diff --git a/mdk/ci.py b/mdk/ci.py
index 85cf6eae..c5cf1ba0 100644
--- a/mdk/ci.py
+++ b/mdk/ci.py
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ class CI(object):
     url = None
     token = None
 
-    def __init__(self, url=None, token=None, load=True):
+    def __init__(self, url=None, username=None, token=None, load=True):
         self.url = url or C.get('ci.url')
         self.token = token or C.get('ci.token')
+        self.username = username or C.get('ci.username')
         if load:
             self.load()
 
@@ -64,7 +65,21 @@ def load(self):
         logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
         # Loads the jenkins object.
-        self._jenkins = jenkins.Jenkins(self.url, requester=CrumbRequester(baseurl=self.url))
+        requester = CrumbRequester(baseurl=self.url, username=self.username, password=self.token)
+        self._jenkins = jenkins.Jenkins(self.url, username=self.username, password=self.token, requester=requester)
+
+    def runBuild(self, jobname, params, block=False, delay=5):
+        try:
+            job = self.jenkins.get_job(jobname)
+            queueitem = job.invoke(build_params=params, delay=delay, block=block)
+        except JenkinsAPIException:
+            raise CIException('Failed to invoke the build, check your permissions.')
+
+        queueitem.block_until_building()
+        buildnumber = queueitem.get_build_number()
+        build = queueitem.get_build()
+
+        return (buildnumber, build.get_build_url())
 
     def precheckRemoteBranch(self, remote, branch, integrateto, issue=None):
         """Runs the precheck job and returns the outcome"""
diff --git a/mdk/commands/behat.py b/mdk/commands/behat.py
index f8a87a83..8355ff68 100644
--- a/mdk/commands/behat.py
+++ b/mdk/commands/behat.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from time import sleep
 from ..command import Command
 from ..tools import process, ProcessInThread, downloadProcessHook, question, natural_sort_key
+from ..ci import CI, CIException
 
 
 class BehatCommand(Command):
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ class BehatCommand(Command):
                 'help': 'run the tests'
             }
         ),
+        (
+            ['--ci'],
+            {
+                'action': 'store_true',
+                'help': 'run test tests on ci server instead of local'
+            }
+        ),
         (
             ['-d', '--disable'],
             {
@@ -140,7 +148,43 @@ class BehatCommand(Command):
     ]
     _description = 'Initialise Behat'
 
+    def runInCi(self, args):
+        M = self.Wp.resolve()
+        currentBranch = M.currentBranch()
+        username = self.C.get('behatci.username')
+        token = self.C.get('behatci.token')
+        ciurl = self.C.get('behatci.url')
+        if ciurl is None:
+            raise Exception('behat ci url must be set.')
+        if username is None or token is None:
+            raise Exception('Username and token must be set to access behatci.')
+
+        self.ci = CI(
+            url=ciurl,
+            username=username,
+            token=token,
+        )
+        jobname = self.C.get('behatci.jobname')
+        gitrepo = self.C.get('repositoryUrl')
+        print('{0:<20}: {1}'.format('Jenkin job name', jobname))
+        print('{0:<20}: {1}'.format('Git repository', gitrepo))
+        print('{0:<20}: {1}'.format('Git branch', currentBranch))
+        print('Request to run behat tests on %s...' % ciurl)
+        params = {
+            'REPOSITORY': gitrepo,
+            'BRANCH': currentBranch,
+            'NAME': args.testname,
+            'TAGS': args.tags
+        }
+
+        (buildnumber, buildurl) = self.ci.runBuild(jobname, params)
+        print('{0:<20}: #{1}'.format('Build number', buildnumber))
+        print('{0:<20}: {1}'.format('Build url', buildurl))
+
     def run(self, args):
+        if args.ci and args.run:
+            self.runInCi(args)
+            return
 
         # Loading instance
         M = self.Wp.resolve(args.name)
diff --git a/mdk/config-dist.json b/mdk/config-dist.json
index 199c9245..19439302 100644
--- a/mdk/config-dist.json
+++ b/mdk/config-dist.json
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@
         "token": null
     },
 
+    "behatci": {
+        "jobname": "DEV.01 - Developer-requested Behat",
+        "url": "https://ci.moodle.org",
+        "username": null,
+        "token": null
+    },
+
     // The information for integrating MDK with Jira
     "tracker": {
         "url": "https://tracker.moodle.org/",