diff --git a/dev-ros/test_roscpp/files/tests.patch b/dev-ros/test_roscpp/files/tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..80c18962dee0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-ros/test_roscpp/files/tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: test_roscpp/test/src/CMakeLists.txt
+===================================================================
+--- test_roscpp.orig/test/src/CMakeLists.txt
++++ test_roscpp/test/src/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ if(TARGET tests)
+     ${PROJECT_NAME}-left_right
+     ${PROJECT_NAME}-string_msg_expect
+     ${PROJECT_NAME}-publisher
++    ${PROJECT_NAME}-publisher_rate
+     ${PROJECT_NAME}-subscriber
+     ${PROJECT_NAME}-stamped_topic_statistics_empty_timestamp
+     ${PROJECT_NAME}-topic_statistic_frequency
diff --git a/dev-ros/test_roscpp/test_roscpp-1.15.8.ebuild b/dev-ros/test_roscpp/test_roscpp-1.15.8.ebuild
index d1b28ba0acaa6..39bfc4bf09a42 100644
--- a/dev-ros/test_roscpp/test_roscpp-1.15.8.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/test_roscpp/test_roscpp-1.15.8.ebuild
@@ -28,3 +28,9 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	)
 "
 REQUIRED_USE="test? ( ros_messages_cxx )"
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/tests.patch" )
+
+src_test() {
+	export ROS_PACKAGE_PATH="${S}:${ROS_PACKAGE_PATH}"
+	ros-catkin_src_test
+}
diff --git a/dev-ros/test_roscpp/test_roscpp-9999.ebuild b/dev-ros/test_roscpp/test_roscpp-9999.ebuild
index d1b28ba0acaa6..39bfc4bf09a42 100644
--- a/dev-ros/test_roscpp/test_roscpp-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/test_roscpp/test_roscpp-9999.ebuild
@@ -28,3 +28,9 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	)
 "
 REQUIRED_USE="test? ( ros_messages_cxx )"
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/tests.patch" )
+
+src_test() {
+	export ROS_PACKAGE_PATH="${S}:${ROS_PACKAGE_PATH}"
+	ros-catkin_src_test
+}