diff --git a/conan/tools/cmake/cmake.py b/conan/tools/cmake/cmake.py
index 4139447819d..cc991cb464f 100644
--- a/conan/tools/cmake/cmake.py
+++ b/conan/tools/cmake/cmake.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from conans.errors import ConanException
 from conans.model.version import Version
 from conans.util.conan_v2_mode import conan_v2_error
+from conans.util.env_reader import get_env
 from conans.util.files import mkdir
 
 
diff --git a/conans/client/build/cmake.py b/conans/client/build/cmake.py
index 927d5535b54..f9b9b2fa0fa 100644
--- a/conans/client/build/cmake.py
+++ b/conans/client/build/cmake.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from conans.model.version import Version
 from conans.util.conan_v2_mode import conan_v2_error
 from conans.util.config_parser import get_bool_from_text
+from conans.util.env_reader import get_env
 from conans.util.files import mkdir, get_abs_path, walk, decode_text
 from conans.util.runners import version_runner
 
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ def install(self, args=None, build_dir=None):
         self._build(args=args, build_dir=build_dir, target="install")
 
     def test(self, args=None, build_dir=None, target=None, output_on_failure=False):
-        if not self._conanfile.should_test:
+        if not self._conanfile.should_test or not get_env("CONAN_RUN_TESTS", True):
             return
         if not target:
             target = "RUN_TESTS" if self.is_multi_configuration else "test"
diff --git a/conans/client/build/meson.py b/conans/client/build/meson.py
index 6a8960d17f9..beb718add05 100644
--- a/conans/client/build/meson.py
+++ b/conans/client/build/meson.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from conans.model.build_info import DEFAULT_BIN, DEFAULT_INCLUDE, DEFAULT_LIB
 from conans.model.version import Version
 from conans.util.conan_v2_mode import conan_v2_error
+from conans.util.env_reader import get_env
 from conans.util.files import decode_text, get_abs_path, mkdir
 from conans.util.runners import version_runner
 
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ def install(self, args=None, build_dir=None):
         self._run_ninja_targets(args=args, build_dir=build_dir, targets=["install"])
 
     def test(self, args=None, build_dir=None, targets=None):
-        if not self._conanfile.should_test:
+        if not self._conanfile.should_test or not get_env("CONAN_RUN_TESTS", True):
             return
         if not targets:
             targets = ["test"]
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ def meson_install(self, args=None, build_dir=None):
         self._run_meson_command(subcommand='install', args=args, build_dir=build_dir)
 
     def meson_test(self, args=None, build_dir=None):
-        if not self._conanfile.should_test:
+        if not self._conanfile.should_test or not get_env("CONAN_RUN_TESTS", True):
             return
         self._run_meson_command(subcommand='test', args=args, build_dir=build_dir)
 
diff --git a/conans/test/unittests/client/build/cmake_test.py b/conans/test/unittests/client/build/cmake_test.py
index 34fe9d83e60..298f19a85d4 100644
--- a/conans/test/unittests/client/build/cmake_test.py
+++ b/conans/test/unittests/client/build/cmake_test.py
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@ def test_should_flags(self):
                          CMakeTest.scape(". --target test -- -j%i" %
                                          cpu_count(output=conanfile.output)), conanfile.command)
 
+    def test_conan_run_tests(self):
+        conanfile = ConanFileMock()
+        conanfile.settings = Settings()
+        conanfile.should_test = True
+        cmake = CMake(conanfile, generator="Unix Makefiles")
+        with tools.environment_append({"CONAN_RUN_TESTS": "0"}):
+            cmake.test()
+            self.assertIsNone(conanfile.command)
+
     def test_cmake_generator(self):
         conanfile = ConanFileMock()
         conanfile.settings = Settings()
diff --git a/conans/test/unittests/client/build/meson_test.py b/conans/test/unittests/client/build/meson_test.py
index a5f0901ab03..158695ba365 100644
--- a/conans/test/unittests/client/build/meson_test.py
+++ b/conans/test/unittests/client/build/meson_test.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from conans.client.build import defs_to_string
 from conans.client.build.meson import Meson
 from conans.client.conf import get_default_settings_yml
-from conans.client.tools import args_to_string
+from conans.client.tools import args_to_string, environment_append
 from conans.errors import ConanException
 from conans.model.settings import Settings
 from conans.test.utils.mocks import MockDepsCppInfo, ConanFileMock
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ def test_partial_build(self):
         meson.meson_install()
         self.assertIsNone(conan_file.command)
 
+    def test_conan_run_tests(self):
+        conan_file = ConanFileMock()
+        conan_file.settings = Settings()
+        conan_file.should_test = True
+        meson = Meson(conan_file)
+        with environment_append({"CONAN_RUN_TESTS": "0"}):
+            meson.test()
+            self.assertIsNone(conan_file.command)
+
     def test_folders(self):
         settings = Settings.loads(get_default_settings_yml())
         settings.os = "Linux"