diff --git a/test/java/util/stream/bootlib/java/util/stream/LambdaTestMode.java b/test/java/util/stream/bootlib/java/util/stream/LambdaTestMode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b598964a89e566860c8da09bc062fce5f070fdf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/java/util/stream/bootlib/java/util/stream/LambdaTestMode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package java.util.stream;
+
+/**
+ * Runtime modes of test execution.
+ */
+public enum LambdaTestMode {
+    /**
+     * Execution mode with no particular runtime constraints.
+     */
+    NORMAL,
+
+    /**
+     * Execution mode where tests are executed for testing lambda serialization
+     * and deserialization.
+     *
+     * <p>This mode may be queried by tests or data supplied by data
+     * providers, which cannot otherwise be assigned to the test group
+     * <em>serialization-hostile</em>, to not execute or declare
+     * serialization-hostile code or data.
+     *
+     * <p>This mode is enabled if the boolean system property
+     * {@code org.openjdk.java.util.stream.sand.mode} is declared with a
+     * {@code true} value.
+     */
+    SERIALIZATION;
+
+    /**
+     * {@code true} if tests are executed in the mode for testing lambda
+     * Serialization ANd Deserialization (SAND).
+     */
+    private static final boolean IS_LAMBDA_SERIALIZATION_MODE =
+            Boolean.getBoolean("org.openjdk.java.util.stream.sand.mode");
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return the mode of test execution.
+     */
+    public static LambdaTestMode getMode() {
+        return IS_LAMBDA_SERIALIZATION_MODE ? SERIALIZATION : NORMAL;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if normal test mode.
+     */
+    public static boolean isNormalMode() {
+        return getMode() == NORMAL;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/java/util/stream/bootlib/java/util/stream/StreamTestDataProvider.java b/test/java/util/stream/bootlib/java/util/stream/StreamTestDataProvider.java
index 08a71c479aa8d38adb9273b77d3f2453b9a83d53..cc98529df7fe55ca28af02102e7152d0a3f61378 100644
--- a/test/java/util/stream/bootlib/java/util/stream/StreamTestDataProvider.java
+++ b/test/java/util/stream/bootlib/java/util/stream/StreamTestDataProvider.java
@@ -96,8 +96,14 @@ public class StreamTestDataProvider {
                 list.add(streamDataDescr("DelegatingStream(ArrayList):" + name,
                                          () -> new ArrayList<>(intsAsList).stream()));
                 List<Integer> aList = new ArrayList<>(intsAsList);
-                list.add(collectionDataDescr("ArrayList.Sublist:" + name,
-                                             (ints.length) <= 1 ? aList.subList(0, 0) : aList.subList(1, ints.length / 2)));
+                if (LambdaTestMode.isNormalMode()) {
+                    // Only include sub-lists for normal test execution mode
+                    // This data is serialization-hostile since the state of the
+                    // deserialized sub-list will be out of sync with the
+                    // enclosing list.
+                    list.add(collectionDataDescr("ArrayList.Sublist:" + name,
+                                                 (ints.length) <= 1 ? aList.subList(0, 0) : aList.subList(1, ints.length / 2)));
+                }
                 list.add(collectionDataDescr("LinkedList:" + name, new LinkedList<>(intsAsList)));
                 list.add(collectionDataDescr("HashSet:" + name, new HashSet<>(intsAsList)));
                 list.add(collectionDataDescr("LinkedHashSet:" + name, new LinkedHashSet<>(intsAsList)));