diff --git a/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/EelHolder.kt b/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/EelHolder.kt
index a6fdb2956854..fc96eab6fce6 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/EelHolder.kt
+++ b/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/EelHolder.kt
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ sealed interface EelHolder {
    * Consider using [eel] in a new code.
    */
   val target: TargetEnvironmentConfiguration?
+
+  /**
+   * For those rare cases when you need to test something WSL or Docker-specific. Do not use unless absolutely necessary.
+   */
+  val type: EelType
 }
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diff --git a/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/EelType.kt b/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/EelType.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf6af4f5508b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/EelType.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.platform.testFramework.junit5.eel.params.api
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
+
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+enum class EelType {LOCAL, WSL, DOCKER}
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diff --git a/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/impl.kt b/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/impl.kt
index 50a61eb4a131..e92c33150e03 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/impl.kt
+++ b/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/api/impl.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.TestOnly
 internal class EelHolderImpl<T : Annotation>(val eelTestProvider: EelIjentTestProvider<T>, val annotation: T?) : EelHolder {
   override lateinit var eel: IjentApi
   override var target: TargetEnvironmentConfiguration? = null
+  override val type: EelType = eelTestProvider.eelType
 
   override fun toString(): String = buildString {
     append(eelTestProvider.name)
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ internal class EelHolderImpl<T : Annotation>(val eelTestProvider: EelIjentTestPr
 
 @TestOnly
 internal object LocalEelHolder : EelHolder {
+  override val type: EelType = EelType.LOCAL
   override val eel: EelApi get() = localEel
   override fun toString(): String = "Local"
   override val target: TargetEnvironmentConfiguration? = null
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/spi/EelIjentTestProvider.kt b/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/spi/EelIjentTestProvider.kt
index 61fb3b1c0cb0..4d88d4adeb7b 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/spi/EelIjentTestProvider.kt
+++ b/platform/testFramework/junit5/eel/test/params/spi/EelIjentTestProvider.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.intellij.platform.testFramework.junit5.eel.params.spi
 
 import com.intellij.execution.target.TargetEnvironmentConfiguration
 import com.intellij.platform.ijent.IjentApi
+import com.intellij.platform.testFramework.junit5.eel.params.api.EelType
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.TestOnly
 import java.io.Closeable
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KClass
  */
 @TestOnly
 interface EelIjentTestProvider<T : Annotation> {
+  val eelType: EelType
   val name: String
   val mandatoryAnnotationClass: KClass<T>