diff --git a/runtime/bin/main.cc b/runtime/bin/main.cc
index 7fc19c44bc5..fcf53999b87 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/main.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/main.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ static bool has_gen_precompiled_snapshot = false;
 static bool has_run_precompiled_snapshot = false;
 
 
+// Value of the --gen/run_precompiled_snapshot flag.
+// (This pointer points into an argv buffer and does not need to be
+// free'd.)
+static const char* precompiled_snapshot_directory = NULL;
+
+
 // Global flag that is used to indicate that we want to compile everything in
 // the same way as precompilation before main, then continue running in the
 // same process.
@@ -304,16 +310,18 @@ static bool ProcessCompileAllOption(const char* arg,
 static bool ProcessGenPrecompiledSnapshotOption(
     const char* arg,
     CommandLineOptions* vm_options) {
-  ASSERT(arg != NULL);
-  if (*arg != '\0') {
-    return false;
-  }
   // Ensure that we are not already running using a full snapshot.
   if (isolate_snapshot_buffer != NULL) {
     Log::PrintErr("Precompiled snapshots must be generated with"
                   " dart_no_snapshot.\n");
     return false;
   }
+  ASSERT(arg != NULL);
+  if ((arg[0] == '=') || (arg[0] == ':')) {
+    precompiled_snapshot_directory = &arg[1];
+  } else {
+    precompiled_snapshot_directory = arg;
+  }
   has_gen_precompiled_snapshot = true;
   vm_options->AddArgument("--precompilation");
   return true;
@@ -324,8 +332,10 @@ static bool ProcessRunPrecompiledSnapshotOption(
     const char* arg,
     CommandLineOptions* vm_options) {
   ASSERT(arg != NULL);
-  if (*arg != '\0') {
-    return false;
+  precompiled_snapshot_directory = arg;
+  if ((precompiled_snapshot_directory[0] == '=') ||
+      (precompiled_snapshot_directory[0] == ':')) {
+    precompiled_snapshot_directory = &precompiled_snapshot_directory[1];
   }
   has_run_precompiled_snapshot = true;
   vm_options->AddArgument("--precompilation");
@@ -1009,34 +1019,67 @@ static void ServiceStreamCancelCallback(const char* stream_id) {
 }
 
 
-static void WriteSnapshotFile(const char* filename,
-                              const uint8_t* buffer,
-                              const intptr_t size) {
-  File* file = File::Open(filename, File::kWriteTruncate);
+static void WritePrecompiledSnapshotFile(const char* filename,
+                                         const uint8_t* buffer,
+                                         const intptr_t size) {
+  char* concat = NULL;
+  const char* qualified_filename;
+  if (strlen(precompiled_snapshot_directory) > 0) {
+    intptr_t len = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s/%s",
+                            precompiled_snapshot_directory, filename);
+    concat = new char[len + 1];
+    snprintf(concat, len + 1, "%s/%s",
+             precompiled_snapshot_directory, filename);
+    qualified_filename = concat;
+  } else {
+    qualified_filename = filename;
+  }
+
+  File* file = File::Open(qualified_filename, File::kWriteTruncate);
   ASSERT(file != NULL);
   if (!file->WriteFully(buffer, size)) {
     ErrorExit(kErrorExitCode,
               "Unable to open file %s for writing snapshot\n",
-              filename);
+              qualified_filename);
   }
   delete file;
+  if (concat != NULL) {
+    delete concat;
+  }
 }
 
 
-static void ReadSnapshotFile(const char* filename,
-                             const uint8_t** buffer) {
-  void* file = DartUtils::OpenFile(filename, false);
+static void ReadPrecompiledSnapshotFile(const char* filename,
+                                        const uint8_t** buffer) {
+  char* concat = NULL;
+  const char* qualified_filename;
+  if (strlen(precompiled_snapshot_directory) > 0) {
+    intptr_t len = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s/%s",
+                            precompiled_snapshot_directory, filename);
+    concat = new char[len + 1];
+    snprintf(concat, len + 1, "%s/%s",
+             precompiled_snapshot_directory, filename);
+    qualified_filename = concat;
+  } else {
+    qualified_filename = filename;
+  }
+
+  void* file = DartUtils::OpenFile(qualified_filename, false);
   if (file == NULL) {
     ErrorExit(kErrorExitCode,
-              "Error: Unable to open file %s for reading snapshot\n", filename);
+              "Error: Unable to open file %s for reading snapshot\n",
+              qualified_filename);
   }
   intptr_t len = -1;
   DartUtils::ReadFile(buffer, &len, file);
   if (*buffer == NULL || len == -1) {
     ErrorExit(kErrorExitCode,
-              "Error: Unable to read snapshot file %s\n", filename);
+              "Error: Unable to read snapshot file %s\n", qualified_filename);
   }
   DartUtils::CloseFile(file);
+  if (concat != NULL) {
+    delete concat;
+  }
 }
 
 
@@ -1215,15 +1258,15 @@ bool RunMainIsolate(const char* script_name,
                                               &instructions_buffer,
                                               &instructions_size);
       CHECK_RESULT(result);
-      WriteSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledVmIsolateName,
-                        vm_isolate_buffer,
-                        vm_isolate_size);
-      WriteSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledIsolateName,
-                        isolate_buffer,
-                        isolate_size);
-      WriteSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledInstructionsName,
-                        instructions_buffer,
-                        instructions_size);
+      WritePrecompiledSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledVmIsolateName,
+                                   vm_isolate_buffer,
+                                   vm_isolate_size);
+      WritePrecompiledSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledIsolateName,
+                                   isolate_buffer,
+                                   isolate_size);
+      WritePrecompiledSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledInstructionsName,
+                                   instructions_buffer,
+                                   instructions_size);
     } else {
       if (has_compile_all) {
         result = Dart_CompileAll();
@@ -1426,8 +1469,10 @@ void main(int argc, char** argv) {
   if (has_run_precompiled_snapshot) {
     instructions_snapshot = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(
         LoadLibrarySymbol(kPrecompiledLibraryName, kPrecompiledSymbolName));
-    ReadSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledVmIsolateName, &vm_isolate_snapshot_buffer);
-    ReadSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledIsolateName, &isolate_snapshot_buffer);
+    ReadPrecompiledSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledVmIsolateName,
+                                &vm_isolate_snapshot_buffer);
+    ReadPrecompiledSnapshotFile(kPrecompiledIsolateName,
+                                &isolate_snapshot_buffer);
   }
 
   // Initialize the Dart VM.
diff --git a/runtime/bin/platform.cc b/runtime/bin/platform.cc
index ec75ee97cb3..f2f16befee5 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/platform.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/platform.cc
@@ -45,12 +45,28 @@ void FUNCTION_NAME(Platform_LocalHostname)(Dart_NativeArguments args) {
 
 void FUNCTION_NAME(Platform_ExecutableName)(Dart_NativeArguments args) {
   ASSERT(Platform::GetExecutableName() != NULL);
+  if (Dart_IsRunningPrecompiledCode()) {
+    // This is a work-around to be able to use most of the existing test suite
+    // for precompilation. Many tests do something like Process.run(
+    // Platform.executable, some_other_script.dart). But with precompilation
+    // the script is already fixed, so the spawned process runs the same script
+    // again and we have a fork-bomb.
+    Dart_ThrowException(Dart_NewStringFromCString(
+        "Platform.executable not supported under precompilation"));
+    UNREACHABLE();
+  }
   Dart_SetReturnValue(
       args, Dart_NewStringFromCString(Platform::GetExecutableName()));
 }
 
 
 void FUNCTION_NAME(Platform_ResolvedExecutableName)(Dart_NativeArguments args) {
+  if (Dart_IsRunningPrecompiledCode()) {
+    Dart_ThrowException(Dart_NewStringFromCString(
+        "Platform.resolvedExecutable not supported under precompilation"));
+    UNREACHABLE();
+  }
+
   if (Platform::GetResolvedExecutableName() != NULL) {
     Dart_SetReturnValue(
         args, Dart_NewStringFromCString(Platform::GetResolvedExecutableName()));
diff --git a/runtime/include/dart_api.h b/runtime/include/dart_api.h
index 227c84fc31d..222ef796900 100755
--- a/runtime/include/dart_api.h
+++ b/runtime/include/dart_api.h
@@ -2819,4 +2819,7 @@ DART_EXPORT Dart_Handle Dart_CreatePrecompiledSnapshot(
     uint8_t** instructions_snapshot_buffer,
     intptr_t* instructions_snapshot_size);
 
+
+DART_EXPORT bool Dart_IsRunningPrecompiledCode();
+
 #endif  /* INCLUDE_DART_API_H_ */  /* NOLINT */
diff --git a/runtime/observatory/tests/service/service.status b/runtime/observatory/tests/service/service.status
index 0044c296b7e..7562cf4f28e 100644
--- a/runtime/observatory/tests/service/service.status
+++ b/runtime/observatory/tests/service/service.status
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 # BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 evaluate_activation_test/instance: RuntimeError # http://dartbug.com/20047
 evaluate_activation_test/scope: RuntimeError # http://dartbug.com/20047
 
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ developer_extension_test: SkipByDesign
 [ $arch == arm ]
 process_service_test: Pass, Fail # Issue 24344
 
-[ $noopt ]
+[ ($noopt || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 *: Skip # Issue 24651
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status b/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
index 21a91f85980..40a5cb6543e 100644
--- a/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
+++ b/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dart/inline_stack_frame_test: RuntimeError, Pass # Issue 7953
 # Data uri's not supported by dart2js or the analyzer.
 dart/data_uri*test: Skip
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 dart/data_uri_import_test/wrongmime: RuntimeError, OK # VM is more restrictive than the browser
 dart/data_uri_import_test/nomime: RuntimeError, OK
 dart/data_uri_import_test/nocharset: RuntimeError, OK
@@ -78,10 +78,16 @@ dart/snapshot_version_test: SkipByDesign  # Spawns processes
 dart/spawn_infinite_loop_test: Skip  # VM shutdown test
 dart/spawn_shutdown_test: Skip  # VM Shutdown test
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $mode == debug && $builder_tag == asan ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $mode == debug && $builder_tag == asan ]
 cc/Dart2JSCompileAll: Skip  # Timeout.
 
 [ $noopt ]
-dart/redirection_type_shuffling_test: CompileTimeError # Imports dart:mirrors
 dart/byte_array_test: Crash # Incompatible flag --disable_alloc_stubs_after_gc
+
+[ $noopt || $compiler == precompiler ]
+dart/redirection_type_shuffling_test: CompileTimeError # Imports dart:mirrors
 dart/inline_stack_frame_test: Fail  # Issue 24783 - inlined frames missing
+
+[ $runtime == dart_precompiled ]
+dart/optimized_stacktrace_test: Fail
+dart/data_uri_spawn_test: RuntimeError # Isolate.spawnUri
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/vm/dart_api_impl.cc b/runtime/vm/dart_api_impl.cc
index 453baa9c179..fdb1d5374be 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/dart_api_impl.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/dart_api_impl.cc
@@ -5974,4 +5974,9 @@ DART_EXPORT Dart_Handle Dart_CreatePrecompiledSnapshot(
   return Api::Success();
 }
 
+
+DART_EXPORT bool Dart_IsRunningPrecompiledCode() {
+  return Dart::IsRunningPrecompiledCode();
+}
+
 }  // namespace dart
diff --git a/runtime/vm/precompiler.cc b/runtime/vm/precompiler.cc
index 0b533f0120e..3475fbdef99 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/precompiler.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/precompiler.cc
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ void Precompiler::VisitFunctions(FunctionVisitor* visitor) {
   for (intptr_t j = 0; j < closures.Length(); j++) {
     function ^= closures.At(j);
     visitor->VisitFunction(function);
+    ASSERT(!function.HasImplicitClosureFunction());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/samples.status b/samples/samples.status
index 81d965440d2..480d3f30b80 100644
--- a/samples/samples.status
+++ b/samples/samples.status
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ sample_extension/test/sample_extension_test: Skip # Issue 14705
 [ $arch == simarm64 ]
 *: Skip
 
+[ $runtime == dart_precompiled ]
+sample_extension: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
diff --git a/tests/benchmark_smoke/benchmark_smoke.status b/tests/benchmark_smoke/benchmark_smoke.status
index d3fe9a328c0..a83fd8942e7 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark_smoke/benchmark_smoke.status
+++ b/tests/benchmark_smoke/benchmark_smoke.status
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 # BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 *: Skip
 
 [ $compiler == dart2js && $runtime == none ]
diff --git a/tests/co19/co19-runtime.status b/tests/co19/co19-runtime.status
index c5bfba717a4..cb0ead8369e 100644
--- a/tests/co19/co19-runtime.status
+++ b/tests/co19/co19-runtime.status
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && (($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 
 LibTest/core/RegExp/Pattern_semantics/firstMatch_NonEmptyClassRanges_A01_t01: Fail # Issue 22200
 LibTest/core/RegExp/Pattern_semantics/firstMatch_NonEmptyClassRanges_A01_t05: Fail # Issue 22200
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ LibTest/isolate/Isolate/spawn_A02_t02: RuntimeError # Dart issue 15617
 LibTest/core/Symbol/Symbol_A01_t03: RuntimeError # Issue 13596
 LibTest/core/Symbol/Symbol_A01_t05: RuntimeError # Issue 13596
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 LibTest/typed_data/Float32x4/reciprocalSqrt_A01_t01: Pass, Fail # co19 issue 599
 LibTest/typed_data/Float32x4/reciprocal_A01_t01: Pass, Fail # co19 issue 599
 Language/Expressions/Instance_Creation/Const/abstract_class_t01: MissingCompileTimeError # Issue 22007
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ Language/Libraries_and_Scripts/Imports/invalid_uri_t02: Fail
 Language/Libraries_and_Scripts/Exports/invalid_uri_t02: Fail
 Language/Libraries_and_Scripts/Parts/syntax_t06: Fail
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 LibTest/math/MutableRectangle/MutableRectangle.fromPoints_A01_t01: Pass, RuntimeError # co19-roll r607: Please triage this failure
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm && $mode == debug ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $mode == debug ]
 LibTest/core/List/List_class_A01_t02: Pass, Slow
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm && ($arch != x64 && $arch != simarm64) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && ($arch != x64 && $arch != simarm64) ]
 LibTest/core/int/operator_left_shift_A01_t02: Fail # co19 issue 129
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm && $arch == mips ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $arch == mips ]
 LibTest/core/double/toInt_A01_t01: Fail
 # These tests take too much memory (300 MB) for our 1 GB test machine.
 # co19 issue 673. http://code.google.com/p/co19/issues/detail?id=673
@@ -65,30 +65,30 @@ LibTest/core/List/List_class_A01_t02: Skip # co19 issue 673
 LibTest/collection/ListMixin/ListMixin_class_A01_t02: Skip # co19 issue 673
 LibTest/collection/ListBase/ListBase_class_A01_t02: Skip # co19 issue 673
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm && $arch == mips && $mode == debug ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $arch == mips && $mode == debug ]
 LibTest/isolate/Isolate/spawnUri_A01_t04: Crash, Pass # Issue 17440
 LibTest/isolate/Isolate/spawn_A01_t04: Crash, Pass # Issue 17440
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm && ($arch == simarm || $arch == simarmv5te || $arch == simmips || $arch == simarm64) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && ($arch == simarm || $arch == simarmv5te || $arch == simmips || $arch == simarm64) ]
 LibTest/core/Uri/Uri_A06_t03: Skip  # Timeout
 LibTest/collection/ListMixin/ListMixin_class_A01_t01: Skip  # Timeout
 LibTest/collection/ListBase/ListBase_class_A01_t01: Skip  # Timeout
 LibTest/collection/ListMixin/ListMixin_class_A01_t02: Skip  # Timeout
 LibTest/collection/ListBase/ListBase_class_A01_t02: Skip  # Timeout
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 LibTest/isolate/Isolate/spawn_A02_t01: Skip # co19 issue 667
 LibTest/html/*: SkipByDesign # dart:html not supported on VM.
 LayoutTests/fast/*: SkipByDesign # DOM not supported on VM.
 WebPlatformTest/*: SkipByDesign # dart:html not supported on VM.
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $mode == debug && $builder_tag == asan ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $mode == debug && $builder_tag == asan ]
 Language/Types/Interface_Types/subtype_t27: Skip  # Issue 21174.
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $arch == arm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $arch == arm ]
 LibTest/typed_data/Float32x4/operator_multiplication_A01_t01: Fail # Dart issue 24416
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 # co19 update Sep 29, 2015 (3ed795ea02e022ef19c77cf1b6095b7c8f5584d0)
 Language/Classes/Constructors/Constant_Constructors/initializer_not_a_constant_t01: MissingCompileTimeError # Please triage this failure
 Language/Classes/Constructors/Constant_Constructors/initializer_not_a_constant_t02: MissingCompileTimeError # Please triage this failure
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ Language/Mixins/declaring_constructor_t01: MissingCompileTimeError # Please tria
 Language/Mixins/not_object_superclass_t01: MissingCompileTimeError # Please triage this failure
 Language/Mixins/reference_to_super_t01: MissingCompileTimeError # Please triage this failure
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $mode == debug ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $mode == debug ]
 Language/Mixins/Mixin_Application/wrong_type_t02: Crash # Please triage this failure
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $checked ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $checked ]
 Language/Errors_and_Warnings/static_warning_t01: RuntimeError # Please triage this failure
 Language/Errors_and_Warnings/static_warning_t02: RuntimeError # Please triage this failure
 Language/Errors_and_Warnings/static_warning_t03: RuntimeError # Please triage this failure
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Language/Errors_and_Warnings/static_warning_t04: RuntimeError # Please triage th
 Language/Errors_and_Warnings/static_warning_t05: RuntimeError # Please triage this failure
 Language/Errors_and_Warnings/static_warning_t06: RuntimeError # Please triage this failure
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $noopt ]
+[ ($noopt || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 LibTest/collection/ListBase/ListBase_class_A01_t02: Pass, Timeout
 LibTest/collection/ListMixin/ListMixin_class_A01_t02: Pass, Timeout
 LibTest/core/Map/Map_class_A01_t04: Pass, Timeout
@@ -152,3 +152,6 @@ Language/Mixins/Mixin_Application/error_t02: Pass
 Language/Mixins/declaring_constructor_t01: Pass
 Language/Expressions/Property_Extraction/Named_Constructor_Extraction/deferred_type_t01: Pass
 Language/Metadata/*: Skip # Uses dart:mirrors
+
+[ $runtime == dart_precompiled ]
+LibTest/isolate/Isolate/spawnUri*: RuntimeError # Isolate.spawnUri
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/corelib/corelib.status b/tests/corelib/corelib.status
index 2757d9ecc76..88b3ccd7e80 100644
--- a/tests/corelib/corelib.status
+++ b/tests/corelib/corelib.status
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 # BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 bool_from_environment2_test: Skip
 bool_from_environment_test: Skip
 from_environment_const_type_test: Skip
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ string_from_environment2_test: Skip
 string_from_environment3_test: Skip
 string_from_environment_test: Skip
 
-[ $compiler == none ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 unicode_test: Fail        # Bug 6706
 compare_to2_test: Fail    # Bug 4018
 
 symbol_test/01: Fail, Pass # bug 11669
 
 # #void should be a valid symbol.
-[ $compiler == none || $compiler == dart2js ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) || $compiler == dart2js ]
 symbol_reserved_word_test/02: CompileTimeError # bug 20191
 symbol_reserved_word_test/05: CompileTimeError # bug 20191
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 symbol_reserved_word_test/02: RuntimeError # bug 20191 / dartium/drt cannot detect CompileTimeErrors
 symbol_reserved_word_test/05: RuntimeError # bug 20191 / dartium/drt cannot detect CompileTimeErrors
 
@@ -42,27 +42,27 @@ int_modulo_arith_test/modPow: RuntimeError # No bigints.
 
 # With the exception of 'void', const Symbol() should not accept reserved
 # words.
-[ $compiler == none || $compiler == dart2js ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) || $compiler == dart2js ]
 symbol_reserved_word_test/04: MissingCompileTimeError # bug 11669, 19972
 symbol_reserved_word_test/07: MissingCompileTimeError # bug 11669, 19972
 symbol_reserved_word_test/10: MissingCompileTimeError # bug 11669, 19972
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 symbol_reserved_word_test/04: Fail # bug 11669, 19972 / dartium/drt cannot detect CompileTimeErrors
 symbol_reserved_word_test/07: Fail # bug 11669, 19972 / dartium/drt cannot detect CompileTimeErrors
 symbol_reserved_word_test/10: Fail # bug 11669, 19972 / dartium/drt cannot detect CompileTimeErrors
 
 # With the exception of 'void', new Symbol() should not accept reserved words.
-[ $compiler == none ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 symbol_reserved_word_test/06: RuntimeError # bug 11669
 symbol_reserved_word_test/09: RuntimeError # bug 11669
 symbol_reserved_word_test/12: RuntimeError # bug 11669
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime != dartium && $runtime != drt && $runtime != ContentShellOnAndroid ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime != dartium && $runtime != drt && $runtime != ContentShellOnAndroid ]
 symbol_test/02: MissingCompileTimeError # bug 11669
 symbol_test/03: MissingCompileTimeError # bug 11669
 
-[ $compiler == none ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 symbol_test/none: Fail # bug 11669
 symbol_operator_test/03: Fail # bug 11669
 string_case_test/01: Fail # Bug 18061
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ string_case_test/01: Fail # Bug 18061
 iterable_return_type_test/01: RuntimeError # Issue 13646
 iterable_return_type_test/02: RuntimeError # Issue 13646
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 main_test: Fail  # Dartium needs to check for both main() and main(args).
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
 core_runtime_types_test: Pass, Fail # Issue 20525
 
 [ $runtime == ff || $runtime == jsshell ]
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ stopwatch_test: Skip  # Flaky test due to expected performance behaviour.
 # The regexp tests are not verified to work on non d8/vm platforms yet.
 regexp/*: Skip
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 regexp/global_test: Skip # Timeout. Issue 21709 and 21708
 
 [ $runtime != vm && $compiler != dart2analyzer]
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ http_resource_test: Skip, OK # VM specific test, uses dart:io.
 [ $mode == debug ]
 regexp/pcre_test: Pass, Slow # Timeout. Issue 22008
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $arch == simarmv5te ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $arch == simarmv5te ]
 int_parse_radix_test/*: Pass, Slow
 big_integer_parsed_mul_div_vm_test: Pass, Slow
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ symbol_test/none: RuntimeError # Please triage this failure.
 [ $compiler == dart2js && $cps_ir && $host_checked ]
 regexp/pcre_test: Crash # Stack Overflow
 
-[ $noopt ]
+[ ($noopt || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 apply3_test: CompileTimeError # Imports dart:mirrors
 regexp/stack-overflow_test: RuntimeError, OK # Smaller limit with irregex interpreter
 big_integer_huge_mul_vm_test: Pass, Timeout # --no_intrinsify
diff --git a/tests/html/html.status b/tests/html/html.status
index faeaa01bb7d..1783cf0f9e6 100644
--- a/tests/html/html.status
+++ b/tests/html/html.status
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ mediasource_test/functional: RuntimeError # Issue 24838
 
 # 'html' tests import the HTML library, so they only make sense in
 # a browser environment.
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ $runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled ]
 *: Skip
 
 [ $compiler == dart2js && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == ff) ]
diff --git a/tests/isolate/isolate.status b/tests/isolate/isolate.status
index 04bb204cce2..297f24c49c6 100644
--- a/tests/isolate/isolate.status
+++ b/tests/isolate/isolate.status
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 # for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 # BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 browser/*: SkipByDesign  # Browser specific tests
 isolate_stress_test: Fail # Issue 12588: This should be able to pass when we have wrapper-less tests.
 
 [ $runtime != vm ]
 checked_test: Skip # Unsupported.
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $arch == mips && $mode == debug ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $arch == mips && $mode == debug ]
 mandel_isolate_test: Skip # Uses 600 MB Ram on our 1 GB test device.
 
-[ $compiler == none ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 compile_time_error_test/01: Skip # Issue 12587
 ping_test: Skip           # Resolve test issues
 ping_pause_test: Skip     # Resolve test issues
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ kill3_test: Pass, Fail    # Bad test: expects total message order
 
 message3_test/int32x4: Crash, Timeout # Issue 21818
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
 *: Skip # Isolate tests are timing out flakily on Android content_shell.  Issue 19795
 
 [ $compiler == dart2js && $runtime == safarimobilesim ]
@@ -78,25 +78,25 @@ isolate_stress_test: Pass, Slow # Issue 10697
 [ $compiler == dart2js && $runtime == chromeOnAndroid ]
 unresolved_ports_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 15610
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == drt ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == drt ]
 spawn_uri_nested_vm_test: Skip # Issue 14463
 
 [ $jscl ]
 spawn_uri_multi_test/none: RuntimeError # Issue 13544
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == drt || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == drt || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 pause_test: Fail         # Not implemented yet
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
 nested_spawn2_test: Skip # Issue 19127: This test is timing out.
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 spawn_uri_nested_vm_test: Skip # Issue 14479: This test is timing out.
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == dartium && $arch == x64 ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == dartium && $arch == x64 ]
 isolate/spawn_uri_multi_test/01: Skip # Times out. Issue 24795
 
-[ $compiler == none && ( $runtime == dartium || $runtime == drt || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ( $runtime == dartium || $runtime == drt || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 typed_message_test: Crash, Fail # Issue 13921, 14400
 message_enum_test: Fail, OK # Issue 13921 Dom isolates don't support spawnFunction
 compile_time_error_test/none: Fail, OK # Issue 13921 Dom isolates don't support spawnFunction
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ package_map_test: SkipByDesign  # Uses Isolate.packageMap
 deferred_in_isolate2_test: RuntimeError # A.loadLibrary is not a function
 isolate_current_test: RuntimeError # Please triage this failure.
 
-[ $noopt ]
+[ ($noopt || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 # Imports dart:mirrors
 count_test: CompileTimeError
 cross_isolate_message_test: CompileTimeError
@@ -166,3 +166,19 @@ stacktrace_message_test: CompileTimeError
 stacktrace_message_test: CompileTimeError
 static_function_test: CompileTimeError
 unresolved_ports_test: CompileTimeError
+
+[ $runtime == dart_precompiled ]
+deferred_in_isolate_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+deferred_in_isolate2_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+exit_at_spawnuri_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+error_exit_at_spawnuri_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+issue_24243_parent_isolate_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+issue_21398_parent_isolate1_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+spawn_uri_exported_main_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+spawn_uri_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+spawn_uri_nested_vm_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+deferred_in_isolate_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+spawn_uri_multi_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+spawn_uri_vm_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+issue_21398_parent_isolate_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
+error_at_spawnuri_test: Skip # Isolate.spawnUri
diff --git a/tests/language/language.status b/tests/language/language.status
index 79d88041fe6..c4d743140a7 100644
--- a/tests/language/language.status
+++ b/tests/language/language.status
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # This directory contains tests that are intended to show the
 # current state of the language.
 
-[ $compiler == none ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 built_in_identifier_prefix_test: Fail # Issue 6970
 tearoff_constructor_basic_test: Skip # Crashes in checked mode -- hausner investigating
 
@@ -34,24 +34,24 @@ async_star_await_pauses_test: Skip # Times out. Issue 23996
 # Unsupported configuration specific imports.
 config_import_test: Fail # Issue 24581
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 class_keyword_test/02: MissingCompileTimeError # Issue 13627
 unicode_bom_test: Fail # Issue 16067
 vm/debug_break_enabled_vm_test/01: Crash, OK # Expected to hit breakpoint.
 try_catch_optimized1_test: Skip # Srdjan investigating
 
-[ $compiler == none && $checked ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $checked ]
 type_variable_bounds4_test/01: Fail # Issue 14006
 
-[ $compiler == none ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 dynamic_prefix_core_test/01: RuntimeError # Issue 12478
 multiline_strings_test: Fail # Issue 23020
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && (($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) || $runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 dynamic_prefix_core_test/none: Fail # Issue 12478
 export_ambiguous_main_negative_test: Fail # Issue 14763
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) && $unchecked ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) && $unchecked ]
 assertion_test: Fail # Issue 14651.
 generic_test: Fail # Issue 14651.
 list_literal4_test: Fail # Issue 14651.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ positional_parameters_type_test/02: Fail # Issue 14651.
 type_checks_in_factory_method_test: Fail # Issue 14651.
 vm/type_vm_test: Fail # Issue 14651.
 
-[ $compiler == none && ( $runtime == dartium || $runtime == drt || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ( $runtime == dartium || $runtime == drt || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 issue13474_test: Pass, Fail # Issue 14651.
 vm/optimized_guarded_field_isolates_test: Fail # Issue 13921.
 main_test/01: Fail # Issue 20028
@@ -76,36 +76,36 @@ main_test/42: Fail # Issue 20028
 mirror_in_static_init_test: Fail # Issue 22071
 vm/debug_break_enabled_vm_test/*: Skip # Issue 14651.
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == dartium && $system == linux && $arch != x64 ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == dartium && $system == linux && $arch != x64 ]
 issue_22780_test/01 : Pass, Timeout # Issue 24473
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == drt ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == drt ]
 disassemble_test: Pass, Fail # Issue 18122
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm && $arch == mips && $checked ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $arch == mips && $checked ]
 generic_instanceof3_test: Pass, Crash # Issue 17440.
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm && $arch == mips && $mode == debug ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $arch == mips && $mode == debug ]
 stack_overflow_test: Skip # Crashes. Issue 17440.
 stack_overflow_stacktrace_test: Skip # Crashes. Issue 17440.
 large_class_declaration_test: SkipSlow # Times out. Issue 20352
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == drt || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) && $mode == debug ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == drt || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) && $mode == debug ]
 large_class_declaration_test: SkipSlow # Times out. Issue 20352
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
 gc_test: SkipSlow # Times out flakily. Issue 20956
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == vm && ( $arch == simarm || $arch == arm || $arch == simarmv5te || $arch == armv5te || $arch == simarm64 || $arch == arm64 || $arch == simmips || $arch == mips) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && ( $arch == simarm || $arch == arm || $arch == simarmv5te || $arch == armv5te || $arch == simarm64 || $arch == arm64 || $arch == simmips || $arch == mips) ]
 vm/load_to_load_unaligned_forwarding_vm_test: Pass, Crash # Unaligned offset. Issue 22151
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == dartium ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == dartium ]
 issue23244_test: Fail # Issue 23244
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == vm || $runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium) && $arch == ia32 ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && (($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) || $runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium) && $arch == ia32 ]
 vm/regress_24517_test: Pass, Fail # Issue 24517.
 
-[ $noopt ]
+[ ($noopt || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 # Imports dart:mirrors
 const_evaluation_test: CompileTimeError
 deferred_constraints_constants_test: CompileTimeError
@@ -139,3 +139,9 @@ deopt_inlined_function_lazy_test: Pass, Crash # Incompatible flag: --deoptimize-
 tearoff_basic_test: RuntimeError, Crash # Conflicting flag.
 vm/type_cast_vm_test: RuntimeError # Line number mismatch.
 stack_trace_test: Fail  # Issue 24783 - inlined frames missing
+
+[ $runtime == dart_precompiled ]
+ct_const2_test: Pass, Crash # Incompatible flag --compile_all
+hello_dart_test: Pass, Crash # Incompatible flag --compile_all
+
+implicit_closure_test: Pass, Crash # --use_slow_path
diff --git a/tests/lib/lib.status b/tests/lib/lib.status
index 8c17e5bcab7..5a8dcdb51bf 100644
--- a/tests/lib/lib.status
+++ b/tests/lib/lib.status
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async/timer_not_available_test: Fail, OK # only meant to test when there is no w
 
 # 'js' tests import the dart:js library, so they only make sense in
 # a browser environment.
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 js/*: Skip
 
 [ $compiler == dart2js && $minified ]
@@ -223,19 +223,19 @@ async/multiple_timer_test: Pass, Fail # Probably issue 14734
 # TODO(efortuna): Investigate.
 async/timer_test: Fail, Pass
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 async/timer_not_available_test: Fail, OK
 mirrors/native_class_test: Fail, OK # This test is meant to run in a browser.
 mirrors/deferred_type_test: CompileTimeError, OK # Don't have a multitest marker for dynamic compile time errors.
 
-[ $compiler == none ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 async/timer_not_available_test: SkipByDesign # only meant to test when there is no way to implement timer (currently only in d8)
 
 mirrors/symbol_validation_test: RuntimeError # Issue 13596
 
 mirrors/mirrors_used*: SkipByDesign # Invalid tests. MirrorsUsed does not have a specification, and dart:mirrors is not required to hide declarations that are not covered by any MirrorsUsed annotation.
 
-[ $compiler == none && ( $runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ( $runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 async/schedule_microtask6_test: Fail # Issue 10910
 async/timer_test: Fail, Pass # Issue 15487
 async/multiple_timer_test: Fail, Pass # Issue 15487
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ mirrors/spawn_function_root_library_test: SkipByDesign # Uses spawnFunction.
 mirrors/local_isolate_test: RuntimeError # Issue 12188
 mirrors/deferred_type_test: RuntimeError, OK # Should be CompileTimeError. Issue 22072
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == drt && $system == windows ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == drt && $system == windows ]
 async/multiple_timer_test: Fail, Pass # See Issue 10982
 async/timer_test: Fail, Pass # See Issue 10982
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == drt && $checked ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == drt && $checked ]
 async/slow_consumer_test: Fail, Pass # Dartium JsInterop failure, dartbug.com/24460
 
-[$compiler == none && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
+[($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
 async/stream_timeout_test: RuntimeError, Pass # Issue 19127
 async/slow_consumer3_test: SkipSlow # Times out flakily. Issue 20956
 async/slow_consumer2_test: SkipSlow # Times out flakily. Issue 20956
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ mirrors/*deferred*: Skip # Issue 17458
 [ $compiler == dart2js && $mode == debug ]
 mirrors/native_class_test: Pass, Slow
 
-[ $compiler == none && $arch == mips ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $arch == mips ]
 async/timer_regress22626_test: Pass, RuntimeError # Issue 22626
 
 [ $arch == simarm || $arch == simarmv5te ]
@@ -325,16 +325,16 @@ convert/utf85_test: Skip # Pass, Slow Issue 20111.
 [ $mode == debug && $arch == ia32 && $system == windows ]
 convert/streamed_conversion_json_utf8_decode_test: Skip  # Verification OOM.
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $mode == debug && $arch == x64 && $system == windows ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $mode == debug && $arch == x64 && $system == windows ]
 convert/streamed_conversion_json_utf8_decode_test: Pass, Slow
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $mode == release && $arch == ia32 && $system == windows ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $mode == release && $arch == ia32 && $system == windows ]
 convert/json_test: RuntimeError # Issue 24908
 
 [ $mode == debug && $arch != ia32 && $arch != x64 && $arch != simarm && $arch != simarmv5te ]
 convert/streamed_conversion_json_utf8_decode_test: Skip  # Verification not yet implemented.
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $mode == debug && $builder_tag == asan ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $mode == debug && $builder_tag == asan ]
 mirrors/immutable_collections_test: SkipSlow  # Timeout.
 convert/streamed_conversion_json_utf8_decode_test: Skip  # Timeout.
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ mirrors/typedef_library_test: Crash # Assertion failure: typedef(G) has not been
 [ $compiler != dart2js ]
 async/dart2js_uncaught_error_test: Skip  # JS-integration only test
 
-[ $noopt ]
+[ ($noopt || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 mirrors/*: SkipByDesign
 convert/chunked_conversion_utf88_test: Pass, Timeout
 convert/utf85_test: Pass, Timeout
diff --git a/tests/standalone/standalone.status b/tests/standalone/standalone.status
index 241086a806a..0503bc3dbe2 100644
--- a/tests/standalone/standalone.status
+++ b/tests/standalone/standalone.status
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ issue14236_test: Pass # Do not remove this line. It serves as a marker for Issue
 
 javascript_compatibility_errors_test/none: Fail, OK  # Not possible to exclude or annotate with '/// none:'
 
-[ $runtime != vm && ($runtime != drt || $compiler != none)) ]
+[ ($runtime != vm && $runtime != dart_precompiled) && ($runtime != drt || $compiler != none)) ]
 no_assert_test: Fail, OK # This is testing a vm flag.
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 package/package_isolate_test: Fail # Issue 12474
 io/observatory_test: Fail
 package/scenarios/invalid/same_package_twice_test: Pass # Issue 24119
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $checked ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $checked ]
 # These tests have type errors on purpose.
 io/process_invalid_arguments_test: Fail, OK
 io/directory_invalid_arguments_test: Fail, OK
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ io/stdout_bad_argument_test: Fail, OK
 io/file_fuzz_test: Skip
 io/directory_fuzz_test: Skip
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $system == macos ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $system == macos ]
 # This test fails with "Too many open files" on the Mac OS buildbot.
 # This is expected as MacOS by default runs with a very low number
 # of allowed open files ('ulimit -n' says something like 256).
 io/socket_many_connections_test: Skip
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == drt || $runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 typed_array_test: Fail # Issue 13921
 typed_array_int64_uint64_test: Fail # Issue 13921
 typed_data_isolate_test: SkipByDesign # This test uses dart:io
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ io/test_runner_test: Skip # Flakily times out in a subtest. Issue 201351
 full_coverage_test: SkipSlow # Times out. Issue 20352
 io/http_client_stays_alive_test: Skip # Timing dependent test, MIPS machine too slow.
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) && $unchecked ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) && $unchecked ]
 assert_test: Fail # Issue 14651.
 
-[ $compiler == none && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && ($runtime == dartium || $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid) ]
 javascript_int_overflow_literal_test/01: Fail # Issue 14651.
 javascript_int_overflow_test: Fail # Issue 14651.
 
@@ -205,19 +205,62 @@ io/process_sync_test: Pass, Timeout  # Issue 24596
 [ $arch != ia32 && $arch != x64 && $arch != simarm && $arch != simarmv5te && $mode == debug ]
 verified_mem_test: Skip  # Not yet implemented.
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $mode == debug && $builder_tag == asan ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) && $mode == debug && $builder_tag == asan ]
 full_coverage_test: Skip  # Timeout.
 io/file_lock_test: Skip  # Timeout.
 io/test_runner_test: Skip  # Timeout.
 io/http_client_stays_alive_test: Skip  # Timeout.
 
-[ $runtime == vm ]
+[ ($runtime == vm || $runtime == dart_precompiled) ]
 # Failures in secure networking while NSS is replaced with BoringSSL
 io/https_client_certificate_test: RuntimeError # Issue 24070
 io/secure_socket_renegotiate_test: RuntimeError
 io/secure_socket_bad_data_test: RuntimeError  # An error in a secure connection just puts a READ_CLOSED on the stream, rather than signaling an error on the stream.
 
-[ $noopt ]
+[ ($noopt || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 map_literal_oom_test: Pass, Crash # Issue 24678
 javascript*: SkipByDesign # JS overflow flag unsupported
 io/web_socket_test: Pass, RuntimeError # Issue 24674
+
+[ $runtime == dart_precompiled ]
+debugger/*: Skip
+noopt_test: Skip
+precompilation_dart2js_test: Skip
+
+full_coverage_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+http_launch_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/addlatexhash_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/compile_all_test: Crash # Incompatible flag --compile_all
+io/file_read_special_device_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/file_stream_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/file_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/http_cross_process_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/https_unauthorized_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/platform_resolved_executable_test: RuntimeError # Platform.resolvedExecutable
+io/skipping_dart2js_compilations_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/snapshot_fail_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/stdin_sync_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/test_extension_fail_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+precompilation_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+standalone/io/file_read_special_device_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+verbose_gc_to_bmu_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/http_server_close_response_after_error_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/http_client_stays_alive_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/print_sync_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/signals_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/stdio_nonblocking_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/regress_7191_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/secure_unauthorized_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/dart_std_io_pipe_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/platform_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/socket_cross_process_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/test_runner_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/file_lock_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/code_collection_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/file_lock_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/code_collection_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/raw_socket_cross_process_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/test_extension_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+io/regress_7679_test: RuntimeError # Platform.executable
+
+io/process_*: Skip # Most use Platform.executable
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/utils/utils.status b/tests/utils/utils.status
index 1f6c5205bf5..bf69360d0f7 100644
--- a/tests/utils/utils.status
+++ b/tests/utils/utils.status
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ source_mirrors_test: Slow, Pass
 [ $compiler == dart2js && $browser ]
 *: Skip
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime != vm ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime != vm ]
 dart2js_test: SkipByDesign # Uses dart:io.
 
 
 [ $compiler == dart2js && $mode == debug ]
 dummy_compiler_test: Slow, Pass
 
-[ $compiler == none && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
+[ ($compiler == none || $compiler == precompiler) && $runtime == ContentShellOnAndroid ]
 dummy_compiler_test: Pass, RuntimeError # Issue 17662
 recursive_import_test: Pass, RuntimeError # Issue 17662
 source_mirrors_test: Pass, RuntimeError # Issue 17662
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ dummy_compiler_test: Crash # (switch (function.na...  continue to a labeled swit
 recursive_import_test: Crash # (switch (function.na...  continue to a labeled switch case
 source_mirrors_test: Crash, Slow # (switch (function.na...  continue to a labeled switch case
 
-[ $noopt ]
+[ ($noopt || $compiler == precompiler) ]
 source_mirrors_test: SkipByDesign # Imports dart:mirrors
diff --git a/tools/precompilation/precompiler.dart b/tools/precompilation/precompiler.dart
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..419875a449e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/precompilation/precompiler.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+library precompiler;
+
+import 'dart:io';
+
+void run(String executable, String arguments, [String workingDirectory]) {
+  print("+ $executable ${arguments.join(' ')}");
+  var result = Process.runSync(executable, arguments,
+                               workingDirectory: workingDirectory);
+  stdout.write(result.stdout);
+  stderr.write(result.stderr);
+  if (result.exitCode != 0) {
+    exit(result.exitCode);
+  }
+}
+
+void main(List<String> args) {
+  var configuration = Platform.environment["DART_CONFIGURATION"];
+
+  var cc, cc_flags, shared, libname;
+  if (Platform.isLinux) {
+    cc = 'gcc';
+    shared = '-shared';
+    libname = 'libprecompiled.so';
+  } else if (Platform.isMacOS) {
+    cc = 'clang';
+    shared = '-dynamiclib';
+    libname = 'libprecompiled.dylib';
+  } else {
+    print("Test only supports Linux and Mac");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (configuration.endsWith("X64")) {
+    cc_flags = "-m64";
+  } else if (configuration.endsWith("SIMARM64")) {
+    cc_flags = "-m64";
+  } else if (configuration.endsWith("SIMARM")) {
+    cc_flags = "-m32";
+  } else if (configuration.endsWith("SIMMIPS")) {
+    cc_flags = "-m32";
+  } else if (configuration.endsWith("ARM")) {
+    cc_flags = "";
+  } else if (configuration.endsWith("MIPS")) {
+    cc_flags = "-EL";
+  } else {
+    print("Architecture not supported: $configuration");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var tmpDir;
+  for (var arg in args) {
+    if (arg.startsWith("--gen-precompiled-snapshot")) {
+      tmpDir = arg.substring("--gen-precompiled-snapshot".length + 1);
+    }
+  }
+  print("Using directory $tmpDir");
+
+  run(args[0], args.sublist(1));
+  run(cc, [shared, cc_flags, "-o", libname, "precompiled.S"], tmpDir);
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/dart/compiler_configuration.dart b/tools/testing/dart/compiler_configuration.dart
index e901344c3ed..a89aad5659e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/dart/compiler_configuration.dart
+++ b/tools/testing/dart/compiler_configuration.dart
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ abstract class CompilerConfiguration {
             isHostChecked: isHostChecked, useCps: useCps, useSdk: useSdk,
             isCsp: isCsp, extraDart2jsOptions:
                 TestUtils.getExtraOptions(configuration, 'dart2js_options'));
+      case 'precompiler':
+        return new PrecompilerCompilerConfiguration(
+            isDebug: isDebug, isChecked: isChecked);
       case 'none':
         return new NoneCompilerConfiguration(
             isDebug: isDebug, isChecked: isChecked,
@@ -119,6 +122,12 @@ abstract class CompilerConfiguration {
     return new CommandArtifact([], null, null);
   }
 
+  List<String> computeCompilerArguments(vmOptions, sharedOptions, args) {
+    return new List<String>()
+        ..addAll(sharedOptions)
+        ..addAll(args);
+  }
+
   List<String> computeRuntimeArguments(
       RuntimeConfiguration runtimeConfiguration,
       String buildDir,
@@ -294,6 +303,92 @@ class Dart2jsCompilerConfiguration extends Dart2xCompilerConfiguration {
   }
 }
 
+
+class PrecompilerCompilerConfiguration extends CompilerConfiguration {
+  PrecompilerCompilerConfiguration({
+      bool isDebug,
+      bool isChecked})
+      : super._subclass(isDebug: isDebug, isChecked: isChecked);
+
+  int computeTimeoutMultiplier() {
+    int multiplier = 2;
+    if (isDebug) multiplier *= 4;
+    if (isChecked) multiplier *= 2;
+    return multiplier;
+  }
+
+  CommandArtifact computeCompilationArtifact(
+      String buildDir,
+      String tempDir,
+      CommandBuilder commandBuilder,
+      List arguments,
+      Map<String, String> environmentOverrides) {
+    return new CommandArtifact(
+        <Command>[
+            this.computeCompilationCommand(
+                tempDir,
+                buildDir,
+                CommandBuilder.instance,
+                arguments,
+                environmentOverrides)],
+        '$tempDir',
+        'application/dart-precompiled');
+  }
+
+  CompilationCommand computeCompilationCommand(
+      String tempDir,
+      String buildDir,
+      CommandBuilder commandBuilder,
+      List arguments,
+      Map<String, String> environmentOverrides) {
+    var exec = "$buildDir/dart";
+    var args = new List();
+    args.add("tools/precompilation/precompiler.dart");
+    args.add("$buildDir/dart_no_snapshot");
+    args.add("--gen-precompiled-snapshot=$tempDir");
+    args.addAll(arguments);
+
+    return commandBuilder.getCompilationCommand(
+        'precompiler.dart', tempDir, !useSdk,
+        bootstrapDependencies(buildDir),
+        exec, args, environmentOverrides);
+  }
+
+  List<String> computeCompilerArguments(vmOptions,
+                                        sharedOptions,
+                                        originalArguments) {
+    List<String> args = [];
+    if (isChecked) {
+      args.add('--enable_asserts');
+      args.add('--enable_type_checks');
+    }
+    return args
+        ..addAll(vmOptions)
+        ..addAll(sharedOptions)
+        ..addAll(originalArguments);
+  }
+
+  List<String> computeRuntimeArguments(
+      RuntimeConfiguration runtimeConfiguration,
+      String buildDir,
+      TestInformation info,
+      List<String> vmOptions,
+      List<String> sharedOptions,
+      List<String> originalArguments,
+      CommandArtifact artifact) {
+    List<String> args = [];
+    if (isChecked) {
+      args.add('--enable_asserts');
+      args.add('--enable_type_checks');
+    }
+    return args
+        ..addAll(vmOptions)
+        ..addAll(sharedOptions)
+        ..addAll(originalArguments);
+  }
+}
+
+
 class AnalyzerCompilerConfiguration extends CompilerConfiguration {
   AnalyzerCompilerConfiguration(
       {bool isDebug,
diff --git a/tools/testing/dart/runtime_configuration.dart b/tools/testing/dart/runtime_configuration.dart
index 1fbf54dc409..55810eb863c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/dart/runtime_configuration.dart
+++ b/tools/testing/dart/runtime_configuration.dart
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class RuntimeConfiguration {
       case 'vm':
         return new StandaloneDartRuntimeConfiguration();
 
+      case 'dart_precompiled':
+        return new DartPrecompiledRuntimeConfiguration();
+
       case 'drt':
         return new DrtRuntimeConfiguration();
 
@@ -218,6 +221,32 @@ class StandaloneDartRuntimeConfiguration extends DartVmRuntimeConfiguration {
   }
 }
 
+
+class DartPrecompiledRuntimeConfiguration extends DartVmRuntimeConfiguration {
+  List<Command> computeRuntimeCommands(
+      TestSuite suite,
+      CommandBuilder commandBuilder,
+      CommandArtifact artifact,
+      List<String> arguments,
+      Map<String, String> environmentOverrides) {
+    String script = artifact.filename;
+    String type = artifact.mimeType;
+    if (script != null && type != 'application/dart-precompiled') {
+      throw "dart_precompiled cannot run files of type '$type'.";
+    }
+
+    var augmentedArgs = new List();
+    augmentedArgs.add("--run-precompiled-snapshot=${artifact.filename}");
+    augmentedArgs.addAll(arguments);
+
+    var augmentedEnv = new Map.from(environmentOverrides);
+    augmentedEnv['LD_LIBRARY_PATH'] = artifact.filename;
+
+    return <Command>[commandBuilder.getVmCommand(
+          suite.dartPrecompiledBinaryFileName, augmentedArgs, augmentedEnv)];
+  }
+}
+
 /// Temporary runtime configuration for browser runtimes that haven't been
 /// migrated yet.
 // TODO(ahe): Remove this class.
diff --git a/tools/testing/dart/test_options.dart b/tools/testing/dart/test_options.dart
index a376f28270f..92514fe97e7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/dart/test_options.dart
+++ b/tools/testing/dart/test_options.dart
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TestOptionsParser {
    dart2analyzer: Perform static analysis on Dart code by running the analyzer
           (only valid with the following runtimes: none)''',
               ['-c', '--compiler'],
-              ['none', 'dart2js', 'dart2analyzer'],
+              ['none', 'precompiler', 'dart2js', 'dart2analyzer'],
               'none'),
           // TODO(antonm): fix the option drt.
           new _TestOptionSpecification(
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ class TestOptionsParser {
               '''Where the tests should be run.
     vm: Run Dart code on the standalone dart vm.
 
+    dart_precompiled: Run a precompiled snapshot on a variant of the standalone
+                      dart vm lacking a JIT.
+
     d8: Run JavaScript from the command line using v8.
 
     jsshell: Run JavaScript from the command line using firefox js-shell.
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@ class TestOptionsParser {
     none: No runtime, compile only (for example, used for dart2analyzer static
           analysis tests).''',
               ['-r', '--runtime'],
-              ['vm', 'd8', 'jsshell', 'drt', 'dartium', 'ff', 'firefox',
+              ['vm', 'dart_precompiled', 'd8', 'jsshell', 'drt', 'dartium',
+               'ff', 'firefox',
                'chrome', 'safari', 'ie9', 'ie10', 'ie11', 'opera',
                'chromeOnAndroid', 'safarimobilesim',
                'ContentShellOnAndroid', 'DartiumOnAndroid', 'none'],
@@ -644,6 +648,9 @@ Note: currently only implemented for dart2js.''',
       case 'dart2analyzer':
         validRuntimes = const ['none'];
         break;
+      case 'precompiler':
+        validRuntimes = const ['dart_precompiled'];
+        break;
       case 'none':
         validRuntimes = const ['vm', 'drt', 'dartium',
                                'ContentShellOnAndroid', 'DartiumOnAndroid'];
diff --git a/tools/testing/dart/test_runner.dart b/tools/testing/dart/test_runner.dart
index eeb1d6931c1..ffd99217056 100644
--- a/tools/testing/dart/test_runner.dart
+++ b/tools/testing/dart/test_runner.dart
@@ -1679,6 +1679,10 @@ CommandOutput createCommandOutput(Command command,
     return new VmCommandOutputImpl(
         command, exitCode, timedOut, stdout, stderr, time, pid);
   } else if (command is CompilationCommand) {
+    if (command.displayName == 'precompiler.dart') {
+      return new VmCommandOutputImpl(
+          command, exitCode, timedOut, stdout, stderr, time, pid);
+    }
     return new CompilationCommandOutputImpl(
         command, exitCode, timedOut, stdout, stderr, time, compilationSkipped);
   } else if (command is JSCommandlineCommand) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/dart/test_suite.dart b/tools/testing/dart/test_suite.dart
index bec08a890d6..66b6a1e54f3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/dart/test_suite.dart
+++ b/tools/testing/dart/test_suite.dart
@@ -212,6 +212,19 @@ abstract class TestSuite {
     return dartExecutable;
   }
 
+  String get dartPrecompiledBinaryFileName {
+    // Controlled by user with the option "--dart_precompiled".
+    String dartExecutable = configuration['dart_precompiled'];
+
+    if (dartExecutable == null || dartExecutable == '') {
+      String suffix = executableBinarySuffix;
+      dartExecutable = '$buildDir/dart_precompiled$suffix';
+    }
+
+    TestUtils.ensureExists(dartExecutable, configuration);
+    return dartExecutable;
+  }
+
   String get d8FileName {
     var suffix = getExecutableSuffix('d8');
     var d8Dir = TestUtils.dartDir.append('third_party/d8');
@@ -1009,9 +1022,10 @@ class StandardTestSuite extends TestSuite {
     List<String> compileTimeArguments = <String>[];
     String tempDir;
     if (compilerConfiguration.hasCompiler) {
-      compileTimeArguments
-          ..addAll(sharedOptions)
-          ..addAll(args);
+      compileTimeArguments =
+          compilerConfiguration.computeCompilerArguments(vmOptions,
+                                                         sharedOptions,
+                                                         args);
       // Avoid doing this for analyzer.
       tempDir = createCompilationOutputDirectory(info.filePath);
     }
@@ -1772,8 +1786,8 @@ class StandardTestSuite extends TestSuite {
   }
 
   List<List<String>> getVmOptions(Map optionsFromFile) {
-    var COMPILERS = const ['none'];
-    var RUNTIMES = const ['none', 'vm', 'drt', 'dartium',
+    var COMPILERS = const ['none', 'precompiler'];
+    var RUNTIMES = const ['none', 'dart_precompiled', 'vm', 'drt', 'dartium',
                           'ContentShellOnAndroid', 'DartiumOnAndroid'];
     var needsVmOptions = COMPILERS.contains(configuration['compiler']) &&
                          RUNTIMES.contains(configuration['runtime']);