diff --git a/test/README.testsuite b/test/README.testsuite
index 5d9e498c51..45bd239f34 100644
--- a/test/README.testsuite
+++ b/test/README.testsuite
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Configuration variables
 TEST_NO_QEMU=1
     Don't run tests under QEMU
 
+TEST_QEMU_ONLY=1
+    Run only tests that require QEMU
+
 TEST_NO_NSPAWN=1
     Don't run tests under systemd-nspawn
 
diff --git a/test/test-functions b/test/test-functions
index 52331d7845..a88a8d2c04 100644
--- a/test/test-functions
+++ b/test/test-functions
@@ -2112,6 +2112,11 @@ do_test() {
         exit 0
     fi
 
+    if [ -n "$TEST_QEMU_ONLY" ] && [ -z "$TEST_NO_NSPAWN" ]; then
+        echo "TEST: $TEST_DESCRIPTION [SKIPPED]: QEMU-only tests requested" >&2
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
     # Detect lib paths
     [[ $libdir ]] || for libdir in /lib64 /lib; do
         [[ -d $libdir ]] && libdirs+=" $libdir" && break