diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index c20ad55a462..3817ad8b6c9 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ if (isEclipse) {
   projects << 'libs:grok-tests'
   projects << 'libs:geo-tests'
   projects << 'libs:ssl-config-tests'
+  projects << 'x-pack:plugin:core-tests'
 }
 
 include projects.toArray(new String[0])
@@ -158,6 +159,8 @@ if (isEclipse) {
   project(":libs:elasticsearch-ssl-config").buildFileName = 'eclipse-build.gradle'
   project(":libs:elasticsearch-ssl-config-tests").projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, 'libs/ssl-config/src/test')
   project(":libs:elasticsearch-ssl-config-tests").buildFileName = 'eclipse-build.gradle'
+  project(":x-pack:plugin:core-tests").projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, 'x-pack/plugin/core/src/test')
+  project(":x-pack:plugin:core-tests").buildFileName = 'eclipse-build.gradle'
 }
 
 // look for extra plugins for elasticsearch