diff --git a/src/Console/Command/RunTestsCommand.php b/src/Console/Command/RunTestsCommand.php
index 9c479d8e..fc0380ad 100644
--- a/src/Console/Command/RunTestsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/Command/RunTestsCommand.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class RunTestsCommand extends Command
     const OPTION_LOGS_DIR = 'logs-dir';
     const OPTION_PATTERN = 'pattern';
     const OPTION_GROUP = 'group';
+    const OPTION_FILTER = 'filter';
     const OPTION_EXCLUDE_GROUP = 'exclude-group';
     const OPTION_PUBLISH_RESULTS = 'publish-results';
 
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ protected function configure()
                 InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED | InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY,
                 'Only run testcases with specified @group of this name'
             )
+            ->addOption(
+                self::OPTION_FILTER,
+                null,
+                InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,
+                'Run only tests whose name is matching this filter'
+            )
             ->addOption(
                 self::OPTION_EXCLUDE_GROUP,
                 null,
@@ -246,7 +253,8 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
         $processSet = $processSetCreator->createFromFiles(
             $files,
             $input->getOption(self::OPTION_GROUP),
-            $input->getOption(self::OPTION_EXCLUDE_GROUP)
+            $input->getOption(self::OPTION_EXCLUDE_GROUP),
+            $input->getOption(self::OPTION_FILTER)
         );
 
         if (!count($processSet)) {
diff --git a/src/Process/ProcessSetCreator.php b/src/Process/ProcessSetCreator.php
index d0bd8a6d..cf3d2e8c 100644
--- a/src/Process/ProcessSetCreator.php
+++ b/src/Process/ProcessSetCreator.php
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ public function __construct(
      * @param Finder $files
      * @param array $groups Groups to be run
      * @param array $excludeGroups Groups to be excluded
+     * @param string $filter filter test cases by name
      * @return ProcessSet
      */
-    public function createFromFiles(Finder $files, array $groups = null, array $excludeGroups = null)
+    public function createFromFiles(Finder $files, array $groups = null, array $excludeGroups = null, $filter = null)
     {
-        if ($groups || $excludeGroups) {
+        if ($groups || $excludeGroups || $filter) {
             $this->output->writeln('Filtering testcases:');
         }
         if ($groups) {
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ public function createFromFiles(Finder $files, array $groups = null, array $excl
         if ($excludeGroups) {
             $this->output->writeln(sprintf(' - excluding group(s): %s', implode(', ', $excludeGroups)));
         }
+        if ($filter) {
+            $this->output->writeln(sprintf(' - filtering tests by name: %s', $filter));
+        }
 
         $processSet = $this->getProcessSet();
 
@@ -126,6 +130,10 @@ public function createFromFiles(Finder $files, array $groups = null, array $excl
                 '--configuration=' . realpath(__DIR__ . '/../phpunit.xml'),
             ];
 
+            if ($filter) {
+                $phpunitArgs[] = "--filter=" . $filter;
+            }
+
             // If ANSI output is enabled, turn on colors in PHPUnit
             if ($this->output->isDecorated()) {
                 $phpunitArgs[] = '--colors=always';