diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
index 07eb3b44f..1b489759c 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
@@ -888,8 +888,8 @@ def xunit(parser, xml_parent, data):
     :arg dict types: per framework configuration. The key should be \
     one of the internal types we support:\
     'aunit', 'boosttest', 'checktype', 'cpptest', 'cppunit', 'ctest', \
-    'embunit', 'fpcunit', 'junit', 'mstest', 'nunit', 'phpunit', 'tusar', \
-    'unittest', 'valgrind'.
+    'embunit', 'fpcunit', 'gtest', 'junit', 'mstest', 'nunit', 'phpunit', \
+    'tusar', 'unittest', 'valgrind'.
 
     The 'custom' type is not supported.
 
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ def xunit(parser, xml_parent, data):
         'ctest': 'CTestType',
         'embunit': 'EmbUnitType',  # since plugin v1.84
         'fpcunit': 'FPCUnitJunitHudsonTestType',
+        'gtest': 'GoogleTestType',
         'junit': 'JUnitType',
         'mstest': 'MSTestJunitHudsonTestType',
         'nunit': 'NUnitJunitHudsonTestType',
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.xml
index 037da0275..735737bcf 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
           <skipNoTestFiles>false</skipNoTestFiles>
           <stopProcessingIfError>true</stopProcessingIfError>
         </CppUnitJunitHudsonTestType>
+        <GoogleTestType>
+          <pattern>gtest.log</pattern>
+          <failIfNotNew>true</failIfNotNew>
+          <deleteOutputFiles>true</deleteOutputFiles>
+          <skipNoTestFiles>false</skipNoTestFiles>
+          <stopProcessingIfError>true</stopProcessingIfError>
+        </GoogleTestType>
       </types>
       <thresholds>
         <org.jenkinsci.plugins.xunit.threshold.FailedThreshold>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.yaml
index 7dc94eef8..7b986dc80 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.yaml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/xunit001.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ publishers:
               stoponerror: true
           - cppunit:
               pattern: "cppunit.log"
+          - gtest:
+              pattern: "gtest.log"