diff --git a/lib/behat/classes/behat_session_trait.php b/lib/behat/classes/behat_session_trait.php
index abbc003f897..55b5fc1ad3b 100644
--- a/lib/behat/classes/behat_session_trait.php
+++ b/lib/behat/classes/behat_session_trait.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use Behat\Mink\Exception\ExpectationException;
 use Behat\Mink\Exception\ElementNotFoundException;
 use Behat\Mink\Exception\NoSuchWindowException;
 use Behat\Mink\Session;
+use Behat\Testwork\Hook\Scope\HookScope;
 use Facebook\WebDriver\Exception\ScriptTimeoutException;
 use Facebook\WebDriver\WebDriverBy;
 use Facebook\WebDriver\WebDriverElement;
@@ -1597,4 +1598,63 @@ EOF;
 
         return get_fast_modinfo($course)->get_cm($result->cmid);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether any of the tags availble to the current scope match using the given callable.
+     *
+     * This function is typically called from within a Behat Hook, such as BeforeFeature, BeforeScenario, AfterStep, etc.
+     *
+     * The callable is used as the second argument to `array_filter()`, and is passed a single string argument for each of the
+     * tags available in the scope.
+     *
+     * The tags passed will include:
+     * - For a FeatureScope, the Feature tags only
+     * - For a ScenarioScope, the Feature and Scenario tags
+     * - For a StepScope, the Feature, Scenario, and Step tags
+     *
+     * An example usage may be:
+     *
+     *    // Note: phpDoc beforeStep attribution not shown.
+     *    public function before_step(StepScope $scope) {
+     *        $callback = function (string $tag): bool {
+     *            return $tag === 'editor_atto' || substr($tag, 0, 5) === 'atto_';
+     *        };
+     *
+     *        if (!self::scope_tags_match($scope, $callback)) {
+     *            return;
+     *        }
+     *
+     *        // Do something here.
+     *    }
+     *
+     * @param HookScope $scope The scope to check
+     * @param callable $callback The callable to use to check the scope
+     * @return boolean Whether any of the scope tags match
+     */
+    public static function scope_tags_match(HookScope $scope, callable $callback): bool {
+        $tags = [];
+
+        if (is_subclass_of($scope, \Behat\Behat\Hook\Scope\FeatureScope::class)) {
+            $tags = $scope->getFeature()->getTags();
+        }
+
+        if (is_subclass_of($scope, \Behat\Behat\Hook\Scope\ScenarioScope::class)) {
+            $tags = array_merge(
+                $scope->getFeature()->getTags(),
+                $scope->getScenario()->getTags()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (is_subclass_of($scope, \Behat\Behat\Hook\Scope\StepScope::class)) {
+            $tags = array_merge(
+                $scope->getFeature()->getTags(),
+                $scope->getScenario()->getTags(),
+                $scope->getStep()->getTags()
+            );
+        }
+
+        $matches = array_filter($tags, $callback);
+
+        return !empty($matches);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/editor/atto/tests/behat/behat_editor_atto.php b/lib/editor/atto/tests/behat/behat_editor_atto.php
index 94c9d5a90ab..a982bc5cc68 100644
--- a/lib/editor/atto/tests/behat/behat_editor_atto.php
+++ b/lib/editor/atto/tests/behat/behat_editor_atto.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
+use Behat\Behat\Hook\Scope\BeforeScenarioScope;
+
 // NOTE: no MOODLE_INTERNAL test here, this file may be required by behat before including /config.php.
 
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../../../behat/behat_base.php');
@@ -59,6 +61,24 @@ class behat_editor_atto extends behat_base {
         $field->select_text();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Ensure that the Atto editor is used for all tests using the editor_atto, or atto_* tags.
+     *
+     * This ensures, whatever the default editor, that the Atto editor is used for these tests.
+     *
+     * @BeforeScenario
+     * @param BeforeScenarioScope $scope The Behat Scope
+     */
+    public function set_default_editor_flag(BeforeScenarioScope $scope): void {
+        // This only applies to a scenario which matches the editor_atto, or an atto subplugin.
+        $callback = function (string $tag): bool {
+            return $tag === 'editor_atto' || substr($tag, 0, 5) === 'atto_';
+        };
 
+        if (!self::scope_tags_match($scope, $callback)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->execute('behat_general::the_default_editor_is_set_to', ['atto']);
+    }
 }
-
diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_general.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_general.php
index 72a893fb46c..18103b8d9ac 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_general.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_general.php
@@ -2190,4 +2190,33 @@ EOF;
         $class = core_plugin_manager::resolve_plugininfo_class($plugintype);
         $class::enable_plugin($plugin, true);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the default text editor to the named text editor.
+     *
+     * @Given the default editor is set to :editor
+     * @param string $editor
+     * @throws ExpectationException If the specified editor is not available.
+     */
+    public function the_default_editor_is_set_to(string $editor): void {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        // Check if the provided editor is available.
+        if (!array_key_exists($editor, editors_get_available())) {
+            throw new ExpectationException(
+                "Unable to set the editor to {$editor} as it is not installed. The available editors are: " .
+                    implode(', ', array_keys(editors_get_available())),
+                $this->getSession()
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Make the provided editor the default one in $CFG->texteditors by
+        // moving it to the first [editor],atto,tiny,tinymce,textarea on the list.
+        $list = explode(',', $CFG->texteditors);
+        array_unshift($list, $editor);
+        $list = array_unique($list);
+
+        // Set the list new list of editors.
+        set_config('texteditors', implode(',', $list));
+    }
 }