diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06c0240db..a5798b9fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fix creation of "Super" permissions [#892](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/892)
 - Add tags used for result NVTs to update_nvti_cache [#916](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/916)
 - Apply usage_type of tasks in get_aggregates (9.0) [#912](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/912)
+- Add target's alive test method before starting a scan. [#947](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/947)
 
 ### Removed
 - Remove support for "All SecInfo": removal of "allinfo" for type in get_info [#790](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/790)
diff --git a/src/manage.c b/src/manage.c
index e53f0ea1a..bb5765e55 100644
--- a/src/manage.c
+++ b/src/manage.c
@@ -4071,6 +4071,7 @@ launch_osp_openvas_task (task_t task, target_t target, const char *scan_id,
 {
   osp_connection_t *connection;
   char *hosts_str, *ports_str, *exclude_hosts_str, *finished_hosts_str;
+  int alive_test;
   osp_target_t *osp_target;
   GSList *osp_targets, *vts;
   GHashTable *vts_hash_table;
@@ -4086,6 +4087,8 @@ launch_osp_openvas_task (task_t task, target_t target, const char *scan_id,
 
   connection = NULL;
 
+  alive_test = 0;
+
   /* Prepare the report */
   if (from)
     {
@@ -4103,6 +4106,10 @@ launch_osp_openvas_task (task_t task, target_t target, const char *scan_id,
   hosts_str = target_hosts (target);
   ports_str = target_port_range (target);
   exclude_hosts_str = target_exclude_hosts (target);
+
+  if (target_alive_tests (target) > 0)
+   alive_test = target_alive_tests (target);
+
   if (finished_hosts_str)
     {
       gchar *new_exclude_hosts;
@@ -4114,7 +4121,8 @@ launch_osp_openvas_task (task_t task, target_t target, const char *scan_id,
       exclude_hosts_str = new_exclude_hosts;
     }
 
-  osp_target = osp_target_new (hosts_str, ports_str, exclude_hosts_str);
+  osp_target = osp_target_new (hosts_str, ports_str, exclude_hosts_str,
+                               alive_test);
   if (finished_hosts_str)
     osp_target_set_finished_hosts (osp_target, finished_hosts_str);