diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite_dispatcher.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite_dispatcher.php
index 44460719e..59365c818 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite_dispatcher.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite_dispatcher.php
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ class CakeTestSuiteDispatcher {
  * @return void
  */
 	function _testCaseList() {
+		$Reporter =& $this->getReporter();
+		$Reporter->paintDocumentHeader();
+		$Reporter->paintTestMenu();
 		CakeTestMenu::testCaseList();
+		$Reporter->paintDocumentEnd();
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -145,7 +149,11 @@ class CakeTestSuiteDispatcher {
  * @return void
  */
 	function _groupTestList() {
+		$Reporter =& $this->getReporter();
+		$Reporter->paintDocumentHeader();
+		$Reporter->paintTestMenu();
 		CakeTestMenu::groupTestList();
+		$Reporter->paintDocumentEnd();
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/reporter/cake_base_reporter.php b/cake/tests/lib/reporter/cake_base_reporter.php
index 208e9ca10..dca615863 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/reporter/cake_base_reporter.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/reporter/cake_base_reporter.php
@@ -107,6 +107,26 @@ class CakeBaseReporter extends SimpleReporter {
  * @return void
  */
 	function groupTestList() {
+
+	}
+
+/**
+ * paints the header of the response from the test suite.
+ * Used to paint things like head elements in an html page.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function paintDocumentHeader() {
+
+	}
+
+/**
+ * paints the end of the response from the test suite.
+ * Used to paint things like </body> in an html page.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function paintDocumentFooter() {
 		
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/reporter/cake_html_reporter.php b/cake/tests/lib/reporter/cake_html_reporter.php
index 3d5206547..4bb8ea927 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/reporter/cake_html_reporter.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/reporter/cake_html_reporter.php
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ class CakeHtmlReporter extends SimpleReporter {
 		}
 		echo $this->_paintLinks();
 		echo '</div>';
-		$baseDir = $this->params['baseDir'];
-		include CAKE_TESTS_LIB . 'templates' . DS . 'footer.php';
+		$this->paintDocumentEnd();
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -211,6 +210,7 @@ class CakeHtmlReporter extends SimpleReporter {
 		echo "<p><a href='" . RUN_TEST_LINK . $show . "'>Run more tests</a> | <a href='" . RUN_TEST_LINK . $query . "&show_passes=1'>Show Passes</a> | \n";
 		echo " <a href='" . RUN_TEST_LINK . $query . "&amp;code_coverage=true'>Analyze Code Coverage</a></p>\n";
 	}
+
 /**
  * Convert an array of parameters into a query string url
  *
@@ -227,6 +227,16 @@ class CakeHtmlReporter extends SimpleReporter {
 		return $out;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * paints the end of the document html.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function paintDocumentEnd() {
+		$baseDir = $this->params['baseDir'];
+		include CAKE_TESTS_LIB . 'templates' . DS . 'footer.php';
+	}
+
 /**
  * Paints the test failure with a breadcrumbs
  * trail of the nesting test suites below the