diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
index 037799c81c6e3b..faa099f3e4345b 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import {
   parseKotlinSource,
   parseProps,
 } from './parser';
-import { GRADLE_PLUGINS, REGISTRY_URLS } from './parser/common';
+import {
+  GRADLE_PLUGINS,
+  GRADLE_TEST_SUITES,
+  REGISTRY_URLS,
+} from './parser/common';
 
 jest.mock('../../../util/fs');
 
@@ -1068,6 +1072,21 @@ describe('modules/manager/gradle/parser', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('implicit gradle test suite dependencies', () => {
+    it.each`
+      def                | input                                                   | output
+      ${''}              | ${'testing.suites.test { useJunit("1.2.3") } } }'}      | ${{ depName: 'useJunit', packageName: GRADLE_TEST_SUITES['useJunit'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'testing.suites.test { useJUnitJupiter(baz) } } }'}   | ${{ depName: 'useJUnitJupiter', packageName: GRADLE_TEST_SUITES['useJUnitJupiter'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'testing.suites.test { useKotlinTest("1.2.3") } } }'} | ${{ depName: 'useKotlinTest', packageName: GRADLE_TEST_SUITES['useKotlinTest'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'testing { suites { test { useSpock(baz) } } }'}      | ${{ depName: 'useSpock', packageName: GRADLE_TEST_SUITES['useSpock'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'testing.suites.test { useSpock("1.2.3") } } }'}      | ${{ depName: 'useSpock', packageName: GRADLE_TEST_SUITES['useSpock'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'testing.suites.test { useTestNG("1.2.3") } } }'}     | ${{ depName: 'useTestNG', packageName: GRADLE_TEST_SUITES['useTestNG'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+    `('$def | $input', ({ def, input, output }) => {
+      const { deps } = parseGradle([def, input].join('\n'));
+      expect(deps).toMatchObject([output]);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Kotlin object notation', () => {
     it('simple objects', () => {
       const input = codeBlock`
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
index 2c201804407bce..0a9c0c8082edf2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ export const GRADLE_PLUGINS = {
   spotbugs: ['toolVersion', 'com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs'],
 };
 
+export const GRADLE_TEST_SUITES = {
+  useJunit: 'junit:junit',
+  useJUnitJupiter: 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter',
+  useKotlinTest: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit',
+  useSpock: 'org.spockframework:spock-core',
+  useTestNG: 'org.testng:testng',
+};
+
 export function storeVarToken(ctx: Ctx, node: lexer.Token): Ctx {
   ctx.varTokens.push(node);
   return ctx;
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
index e9fb2b1265fe66..edf48a3fe323e0 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { regEx } from '../../../../util/regex';
 import type { Ctx } from '../types';
 import {
   GRADLE_PLUGINS,
+  GRADLE_TEST_SUITES,
   cleanupTempVars,
   qArtifactId,
   qDotOrBraceExpr,
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from './common';
 import {
   handleDepString,
-  handleImplicitGradlePlugin,
+  handleImplicitDep,
   handleKotlinShortNotationDep,
   handleLongFormDep,
 } from './handlers';
@@ -155,10 +156,10 @@ export const qLongFormDep = q
 // pmd { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }
 const qImplicitGradlePlugin = q
   .alt(
-    ...Object.keys(GRADLE_PLUGINS).map((pluginName) =>
+    ...Object.keys(GRADLE_PLUGINS).map((implicitDepName) =>
       q
-        .sym<Ctx>(pluginName, storeVarToken)
-        .handler((ctx) => storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'pluginName'))
+        .sym<Ctx>(implicitDepName, storeVarToken)
+        .handler((ctx) => storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'implicitDepName'))
         .tree({
           type: 'wrapped-tree',
           maxDepth: 1,
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ const qImplicitGradlePlugin = q
           endsWith: '}',
           search: q
             .sym<Ctx>(
-              GRADLE_PLUGINS[pluginName as keyof typeof GRADLE_PLUGINS][0],
+              GRADLE_PLUGINS[implicitDepName as keyof typeof GRADLE_PLUGINS][0],
             )
             .alt(
               // toolVersion = "1.2.3"
@@ -186,7 +187,34 @@ const qImplicitGradlePlugin = q
         }),
     ),
   )
-  .handler(handleImplicitGradlePlugin)
+  .handler(handleImplicitDep)
+  .handler(cleanupTempVars);
+
+// testing { suites { test { useSpock("1.2.3") } } }
+const qImplicitTestSuites = qDotOrBraceExpr(
+  'testing',
+  qDotOrBraceExpr(
+    'suites',
+    qDotOrBraceExpr(
+      'test',
+      q
+        .sym(
+          regEx(`^(?:${Object.keys(GRADLE_TEST_SUITES).join('|')})$`),
+          storeVarToken,
+        )
+        .handler((ctx) => storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'implicitDepName'))
+        .tree({
+          type: 'wrapped-tree',
+          maxDepth: 1,
+          maxMatches: 1,
+          startsWith: '(',
+          endsWith: ')',
+          search: q.begin<Ctx>().join(qVersion).end(),
+        }),
+    ),
+  ),
+)
+  .handler(handleImplicitDep)
   .handler(cleanupTempVars);
 
 export const qDependencies = q.alt(
@@ -196,6 +224,7 @@ export const qDependencies = q.alt(
   qKotlinShortNotationDependencies,
   qKotlinMapNotationDependencies,
   qImplicitGradlePlugin,
+  qImplicitTestSuites,
   // avoid heuristic matching of gradle feature variant capabilities
   qDotOrBraceExpr('java', q.sym<Ctx>('registerFeature').tree()),
 );
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/handlers.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/handlers.ts
index 5aaba92f773cf7..5d983abbd07f31 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/handlers.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/handlers.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { Ctx, GradleManagerData } from '../types';
 import { isDependencyString, parseDependencyString } from '../utils';
 import {
   GRADLE_PLUGINS,
+  GRADLE_TEST_SUITES,
   REGISTRY_URLS,
   findVariable,
   interpolateString,
@@ -401,22 +402,25 @@ export function handleApplyFrom(ctx: Ctx): Ctx {
   return ctx;
 }
 
-export function handleImplicitGradlePlugin(ctx: Ctx): Ctx {
-  const pluginName = loadFromTokenMap(ctx, 'pluginName')[0].value;
+export function handleImplicitDep(ctx: Ctx): Ctx {
+  const implicitDepName = loadFromTokenMap(ctx, 'implicitDepName')[0].value;
   const versionTokens = loadFromTokenMap(ctx, 'version');
   const versionValue = interpolateString(versionTokens, ctx);
   if (!versionValue) {
     return ctx;
   }
 
-  const groupIdArtifactId =
-    GRADLE_PLUGINS[pluginName as keyof typeof GRADLE_PLUGINS][1];
+  const isImplicitGradlePlugin = implicitDepName in GRADLE_PLUGINS;
+  const groupIdArtifactId = isImplicitGradlePlugin
+    ? GRADLE_PLUGINS[implicitDepName as keyof typeof GRADLE_PLUGINS][1]
+    : GRADLE_TEST_SUITES[implicitDepName as keyof typeof GRADLE_TEST_SUITES];
+
   const dep = parseDependencyString(`${groupIdArtifactId}:${versionValue}`);
   if (!dep) {
     return ctx;
   }
 
-  dep.depName = pluginName;
+  dep.depName = implicitDepName;
   dep.packageName = groupIdArtifactId;
   dep.managerData = {
     fileReplacePosition: versionTokens[0].offset,