diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 205bf867fee..53729f3fd83 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ def _collect_item_metadata(item):
             result["testDeclaration"] = "flaky"
         elif result["details"].startswith("bug"):
             result["testDeclaration"] = "bug"
+        elif result["details"].startswith("incomplete_test_app"):
+            result["testDeclaration"] = "incompleteTestApp"
         elif result["details"].startswith("missing_feature"):
             result["testDeclaration"] = "notImplemented"
         elif "got empty parameter set" in result["details"]:
diff --git a/tests/test_the_test/test_manifest.py b/tests/test_the_test/test_manifest.py
index 9c641e81dab..0462197ca28 100644
--- a/tests/test_the_test/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/test_the_test/test_manifest.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def assert_in(elements, module, nodeid):
     def assert_valid_declaration(declaration):
         assert isinstance(declaration, str)
 
-        if re.match(r"^(bug|flaky|irrelevant|missing_feature)( \(.+\))?$", declaration):
+        if re.match(r"^(bug|flaky|irrelevant|missing_feature|incomplete_test_app)( \(.+\))?$", declaration):
             return
 
         # must be a version declaration or semver spec
diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
index 7b8ca702ebb..588bd879bca 100644
--- a/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/utils/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from utils._weblog import weblog
 from utils._context.core import context
 from utils._context._scenarios import scenarios
-from utils._decorators import bug, irrelevant, missing_feature, rfc, flaky
+from utils._decorators import bug, irrelevant, missing_feature, rfc, flaky, incomplete_test_app
 from utils import interfaces, _remote_config as remote_config
 from utils.interfaces._core import ValidationError
 from utils._features import features
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "context",
     "features",
     "flaky",
+    "incomplete_test_app",
     "interfaces",
     "irrelevant",
     "missing_feature",
diff --git a/utils/_decorators.py b/utils/_decorators.py
index e5e0435caf1..7838abad0b1 100644
--- a/utils/_decorators.py
+++ b/utils/_decorators.py
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ def missing_feature(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=No
     return partial(decorator, skip, force_skip, condition, "missing_feature", reason, _get_expected_failure_item)
 
 
+def incomplete_test_app(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None):
+    """Decorator, allow to mark a test function/class as not compatible with the tested application"""
+    skip = _should_skip(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
+    noxfail = False
+    return partial(decorator, skip, noxfail, condition, "incomplete_test_app", reason, _get_expected_failure_item)
+
+
 def irrelevant(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None):
     """decorator, allow to mark a test function/class as not relevant"""
     skip = _should_skip(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
@@ -138,13 +145,6 @@ def flaky(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None):
     return partial(decorator, skip, noxfail, condition, "flaky", reason, _get_expected_failure_item)
 
 
-def incomplete_test_app(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None):
-    """Decorator, allow to mark a test function/class as not compatible with the tested application"""
-    skip = _should_skip(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
-    noxfail = False
-    return partial(decorator, skip, noxfail, condition, "incomplete_test_app", reason, _get_expected_failure_item)
-
-
 def released(
     cpp=None,
     dotnet=None,