diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php
index 6c41f07..2a4834e 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
  *
  * @see \Drupal\Tests\KernelTestBase::$modules
  * @see \Drupal\Tests\KernelTestBase::enableModules()
- *
- * @todo Extend ::setRequirementsFromAnnotation() and ::checkRequirements() to
- *   account for '@requires module'.
  */
 abstract class KernelTestBase extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase implements ServiceProviderInterface {
 
@@ -225,6 +222,49 @@ protected static function getDrupalRoot() {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  protected function checkRequirements() {
+    parent::checkRequirements();
+
+    $this->root = static::getDrupalRoot();
+
+    // Check if required dependencies exist.
+    $annotations = $this->getAnnotations();
+    if (!empty($annotations['class']['requires'])) {
+      $this->checkModuleRequirements($annotations['class']['requires']);
+    }
+    if (!empty($annotations['method']['requires'])) {
+      $this->checkModuleRequirements($annotations['method']['requires']);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks missing module requirements.
+   *
+   * Iterates through a list of requires annotations a looks for missing modules
+   * and skipping the test if any are missing.
+   *
+   * @param $annotations
+   *   A list of requires annotations from either a method or class annotation.
+   */
+  protected function checkModuleRequirements(array $annotations) {
+    foreach ($annotations as $requirement) {
+      if (strpos($requirement, 'module ') === 0) {
+        $module = trim(str_replace('module ', '', $requirement));
+        try {
+          static::initFileCache();
+          // drupal_valid_ua() might not be loaded.
+          require_once $this->root . '/core/includes/bootstrap.inc';
+          $this->getExtensionsForModules([$module]);
+        } catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_Exception $e) {
+          throw new \PHPUnit_Framework_SkippedTestError("Module $module is required.");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
index 30f05b2..08e7178 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
@@ -206,6 +206,13 @@ public function testRenderWithTheme() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * @requires module drupal_dne_module
+   */
+  public function testRequiresModule() {
+    $this->fail('Running test with missing required module.');
+  }
+
+  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function tearDown() {
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/MissingDependentModuleUnitTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/MissingDependentModuleUnitTest.php
index 124e144..831c20e 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/MissingDependentModuleUnitTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/MissingDependentModuleUnitTest.php
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Drupal\simpletest\Tests;
+namespace Drupal\KernelTests\Tests;
 
 use Drupal\KernelTests\KernelTestBase;
 
 /**
- * This test should not load since it requires a module that is not found.
+ * This test should skipped since it requires a module that is not found.
  *
- * @group simpletest
- * @dependencies simpletest_missing_module
+ * @group PHPUnit
+ * @requires module drupal_dne_module
  */
 class MissingDependentModuleUnitTest extends KernelTestBase {
 
   /**
-   * Ensure that this test will not be loaded despite its dependency.
+   * Ensure that this test will not be run because of its dependency.
    */
   function testFail() {
     $this->fail('Running test with missing required module.');