diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9bed644ba3..9ebabcca46 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ HAS_GO := $(shell hash $(GO) > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo yes)
 COMMA := ,
 DIFF ?= diff --unified
 
+ifeq ($(USE_GOTESTSUM), yes)
+	GOTEST ?= gotestsum --
+	GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX ?= gotestsum --raw-command -- go tool test2json -t
+	GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX ?= -test.v=test2json
+else
+	GOTEST ?= $(GO) test
+	GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX ?=
+	GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX ?=
+endif
+
 XGO_VERSION := go-1.21.x
 
 AIR_PACKAGE ?= github.com/air-verse/air@v1 # renovate: datasource=go
@@ -534,12 +544,12 @@ test: test-frontend test-backend
 .PHONY: test-backend
 test-backend:
 	@echo "Running go test with $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'..."
-	@$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags='$(TEST_TAGS)' $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES)
+	@$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags='$(TEST_TAGS)' $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES)
 
 .PHONY: test-remote-cacher
 test-remote-cacher:
 	@echo "Running go test with $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'..."
-	@$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags='$(TEST_TAGS)' $(GO_TEST_REMOTE_CACHER_PACKAGES)
+	@$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags='$(TEST_TAGS)' $(GO_TEST_REMOTE_CACHER_PACKAGES)
 
 .PHONY: test-frontend
 test-frontend: node_modules
@@ -564,7 +574,7 @@ test-check:
 .PHONY: test\#%
 test\#%:
 	@echo "Running go test with -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'..."
-	@$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags='$(TEST_TAGS)' -run $(subst .,/,$*) $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES)
+	@$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags='$(TEST_TAGS)' -run $(subst .,/,$*) $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES)
 
 .PHONY: coverage
 coverage:
@@ -575,7 +585,7 @@ coverage:
 .PHONY: unit-test-coverage
 unit-test-coverage:
 	@echo "Running unit-test-coverage $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'..."
-	@$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -timeout=20m -tags='$(TEST_TAGS)' -cover -coverprofile coverage.out $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES) && echo "\n==>\033[32m Ok\033[m\n" || exit 1
+	@$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -timeout=20m -tags='$(TEST_TAGS)' -cover -coverprofile coverage.out $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES) && echo "\n==>\033[32m Ok\033[m\n" || exit 1
 
 .PHONY: tidy
 tidy:
@@ -608,11 +618,11 @@ generate-ini-sqlite:
 
 .PHONY: test-sqlite
 test-sqlite: integrations.sqlite.test generate-ini-sqlite
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini ./integrations.sqlite.test
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./integrations.sqlite.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: test-sqlite\#%
 test-sqlite\#%: integrations.sqlite.test generate-ini-sqlite
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini ./integrations.sqlite.test -test.run $(subst .,/,$*)
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./integrations.sqlite.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run $(subst .,/,$*)
 
 .PHONY: test-sqlite-migration
 test-sqlite-migration:  migrations.sqlite.test migrations.individual.sqlite.test
@@ -629,11 +639,11 @@ generate-ini-mysql:
 
 .PHONY: test-mysql
 test-mysql: integrations.mysql.test generate-ini-mysql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini ./integrations.mysql.test
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./integrations.mysql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: test-mysql\#%
 test-mysql\#%: integrations.mysql.test generate-ini-mysql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini ./integrations.mysql.test -test.run $(subst .,/,$*)
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./integrations.mysql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run $(subst .,/,$*)
 
 .PHONY: test-mysql-migration
 test-mysql-migration: migrations.mysql.test migrations.individual.mysql.test
@@ -651,11 +661,11 @@ generate-ini-pgsql:
 
 .PHONY: test-pgsql
 test-pgsql: integrations.pgsql.test generate-ini-pgsql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini ./integrations.pgsql.test
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./integrations.pgsql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: test-pgsql\#%
 test-pgsql\#%: integrations.pgsql.test generate-ini-pgsql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini ./integrations.pgsql.test -test.run $(subst .,/,$*)
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./integrations.pgsql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run $(subst .,/,$*)
 
 .PHONY: test-pgsql-migration
 test-pgsql-migration: migrations.pgsql.test migrations.individual.pgsql.test
@@ -674,31 +684,31 @@ test-e2e: test-e2e-sqlite
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-sqlite
 test-e2e-sqlite: playwright e2e.sqlite.test generate-ini-sqlite
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini ./e2e.sqlite.test -test.run TestE2e
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./e2e.sqlite.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run TestE2e
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-sqlite\#%
 test-e2e-sqlite\#%: playwright e2e.sqlite.test generate-ini-sqlite
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini ./e2e.sqlite.test -test.run TestE2e/$*
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./e2e.sqlite.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run TestE2e/$*
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-sqlite-firefox\#%
 test-e2e-sqlite-firefox\#%: playwright e2e.sqlite.test generate-ini-sqlite
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini PLAYWRIGHT_PROJECT=firefox ./e2e.sqlite.test -test.run TestE2e/$*
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini PLAYWRIGHT_PROJECT=firefox $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./e2e.sqlite.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run TestE2e/$*
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-mysql
 test-e2e-mysql: playwright e2e.mysql.test generate-ini-mysql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini ./e2e.mysql.test -test.run TestE2e
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./e2e.mysql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run TestE2e
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-mysql\#%
 test-e2e-mysql\#%: playwright e2e.mysql.test generate-ini-mysql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini ./e2e.mysql.test -test.run TestE2e/$*
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./e2e.mysql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run TestE2e/$*
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-pgsql
 test-e2e-pgsql: playwright e2e.pgsql.test generate-ini-pgsql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini ./e2e.pgsql.test -test.run TestE2e
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./e2e.pgsql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run TestE2e
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-pgsql\#%
 test-e2e-pgsql\#%: playwright e2e.pgsql.test generate-ini-pgsql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini ./e2e.pgsql.test -test.run TestE2e/$*
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./e2e.pgsql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX) -test.run TestE2e/$*
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-debugserver
 test-e2e-debugserver: e2e.sqlite.test generate-ini-sqlite
@@ -726,73 +736,73 @@ integration-test-coverage-sqlite: integrations.cover.sqlite.test generate-ini-sq
 	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini ./integrations.cover.sqlite.test -test.coverprofile=integration.coverage.out
 
 integrations.mysql.test: git-check $(GO_SOURCES)
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -o integrations.mysql.test
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -o integrations.mysql.test
 
 integrations.pgsql.test: git-check $(GO_SOURCES)
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -o integrations.pgsql.test
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -o integrations.pgsql.test
 
 integrations.sqlite.test: git-check $(GO_SOURCES)
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -o integrations.sqlite.test -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -o integrations.sqlite.test -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'
 
 integrations.cover.test: git-check $(GO_SOURCES)
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -coverpkg $(shell echo $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES) | tr ' ' ',') -o integrations.cover.test
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -coverpkg $(shell echo $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES) | tr ' ' ',') -o integrations.cover.test
 
 integrations.cover.sqlite.test: git-check $(GO_SOURCES)
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -coverpkg $(shell echo $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES) | tr ' ' ',') -o integrations.cover.sqlite.test -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration -coverpkg $(shell echo $(GO_TEST_PACKAGES) | tr ' ' ',') -o integrations.cover.sqlite.test -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'
 
 .PHONY: migrations.mysql.test
 migrations.mysql.test: $(GO_SOURCES) generate-ini-mysql
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration/migration-test -o migrations.mysql.test
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini ./migrations.mysql.test
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration/migration-test -o migrations.mysql.test
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./migrations.mysql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: migrations.pgsql.test
 migrations.pgsql.test: $(GO_SOURCES) generate-ini-pgsql
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration/migration-test -o migrations.pgsql.test
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini ./migrations.pgsql.test
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration/migration-test -o migrations.pgsql.test
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./migrations.pgsql.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: migrations.sqlite.test
 migrations.sqlite.test: $(GO_SOURCES) generate-ini-sqlite
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration/migration-test -o migrations.sqlite.test -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini ./migrations.sqlite.test
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/integration/migration-test -o migrations.sqlite.test -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNPREFIX) ./migrations.sqlite.test $(GOTESTCOMPILEDRUNSUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: migrations.individual.mysql.test
 migrations.individual.mysql.test: $(GO_SOURCES)
 	for pkg in $(MIGRATION_PACKAGES); do \
-		GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini $(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' $$pkg || exit 1; \
+		GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/mysql.ini $(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' $$pkg || exit 1; \
 	done
 
 .PHONY: migrations.individual.sqlite.test\#%
 migrations.individual.sqlite.test\#%: $(GO_SOURCES) generate-ini-sqlite
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/$*
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/$*
 
 .PHONY: migrations.individual.pgsql.test
 migrations.individual.pgsql.test: $(GO_SOURCES)
 	for pkg in $(MIGRATION_PACKAGES); do \
-		GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' $$pkg || exit 1;\
+		GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' $$pkg || exit 1;\
 	done
 
 .PHONY: migrations.individual.pgsql.test\#%
 migrations.individual.pgsql.test\#%: $(GO_SOURCES) generate-ini-pgsql
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/$*
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/pgsql.ini $(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/$*
 
 .PHONY: migrations.individual.sqlite.test
 migrations.individual.sqlite.test: $(GO_SOURCES) generate-ini-sqlite
 	for pkg in $(MIGRATION_PACKAGES); do \
-		GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' $$pkg || exit 1; \
+		GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' $$pkg || exit 1; \
 	done
 
 .PHONY: migrations.individual.sqlite.test\#%
 migrations.individual.sqlite.test\#%: $(GO_SOURCES) generate-ini-sqlite
-	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/$*
+	GITEA_ROOT="$(CURDIR)" GITEA_CONF=tests/sqlite.ini $(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)' code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/$*
 
 e2e.mysql.test: $(GO_SOURCES)
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/e2e -o e2e.mysql.test
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/e2e -o e2e.mysql.test
 
 e2e.pgsql.test: $(GO_SOURCES)
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/e2e -o e2e.pgsql.test
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/e2e -o e2e.pgsql.test
 
 e2e.sqlite.test: $(GO_SOURCES)
-	$(GO) test $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/e2e -o e2e.sqlite.test -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'
+	$(GOTEST) $(GOTESTFLAGS) -c code.gitea.io/gitea/tests/e2e -o e2e.sqlite.test -tags '$(TEST_TAGS)'
 
 .PHONY: check
 check: test