diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/templates/runtimes/build-test-job.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/templates/runtimes/build-test-job.yml
index ca7cd7e68063e..4b70e7cf0a88d 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/templates/runtimes/build-test-job.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/templates/runtimes/build-test-job.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ jobs:
         - name: runtimeFlavorArgs
           value: '-mono'
 
+      - name: testTreeFilterArg
+        value: ''
+      
+      # Only build GCSimulator tests when the gc-simulator group is specified.
+      - ${{ if eq(parameters.testGroup, 'gc-simulator') }}:
+        - ${{ if eq(parameters.osGroup, 'windows') }}:
+          - name: testTreeFilterArg
+            value: '-tree GC/Scenarios/GCSimulator'
+        - ${{ if ne(parameters.osGroup, 'windows') }}:
+          - name: testTreeFilterArg
+            value: '-tree:GC/Scenarios/GCSimulator'
+
     steps:
 
     # Install test build dependencies
@@ -113,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
         displayName: Disk Usage before Build
 
     # Build managed test components
-    - script: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/tests/build$(scriptExt) $(logRootNameArg)Managed allTargets skipnative skipgeneratelayout skiptestwrappers $(buildConfig) $(archType) $(runtimeFlavorArgs) $(crossArg) $(priorityArg) ci /p:TargetOS=AnyOS
+    - script: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/tests/build$(scriptExt) $(logRootNameArg)Managed allTargets skipnative skipgeneratelayout skiptestwrappers $(buildConfig) $(archType) $(runtimeFlavorArgs) $(crossArg) $(priorityArg) $(testTreeFilterArg) ci /p:TargetOS=AnyOS
       displayName: Build managed test components
 
     - ${{ if in(parameters.osGroup, 'OSX', 'iOS', 'tvOS') }}: