diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4d07574181..fb6f4d6889 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "deno_lint",
  "deno_net",
  "deno_runtime",
+ "deno_task_shell",
  "deno_url",
  "deno_web",
  "deno_webgpu",
@@ -778,7 +779,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "os_pipe",
  "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project",
- "pretty_assertions",
+ "pretty_assertions 0.7.2",
  "rand 0.8.4",
  "regex",
  "ring",
@@ -1065,6 +1066,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "winres",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "deno_task_shell"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ad23aacc3db4f37eb88fb9c874a85a4abe5eab14a98fc070ee8df9e204f243e6"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "futures",
+ "pretty_assertions 1.1.0",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "deno_tls"
 version = "0.27.0"
@@ -2252,9 +2265,9 @@ checksum = "7fb9b38af92608140b86b693604b9ffcc5824240a484d1ecd4795bacb2fe88f3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
-version = "0.4.5"
+version = "0.4.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "712a4d093c9976e24e7dbca41db895dabcbac38eb5f4045393d17a95bdfb1109"
+checksum = "88943dd7ef4a2e5a4bfa2753aaab3013e34ce2533d1996fb18ef591e315e2b3b"
 dependencies = [
  "scopeguard",
 ]
@@ -2896,6 +2909,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "output_vt100",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pretty_assertions"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "76d5b548b725018ab5496482b45cb8bef21e9fed1858a6d674e3a8a0f0bb5d50"
+dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term",
+ "ctor",
+ "diff",
+ "output_vt100",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-error"
 version = "1.0.4"
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index c42088e8a7..a31f18b844 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ deno_doc = "0.32.0"
 deno_graph = "0.24.0"
 deno_lint = { version = "0.26.0", features = ["docs"] }
 deno_runtime = { version = "0.48.0", path = "../runtime" }
+deno_task_shell = "0.1.6"
 
 atty = "=0.2.14"
 base64 = "=0.13.0"
diff --git a/cli/config_file.rs b/cli/config_file.rs
index 9d5ae84a0a..a2bdbe1d3c 100644
--- a/cli/config_file.rs
+++ b/cli/config_file.rs
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ pub struct ConfigFileJson {
   pub import_map: Option<String>,
   pub lint: Option<Value>,
   pub fmt: Option<Value>,
+  pub tasks: Option<Value>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -648,6 +649,19 @@ impl ConfigFile {
     }
   }
 
+  pub fn to_tasks_config(
+    &self,
+  ) -> Result<Option<BTreeMap<String, String>>, AnyError> {
+    if let Some(config) = self.json.tasks.clone() {
+      let tasks_config: BTreeMap<String, String> =
+        serde_json::from_value(config)
+          .context("Failed to parse \"tasks\" configuration")?;
+      Ok(Some(tasks_config))
+    } else {
+      Ok(None)
+    }
+  }
+
   /// If the configuration file contains "extra" modules (like TypeScript
   /// `"types"`) options, return them as imports to be added to a module graph.
   pub fn to_maybe_imports(&self) -> MaybeImportsResult {
@@ -784,6 +798,10 @@ mod tests {
           "singleQuote": true,
           "proseWrap": "preserve"
         }
+      },
+      "tasks": {
+        "build": "deno run --allow-read --allow-write build.ts",
+        "server": "deno run --allow-net --allow-read server.ts"
       }
     }"#;
     let config_dir = ModuleSpecifier::parse("file:///deno/").unwrap();
@@ -841,6 +859,16 @@ mod tests {
     assert_eq!(fmt_config.options.line_width, Some(80));
     assert_eq!(fmt_config.options.indent_width, Some(4));
     assert_eq!(fmt_config.options.single_quote, Some(true));
+
+    let tasks_config = config_file.to_tasks_config().unwrap().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+      tasks_config["build"],
+      "deno run --allow-read --allow-write build.ts",
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+      tasks_config["server"],
+      "deno run --allow-net --allow-read server.ts"
+    );
   }
 
   #[test]
diff --git a/cli/flags.rs b/cli/flags.rs
index 614a975b1a..dfa617462a 100644
--- a/cli/flags.rs
+++ b/cli/flags.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ pub struct RunFlags {
   pub script: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct TaskFlags {
+  pub task: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct TestFlags {
   pub ignore: Vec<PathBuf>,
@@ -187,6 +192,7 @@ pub enum DenoSubcommand {
   Lint(LintFlags),
   Repl(ReplFlags),
   Run(RunFlags),
+  Task(TaskFlags),
   Test(TestFlags),
   Types,
   Upgrade(UpgradeFlags),
@@ -500,6 +506,7 @@ pub fn flags_from_vec(args: Vec<String>) -> clap::Result<Flags> {
     Some(("compile", m)) => compile_parse(&mut flags, m),
     Some(("lsp", m)) => lsp_parse(&mut flags, m),
     Some(("vendor", m)) => vendor_parse(&mut flags, m),
+    Some(("task", m)) => task_parse(&mut flags, m),
     _ => handle_repl_flags(&mut flags, ReplFlags { eval: None }),
   }
 
@@ -568,6 +575,7 @@ If the flag is set, restrict these messages to errors.",
     .subcommand(lint_subcommand())
     .subcommand(repl_subcommand())
     .subcommand(run_subcommand())
+    .subcommand(task_subcommand())
     .subcommand(test_subcommand())
     .subcommand(types_subcommand())
     .subcommand(upgrade_subcommand())
@@ -1256,6 +1264,25 @@ Deno allows specifying the filename '-' to read the file from stdin.
     )
 }
 
+fn task_subcommand<'a>() -> App<'a> {
+  App::new("task")
+    .setting(AppSettings::TrailingVarArg)
+    .arg(config_arg())
+    .arg(Arg::new("task").help("Task to be executed"))
+    .arg(
+      Arg::new("task_args")
+        .multiple_values(true)
+        .multiple_occurrences(true)
+        .help("Additional arguments passed to the task"),
+    )
+    .about("Run a task defined in the configuration file")
+    .long_about(
+      "Run a task defined in the configuration file
+
+  deno task build",
+    )
+}
+
 fn test_subcommand<'a>() -> App<'a> {
   runtime_args(App::new("test"), true, true)
     .setting(AppSettings::TrailingVarArg)
@@ -2197,6 +2224,26 @@ fn run_parse(flags: &mut Flags, matches: &clap::ArgMatches) {
   flags.subcommand = DenoSubcommand::Run(RunFlags { script });
 }
 
+fn task_parse(flags: &mut Flags, matches: &clap::ArgMatches) {
+  config_arg_parse(flags, matches);
+
+  let mut task_name = "".to_string();
+  if let Some(task) = matches.value_of("task") {
+    task_name = task.to_string();
+
+    let task_args: Vec<String> = matches
+      .values_of("task_args")
+      .unwrap_or_default()
+      .map(String::from)
+      .collect();
+    for v in task_args {
+      flags.argv.push(v);
+    }
+  }
+
+  flags.subcommand = DenoSubcommand::Task(TaskFlags { task: task_name });
+}
+
 fn test_parse(flags: &mut Flags, matches: &clap::ArgMatches) {
   runtime_args_parse(flags, matches, true, true);
   // NOTE: `deno test` always uses `--no-prompt`, tests shouldn't ever do
@@ -5063,4 +5110,60 @@ mod tests {
       }
     );
   }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn task_subcommand() {
+    let r =
+      flags_from_vec(svec!["deno", "task", "build", "--", "hello", "world",]);
+    assert_eq!(
+      r.unwrap(),
+      Flags {
+        subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Task(TaskFlags {
+          task: "build".to_string(),
+        }),
+        argv: svec!["hello", "world"],
+        ..Flags::default()
+      }
+    );
+
+    let r = flags_from_vec(svec!["deno", "task", "build"]);
+    assert_eq!(
+      r.unwrap(),
+      Flags {
+        subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Task(TaskFlags {
+          task: "build".to_string(),
+        }),
+        ..Flags::default()
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn task_subcommand_empty() {
+    let r = flags_from_vec(svec!["deno", "task",]);
+    assert_eq!(
+      r.unwrap(),
+      Flags {
+        subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Task(TaskFlags {
+          task: "".to_string(),
+        }),
+        ..Flags::default()
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn task_subcommand_config() {
+    let r = flags_from_vec(svec!["deno", "task", "--config", "deno.jsonc"]);
+    assert_eq!(
+      r.unwrap(),
+      Flags {
+        subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Task(TaskFlags {
+          task: "".to_string(),
+        }),
+        config_path: Some("deno.jsonc".to_string()),
+        ..Flags::default()
+      }
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/cli/main.rs b/cli/main.rs
index bb2a0afb3b..916070a83c 100644
--- a/cli/main.rs
+++ b/cli/main.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ use crate::flags::InstallFlags;
 use crate::flags::LintFlags;
 use crate::flags::ReplFlags;
 use crate::flags::RunFlags;
+use crate::flags::TaskFlags;
 use crate::flags::TestFlags;
 use crate::flags::UninstallFlags;
 use crate::flags::UpgradeFlags;
@@ -1228,6 +1229,13 @@ async fn run_command(
   Ok(worker.get_exit_code())
 }
 
+async fn task_command(
+  flags: Flags,
+  task_flags: TaskFlags,
+) -> Result<i32, AnyError> {
+  tools::task::execute_script(flags, task_flags).await
+}
+
 async fn coverage_command(
   flags: Flags,
   coverage_flags: CoverageFlags,
@@ -1360,6 +1368,9 @@ fn get_subcommand(
     DenoSubcommand::Run(run_flags) => {
       run_command(flags, run_flags).boxed_local()
     }
+    DenoSubcommand::Task(task_flags) => {
+      task_command(flags, task_flags).boxed_local()
+    }
     DenoSubcommand::Test(test_flags) => {
       test_command(flags, test_flags).boxed_local()
     }
diff --git a/cli/schemas/config-file.v1.json b/cli/schemas/config-file.v1.json
index 55ea417f00..2ab06aead6 100644
--- a/cli/schemas/config-file.v1.json
+++ b/cli/schemas/config-file.v1.json
@@ -310,6 +310,17 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "tasks": {
+      "description": "Configuration for deno task",
+      "type": "object",
+      "patternProperties": {
+        "^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_\\-]*$": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Command to execute for this task name."
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs b/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
index 2a1e69bd1b..8d934dc0f6 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ mod lsp;
 mod repl;
 #[path = "run_tests.rs"]
 mod run;
+#[path = "task_tests.rs"]
+mod task;
 #[path = "test_tests.rs"]
 mod test;
 #[path = "upgrade_tests.rs"]
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/task_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/task_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d5887469b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/task_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2022 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+
+use crate::itest;
+
+// Most of the tests for this are in deno_task_shell.
+// These tests are intended to only test integration.
+
+itest!(task_no_args {
+  args: "task --config task/deno.json",
+  output: "task/task_no_args.out",
+  envs: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_string(), "1".to_string())],
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
+
+itest!(task_non_existent {
+  args: "task --config task/deno.json non_existent",
+  output: "task/task_non_existent.out",
+  envs: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_string(), "1".to_string())],
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
+
+itest!(task_boolean_logic {
+  args: "task --config task/deno.json boolean_logic",
+  output: "task/task_boolean_logic.out",
+  envs: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_string(), "1".to_string())],
+});
+
+itest!(task_exit_code_1 {
+  args: "task --config task/deno.json exit_code_5",
+  output: "task/task_exit_code_5.out",
+  envs: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_string(), "1".to_string())],
+  exit_code: 5,
+});
+
+itest!(task_additional_args {
+  args: "task --config task/deno.json echo 2",
+  output: "task/task_additional_args.out",
+  envs: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_string(), "1".to_string())],
+});
+
+itest!(task_additional_args_no_shell_expansion {
+  args_vec: vec!["task", "--config", "task/deno.json", "echo", "$(echo 5)"],
+  output: "task/task_additional_args_no_shell_expansion.out",
+  envs: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_string(), "1".to_string())],
+});
+
+itest!(task_additional_args_nested_strings {
+  args_vec: vec![
+    "task",
+    "--config",
+    "task/deno.json",
+    "echo",
+    "string \"quoted string\""
+  ],
+  output: "task/task_additional_args_nested_strings.out",
+  envs: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_string(), "1".to_string())],
+});
+
+itest!(task_additional_args_no_logic {
+  args_vec: vec![
+    "task",
+    "--config",
+    "task/deno.json",
+    "echo",
+    "||",
+    "echo",
+    "5"
+  ],
+  output: "task/task_additional_args_no_logic.out",
+  envs: vec![("NO_COLOR".to_string(), "1".to_string())],
+});
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/deno.json b/cli/tests/testdata/task/deno.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c26e143e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/deno.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "tasks": {
+    "boolean_logic": "sleep 0.1 && echo 3 && echo 4 & echo 1 && echo 2 || echo NOPE",
+    "echo": "echo 1",
+    "strings": "deno run main.ts && deno eval \"console.log(\\\"test\\\")\"",
+    "exit_code_5": "echo $(echo 10 ; exit 2) && exit 5"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args.out b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d04f961a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1 2
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_nested_strings.out b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_nested_strings.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e5f35c7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_nested_strings.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1 string "quoted string"
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_no_logic.out b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_no_logic.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4886a60d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_no_logic.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1 || echo 5
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_no_shell_expansion.out b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_no_shell_expansion.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..826a3aaf12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_additional_args_no_shell_expansion.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1 $(echo 5)
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_boolean_logic.out b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_boolean_logic.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94ebaf9001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_boolean_logic.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+1
+2
+3
+4
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_exit_code_5.out b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_exit_code_5.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f599e28b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_exit_code_5.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+10
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_no_args.out b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_no_args.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edf028649d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_no_args.out
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Available tasks:
+- boolean_logic
+    sleep 0.1 && echo 3 && echo 4 & echo 1 && echo 2 || echo NOPE
+- echo
+    echo 1
+- exit_code_5
+    echo $(echo 10 ; exit 2) && exit 5
+- strings
+    deno run main.ts && deno eval "console.log(\"test\")"
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_non_existent.out b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_non_existent.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..916a857065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/task/task_non_existent.out
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Task not found: non_existent
+Available tasks:
+- boolean_logic
+    sleep 0.1 && echo 3 && echo 4 & echo 1 && echo 2 || echo NOPE
+- echo
+    echo 1
+- exit_code_5
+    echo $(echo 10 ; exit 2) && exit 5
+- strings
+    deno run main.ts && deno eval "console.log(\"test\")"
diff --git a/cli/tools/mod.rs b/cli/tools/mod.rs
index ffea76e1d9..0c52725b62 100644
--- a/cli/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub mod installer;
 pub mod lint;
 pub mod repl;
 pub mod standalone;
+pub mod task;
 pub mod test;
 pub mod upgrade;
 pub mod vendor;
diff --git a/cli/tools/task.rs b/cli/tools/task.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cfce107ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tools/task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2022 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+
+use crate::colors;
+use crate::config_file::ConfigFile;
+use crate::flags::Flags;
+use crate::flags::TaskFlags;
+use crate::proc_state::ProcState;
+use deno_core::anyhow::bail;
+use deno_core::anyhow::Context;
+use deno_core::error::AnyError;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+fn get_tasks_config(
+  maybe_config_file: Option<&ConfigFile>,
+) -> Result<BTreeMap<String, String>, AnyError> {
+  if let Some(config_file) = maybe_config_file {
+    let maybe_tasks_config = config_file.to_tasks_config()?;
+    if let Some(tasks_config) = maybe_tasks_config {
+      for key in tasks_config.keys() {
+        if key.is_empty() {
+          bail!("Configuration file task names cannot be empty");
+        } else if !key
+          .chars()
+          .all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '_' | '-'))
+        {
+          bail!("Configuration file task names must only contain alpha-numeric characters, underscores (_), or dashes (-). Task: {}", key);
+        } else if !key.chars().next().unwrap().is_ascii_alphabetic() {
+          bail!("Configuration file task names must start with an alphabetic character. Task: {}", key);
+        }
+      }
+      Ok(tasks_config)
+    } else {
+      bail!("No tasks found in configuration file")
+    }
+  } else {
+    bail!("No config file found")
+  }
+}
+
+fn print_available_tasks(tasks_config: BTreeMap<String, String>) {
+  eprintln!("{}", colors::green("Available tasks:"));
+
+  for name in tasks_config.keys() {
+    eprintln!("- {}", colors::cyan(name));
+    eprintln!("    {}", tasks_config[name])
+  }
+}
+
+pub async fn execute_script(
+  flags: Flags,
+  task_flags: TaskFlags,
+) -> Result<i32, AnyError> {
+  let flags = Arc::new(flags);
+  let ps = ProcState::build(flags.clone()).await?;
+  let tasks_config = get_tasks_config(ps.maybe_config_file.as_ref())?;
+  let config_file_url = &ps.maybe_config_file.as_ref().unwrap().specifier;
+  let config_file_path = if config_file_url.scheme() == "file" {
+    config_file_url.to_file_path().unwrap()
+  } else {
+    bail!("Only local configuration files are supported")
+  };
+
+  if task_flags.task.is_empty() {
+    print_available_tasks(tasks_config);
+    return Ok(1);
+  }
+
+  let cwd = config_file_path.parent().unwrap();
+  let task_name = task_flags.task;
+  let maybe_script = tasks_config.get(&task_name);
+
+  if let Some(script) = maybe_script {
+    let additional_args = flags
+      .argv
+      .iter()
+      // surround all the additional arguments in double quotes
+      // and santize any command substition
+      .map(|a| format!("\"{}\"", a.replace('"', "\\\"").replace('$', "\\$")))
+      .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+      .join(" ");
+    let script = format!("{} {}", script, additional_args);
+    let seq_list = deno_task_shell::parser::parse(&script)
+      .with_context(|| format!("Error parsing script '{}'.", task_name))?;
+    let env_vars = std::env::vars().collect::<HashMap<String, String>>();
+    let exit_code = deno_task_shell::execute(seq_list, env_vars, cwd).await;
+    Ok(exit_code)
+  } else {
+    eprintln!("Task not found: {}", task_name);
+    print_available_tasks(tasks_config);
+    Ok(1)
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+  use deno_ast::ModuleSpecifier;
+  use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+  use super::*;
+
+  #[test]
+  fn tasks_no_tasks() {
+    run_task_error_test(r#"{}"#, "No tasks found in configuration file");
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn task_name_invalid_chars() {
+    run_task_error_test(
+      r#"{
+        "tasks": {
+          "build": "deno test",
+          "some%test": "deno bundle mod.ts"
+        }
+      }"#,
+      concat!(
+        "Configuration file task names must only contain alpha-numeric ",
+        "characters, underscores (_), or dashes (-). Task: some%test",
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn task_name_non_alpha_starting_char() {
+    run_task_error_test(
+      r#"{
+        "tasks": {
+          "build": "deno test",
+          "1test": "deno bundle mod.ts"
+        }
+      }"#,
+      concat!(
+        "Configuration file task names must start with an ",
+        "alphabetic character. Task: 1test",
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn task_name_empty() {
+    run_task_error_test(
+      r#"{
+        "tasks": {
+          "build": "deno test",
+          "": "deno bundle mod.ts"
+        }
+      }"#,
+      "Configuration file task names cannot be empty",
+    );
+  }
+
+  fn run_task_error_test(config_text: &str, expected_error: &str) {
+    let config_dir = ModuleSpecifier::parse("file:///deno/").unwrap();
+    let config_specifier = config_dir.join("tsconfig.json").unwrap();
+    let config_file = ConfigFile::new(config_text, &config_specifier).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+      get_tasks_config(Some(&config_file))
+        .err()
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_string(),
+      expected_error,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test_util/src/lib.rs b/test_util/src/lib.rs
index f8872615c9..664469cf84 100644
--- a/test_util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test_util/src/lib.rs
@@ -1705,6 +1705,7 @@ pub fn run_powershell_script_file(
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct CheckOutputIntegrationTest {
   pub args: &'static str,
+  pub args_vec: Vec<&'static str>,
   pub output: &'static str,
   pub input: Option<&'static str>,
   pub output_str: Option<&'static str>,
@@ -1715,7 +1716,15 @@ pub struct CheckOutputIntegrationTest {
 
 impl CheckOutputIntegrationTest {
   pub fn run(&self) {
-    let args = self.args.split_whitespace();
+    let args = if self.args_vec.is_empty() {
+      std::borrow::Cow::Owned(self.args.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<_>>())
+    } else {
+      assert!(
+        self.args.is_empty(),
+        "Do not provide args when providing args_vec."
+      );
+      std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(&self.args_vec)
+    };
     let deno_exe = deno_exe_path();
     println!("deno_exe path {}", deno_exe.display());
 
@@ -1730,7 +1739,7 @@ impl CheckOutputIntegrationTest {
     let mut command = deno_cmd();
     println!("deno_exe args {}", self.args);
     println!("deno_exe testdata path {:?}", &testdata_dir);
-    command.args(args);
+    command.args(args.iter());
     command.envs(self.envs.clone());
     command.current_dir(&testdata_dir);
     command.stdin(Stdio::piped());