diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/AbstractTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/AbstractTestExecutionListener.java
index 2052b7e0080..34df6a45444 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/AbstractTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/AbstractTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.test.context.support;
 
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListener;
 
 /**
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListener;
  * {@link TestExecutionListener} API.
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 2.5
  * @see #getOrder()
  */
@@ -41,4 +43,71 @@ public abstract class AbstractTestExecutionListener implements TestExecutionList
 		return Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * The default implementation is <em>empty</em>. Can be overridden by
+	 * subclasses as necessary.
+	 * @since 3.0
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void beforeTestClass(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
+		/* no-op */
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The default implementation is <em>empty</em>. Can be overridden by
+	 * subclasses as necessary.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void prepareTestInstance(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
+		/* no-op */
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The default implementation is <em>empty</em>. Can be overridden by
+	 * subclasses as necessary.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void beforeTestMethod(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
+		/* no-op */
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The default implementation is <em>empty</em>. Can be overridden by
+	 * subclasses as necessary.
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void beforeTestExecution(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
+		/* no-op */
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The default implementation is <em>empty</em>. Can be overridden by
+	 * subclasses as necessary.
+	 * @since 5.2
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void afterTestExecution(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
+		/* no-op */
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The default implementation is <em>empty</em>. Can be overridden by
+	 * subclasses as necessary.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void afterTestMethod(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
+		/* no-op */
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The default implementation is <em>empty</em>. Can be overridden by
+	 * subclasses as necessary.
+	 * @since 3.0
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void afterTestClass(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
+		/* no-op */
+	}
+
 }