diff --git a/crates/iota-transactional-test-runner/src/args.rs b/crates/iota-transactional-test-runner/src/args.rs
index 5cb60c093ce..a2a4e5267bc 100644
--- a/crates/iota-transactional-test-runner/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/iota-transactional-test-runner/src/args.rs
@@ -105,11 +105,15 @@ pub struct ConsensusCommitPrologueCommand {
 pub struct ProgrammableTransactionCommand {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub sender: Option<String>,
-    #[arg(long)]
+    #[clap(long = "sponsor")]
+    pub sponsor: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(long = "gas-budget")]
     pub gas_budget: Option<u64>,
     #[arg(long)]
     pub gas_price: Option<u64>,
-    #[arg(long)]
+    #[clap(long = "gas-payment", value_parser = parse_fake_id)]
+    pub gas_payment: Option<FakeID>,
+    #[arg(long = "dev-inspect")]
     pub dev_inspect: bool,
     #[arg(
         long,
diff --git a/crates/iota-transactional-test-runner/src/test_adapter.rs b/crates/iota-transactional-test-runner/src/test_adapter.rs
index a14230ed8a0..33ea17ae301 100644
--- a/crates/iota-transactional-test-runner/src/test_adapter.rs
+++ b/crates/iota-transactional-test-runner/src/test_adapter.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ use iota_types::{
         Argument, CallArg, Command, ProgrammableTransaction, Transaction, TransactionData,
         TransactionDataAPI, TransactionKind, VerifiedTransaction,
     },
-    utils::to_sender_signed_transaction,
+    utils::{to_sender_signed_transaction, to_sender_signed_transaction_with_multi_signers},
 };
 use move_binary_format::CompiledModule;
 use move_bytecode_utils::module_cache::GetModule;
@@ -748,8 +748,10 @@ impl MoveTestAdapter<'_> for IotaTestAdapter {
             }
             IotaSubcommand::ProgrammableTransaction(ProgrammableTransactionCommand {
                 sender,
+                sponsor,
                 gas_budget,
                 gas_price,
+                gas_payment,
                 dev_inspect,
                 inputs,
             }) => {
@@ -795,15 +797,21 @@ impl MoveTestAdapter<'_> for IotaTestAdapter {
                 let summary = if !dev_inspect {
                     let gas_budget = gas_budget.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_GAS_BUDGET);
                     let gas_price = gas_price.unwrap_or(self.gas_price);
-                    let transaction = self.sign_txn(sender, |sender, gas| {
-                        TransactionData::new_programmable(
-                            sender,
-                            vec![gas],
-                            ProgrammableTransaction { inputs, commands },
-                            gas_budget,
-                            gas_price,
-                        )
-                    });
+                    let transaction = self.sign_sponsor_txn(
+                        sender,
+                        sponsor,
+                        gas_payment,
+                        |sender, sponsor, gas| {
+                            TransactionData::new_programmable_allow_sponsor(
+                                sender,
+                                vec![gas],
+                                ProgrammableTransaction { inputs, commands },
+                                gas_budget,
+                                gas_price,
+                                sponsor,
+                            )
+                        },
+                    );
                     self.execute_txn(transaction).await?
                 } else {
                     assert!(
@@ -1387,13 +1395,49 @@ impl IotaTestAdapter {
             ObjectRef,
         ) -> TransactionData,
     ) -> Transaction {
-        let test_account = self.get_sender(sender);
-        let gas_payment = self
-            .get_object(&test_account.gas, None)
+        self.sign_sponsor_txn(sender, None, None, move |sender, _, gas| {
+            txn_data(sender, gas)
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn sign_sponsor_txn(
+        &self,
+        sender: Option<String>,
+        sponsor: Option<String>,
+        payment: Option<FakeID>,
+        txn_data: impl FnOnce(
+            // sender
+            IotaAddress,
+            // sponsor
+            IotaAddress,
+            // gas
+            ObjectRef,
+        ) -> TransactionData,
+    ) -> Transaction {
+        let sender = self.get_sender(sender);
+        let sponsor = sponsor.map_or(sender, |a| self.get_sender(Some(a)));
+
+        let payment = if let Some(payment) = payment {
+            self.fake_to_real_object_id(payment)
+                .expect("Could not find specified payment object")
+        } else {
+            sponsor.gas
+        };
+
+        let payment_ref = self
+            .get_object(&payment, None)
             .unwrap()
             .compute_object_reference();
-        let data = txn_data(test_account.address, gas_payment);
-        to_sender_signed_transaction(data, &test_account.key_pair)
+
+        let data = txn_data(sender.address, sponsor.address, payment_ref);
+        if sender.address == sponsor.address {
+            to_sender_signed_transaction(data, &sender.key_pair)
+        } else {
+            to_sender_signed_transaction_with_multi_signers(
+                data,
+                vec![&sender.key_pair, &sponsor.key_pair],
+            )
+        }
     }
 
     fn get_sender(&self, sender: Option<String>) -> &TestAccount {