diff --git a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e88b5c40..82ea48bc7 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MACRO(ADD_TEST_MACRO NAME COMMAND)
     --build-generator ${CMAKE_TEST_GENERATOR}
     --build-makeprogram ${CMAKE_TEST_MAKEPROGRAM}
     --build-project ${proj}
-    --test-command ${COMMAND})
+    --test-command ${COMMAND} ${ARGN})
   LIST(APPEND TEST_BUILD_DIRS "${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Tests/${dir}")
 ENDMACRO(ADD_TEST_MACRO)
 
@@ -1757,6 +1757,15 @@ ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/bin/cmake -DVERSION=master -P ${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/
     -D source_dir:STRING=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Tutorial/Step3
     -D CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND:STRING=${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
     -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeWizardTest.cmake)
+  # If the cache variable CMAKE_CONTRACT_PROJECTS is set
+  # then the dashboard will run a contract with CMake test of that
+  # name.  For example CMAKE_CONTRACT_PROJECTS = vtk542 would run
+  # the vtk542 contract test.
+  FOREACH(project ${CMAKE_CONTRACT_PROJECTS})
+    ADD_TEST_MACRO(Contracts.${project}
+      VTK-build/bin/CommonCxxTests otherArrays)
+    SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(Contracts.${project} PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 5400)
+  ENDFOREACH()
 ENDIF(BUILD_TESTING)
 
 SUBDIRS(CMakeTests)
diff --git a/Tests/Contracts/vtk542/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Contracts/vtk542/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfb8b1600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Contracts/vtk542/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# The VTK external project for CMake
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project(vtk542)
+include(ExternalProject)
+
+
+set(vtk_source "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/VTK-source")
+set(vtk_binary "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/VTK-build")
+
+ExternalProject_Add(VTK
+  DOWNLOAD_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+  URL "http://www.vtk.org/files/release/5.4/vtk-5.4.2.tar.gz"
+  URL_MD5 c2c797091d4b2128d9a1bd32c4b78227
+  SOURCE_DIR ${vtk_source}
+  BINARY_DIR ${vtk_binary}
+  CMAKE_GENERATOR  "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
+  CMAKE_ARGS
+  -DBUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON
+  -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON
+  INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+  )
+# make it so that each build will run make in the VTK build tree
+ExternalProject_Add_Step(VTK forcebuild
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+  -E remove ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BUILD_DIR}/VTK-prefix/src/VTK-stamp/VTK-build
+  DEPENDEES configure
+  DEPENDERS build
+  ALWAYS 1
+  )