diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index fc0c174851738..063e3a3305884 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ include("choosetests.jl")
 include("testenv.jl")
 include("buildkitetestjson.jl")
 
+const longrunning_delay = parse(Int, get(ENV, "JULIA_TEST_LONGRUNNING_DELAY", "45")) * 60 # minutes
+const longrunning_interval = parse(Int, get(ENV, "JULIA_TEST_LONGRUNNING_INTERVAL", "15")) * 60 # minutes
+
 (; tests, net_on, exit_on_error, use_revise, buildroot, seed) = choosetests(ARGS)
 tests = unique(tests)
 
@@ -188,10 +191,10 @@ cd(@__DIR__) do
         at = lpad("($wrkr)", name_align - textwidth(name) + 1, " ")
         lock(print_lock)
         try
-            printstyled(name, at, " |", " "^elapsed_align,
-                    "started at $(now())",
+            printstyled(name, at, " |", " "^elapsed_align, color=:white)
+            printstyled("started at $(now())",
                     (pid > 0 ? " on pid $pid" : ""),
-                    "\n", color=:white)
+                    "\n", color=:light_black)
         finally
             unlock(print_lock)
         end
@@ -228,6 +231,10 @@ cd(@__DIR__) do
         # Monitor stdin and kill this task on ^C
         # but don't do this on Windows, because it may deadlock in the kernel
         running_tests = Dict{String, DateTime}()
+
+        # Track timeout timers for each test
+        test_timers = Dict{String, Timer}()
+
         if !Sys.iswindows() && isa(stdin, Base.TTY)
             t = current_task()
             stdin_monitor = @async begin
@@ -262,6 +269,33 @@ cd(@__DIR__) do
                         test = popfirst!(tests)
                         running_tests[test] = now()
                         wrkr = p
+
+                        # Create a timer for this test to report long-running status
+                        test_timers[test] = Timer(longrunning_delay, interval=longrunning_interval) do timer
+                            if haskey(running_tests, test)  # Check test is still running
+                                start_time = running_tests[test]
+                                elapsed = now() - start_time
+                                elapsed_minutes = elapsed.value ÷ (1000 * 60)
+
+                                elapsed_str = if elapsed_minutes >= 60
+                                    hours, mins = divrem(elapsed_minutes, 60)
+                                    "$(hours)h $(mins)m"
+                                else
+                                    "$(elapsed_minutes)m"
+                                end
+
+                                @lock print_lock begin
+                                    print(test)
+                                    print(lpad("($(wrkr))", name_align - textwidth(test) + 1, " "), " | ")
+                                    # Calculate total width of data columns: "Time (s) | GC (s) | GC % | Alloc (MB) | RSS (MB)"
+                                    # This is: elapsed_align + 3 + gc_align + 3 + percent_align + 3 + alloc_align + 3 + rss_align
+                                    data_width = elapsed_align + gc_align + percent_align + alloc_align + rss_align + 12  # 12 = 4 * " | "
+                                    message = "has been running for $(elapsed_str)"
+                                    centered_message = lpad(rpad(message, (data_width + textwidth(message)) ÷ 2), data_width)
+                                    printstyled(centered_message, "\n", color=:light_black)
+                                end
+                            end
+                        end
                         before = time()
                         resp, duration = try
                                 r = remotecall_fetch(@Base.world(runtests, ∞), wrkr, test, test_path(test); seed=seed)
@@ -271,6 +305,10 @@ cd(@__DIR__) do
                                 Any[CapturedException(e, catch_backtrace())], time() - before
                             end
                         delete!(running_tests, test)
+                        if haskey(test_timers, test)
+                            close(test_timers[test])
+                            delete!(test_timers, test)
+                        end
                         push!(results, (test, resp, duration))
                         if length(resp) == 1
                             print_testworker_errored(test, wrkr, exit_on_error ? nothing : resp[1])
@@ -355,6 +393,9 @@ cd(@__DIR__) do
         if @isdefined stdin_monitor
             schedule(stdin_monitor, InterruptException(); error=true)
         end
+        if @isdefined test_timers
+            foreach(close, values(test_timers))
+        end
     end
 
     #=