diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.tests/tests/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/tests/AbstractDebugPerformanceTest.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.tests/tests/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/tests/AbstractDebugPerformanceTest.java
index d0ff5dd..caea588 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.tests/tests/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/tests/AbstractDebugPerformanceTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.tests/tests/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/tests/AbstractDebugPerformanceTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@
 		Performance performance= Performance.getDefault();
 		performance.tagAsGlobalSummary(fPerformanceMeter, shortName, new Dimension[] { dimension } );
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets a degradation comment on this test.
+	 * 
+	 * @param comment the reason for degradation.
+	 */
+	public void setDegradationComment(String comment) {
+		Performance performance= Performance.getDefault();
+		performance.setComment(fPerformanceMeter, Performance.EXPLAINS_DEGRADATION_COMMENT, comment);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Mark the scenario represented by the given PerformanceMeter
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.tests/tests/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/tests/performance/PerfContextualLaunchMenu.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.tests/tests/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/tests/performance/PerfContextualLaunchMenu.java
index 7cd700a..72120d9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.tests/tests/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/tests/performance/PerfContextualLaunchMenu.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.tests/tests/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/tests/performance/PerfContextualLaunchMenu.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
      * @throws Exception
      */
     public void testContextualLaunchMenu() throws Exception {
+    	setDegradationComment("This test is unreliable as it improved 10x during 3.3 (vs 3.2), and needs to be replaced.");
         final PerfTestContextualLaunchAction action = new PerfTestContextualLaunchAction();
         
         ICompilationUnit cu = getCompilationUnit(getJavaProject(), "src", "org.eclipse.debug.tests.targets", "SourceLookup.java");