--- a/test/jdk/TEST.groups	Fri Dec 08 12:55:21 2017 -0800
+++ b/test/jdk/TEST.groups	Fri Dec 08 13:15:19 2017 -0800
@@ -352,6 +352,18 @@
 jdk_client_sanity = \
     sanity/client/SwingSet
 
+# This test group represents a subset of tests which are expected to
+# exercise most of the most commonly used code in Swing applications.
+# New failures in this area may be a problem.
+jdk_swing_core = \
+     :jdk_client_sanity \
+     javax/swing
+
+# The most commonly used printing APIs are included here along with swing core.
+jdk_desktop_core = \
+    :jdk_swing_core \
+    java/awt/print
+
 ###############################################################################
 #
 # Serviceability sanity groups