassLoader(String testPluginName)
 
 	private static List<Bundle> findTestEngineBundles() {
 		BundleContext bundleContext = FrameworkUtil.getBundle(RemotePluginTestRunner.class).getBundleContext();
-		List<Bundle> engineBundles = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (Bundle bundle : bundleContext.getBundles()) {
-			try {
-				BundleWiring bundleWiring = bundle.adapt(BundleWiring.class);
-				Collection<String> listResources = bundleWiring.listResources("META-INF/services", "org.junit.platform.engine.TestEngine", BundleWiring.LISTRESOURCES_LOCAL); //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
-				if (!listResources.isEmpty()) {
-					engineBundles.add(bundle);
-				}
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				// check the next bundle
+		return Arrays.stream(bundleContext.getBundles()).filter(RemotePluginTestRunner::providesCompatibleTestEngine).collect(toCollection(ArrayList::new));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks whether the bundle provides test engines.
+	 * Ensures that test engines that can be loaded from the bundle
+	 * are compatible with the TestEngine version in current scope.
+	 * Otherwise, the JUnit platform's call to the ServiceLoader for
+	 * retrieving available engines will fail.
+	 * Incompatibilities can happen, e.g., in Tycho builds, where
+	 * the org.eclipse.tycho.surefire.osgibooter bundle is found
+	 * that may provide a different JUnit platform version than the
+	 * one available via the Eclipse target platform.
+	 */
+	private static boolean providesCompatibleTestEngine(Bundle bundle) {
+		try {
+			BundleWiring bundleWiring = bundle.adapt(BundleWiring.class);
+			String testEngineClass = "org.junit.platform.engine.TestEngine"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			Collection<String> engineProviders = bundleWiring.listResources("META-INF/services", testEngineClass, BundleWiring.LISTRESOURCES_LOCAL); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			if (!engineProviders.isEmpty()) {
+				Class<?> thisTestEngine = Class.forName(testEngineClass);
+				Class<?> bundleTestEngine = bundle.loadClass(testEngineClass);
+				return thisTestEngine == bundleTestEngine;
 			}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			// skip this bundle
 		}
-		return engineBundles;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/**