diff --git a/utils/run-tests.sh b/utils/run-tests.sh
index fe1eb720f4..7cd107abe5 100755
--- a/utils/run-tests.sh
+++ b/utils/run-tests.sh
@@ -179,22 +179,31 @@ IMAGE_TAG="fedora-latest"
 scenario=""
 MEMORY=3
 hostname="ipaserver.test.local"
-
+SEED=""
+GROUP=0
+SPLITS=0
 ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS=${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS:-"containers.podman"}
 
 # Process command options
 
-while getopts ":hc:ei:Klms:v" option
+while getopts ":hc:d:ei:Klms:v" option
 do
     case "$option" in
         h) help && exit 0 ;;
         c) scenario="${OPTARG}" ;;
+        d)
+            [ ${#ENABLED_MODULES[@]} -eq 0 ] || die -u "Can't use '-d' with '-s'"
+            SEED="$(cut -d. -f1 <<< "${OPTARG}" | tr -d "-")"
+            GROUP="$(cut -d. -f2 <<< "${OPTARG}")"
+            SPLITS=3
+        ;;
         e) FORCE_ENV="Y" ;;
         i) IMAGE_TAG="${OPTARG}" ;;
         K) STOP_CONTAINER="N" ;;
         l) list_images && exit 0 || exit 1;;
         m) MEMORY="${OPTARG}" ;;
         s)
+           [ ${SPLITS} -ne 0 ] && die -u "Can't use '-d' with '-s'"
            if [ -d "${TOPDIR}/tests/${OPTARG}" ]
            then
                ENABLED_MODULES+=("${OPTARG}")
@@ -212,13 +221,14 @@ do
     # shellcheck disable=SC2207
     if stat "$test" >/dev/null 2>&1
     then
+        [ ${SPLITS} -ne 0 ] && die -u "Can't define tests and use '-d'"
         ENABLED_TESTS+=($(basename "${test}" .yml))
     else
         log error "Test not found: ${test}"
     fi
 done
 
-[ ${#ENABLED_MODULES[@]} -eq 0 ] && [ ${#ENABLED_TESTS[@]} -eq 0 ] && die -u "No test defined."
+[ ${SPLITS} -eq 0 ] && [ ${#ENABLED_MODULES[@]} -eq 0 ] && [ ${#ENABLED_TESTS[@]} -eq 0 ] && die -u "No test defined."
 
 # Prepare virtual environment
 VENV=$(in_python_virtualenv && echo Y || echo N)
@@ -373,23 +383,33 @@ EOF
 
 # run tests
 RESULT=0
-# shellcheck disable=SC2086
+
+
+EXTRA_OPTIONS=""
 export RUN_TESTS_IN_DOCKER=${engine}
 export IPA_SERVER_HOST="${scenario}"
-joined="$(printf "%s," "${ENABLED_MODULES[@]}")"
-# shelcheck disable=SC2178
-IPA_ENABLED_MODULES="${joined%,}"
-joined="$(printf "%s," "${ENABLED_TESTS[@]}")"
-# shelcheck disable=SC2178
-IPA_ENABLED_TESTS="${joined%,}"
-export IPA_ENABLED_MODULES IPA_ENABLED_TESTS
-[ -n "${IPA_ENABLED_MODULES}" ] && log info "Test suites: ${IPA_ENABLED_MODULES}"
-[ -n "${IPA_ENABLED_TESTS}" ] && log info "Individual tests: ${IPA_ENABLED_TESTS}"
+if [ ${SPLITS} -ne 0 ]
+then
+    EXTRA_OPTIONS="--splits=${SPLITS} --group=${GROUP} --randomly-seed=${SEED}"
+    log info "Running tests for group ${GROUP} of ${SPLITS} with seed ${SEED}"
+else
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    joined="$(printf "%s," "${ENABLED_MODULES[@]}")"
+    # shelcheck disable=SC2178
+    IPA_ENABLED_MODULES="${joined%,}"
+    joined="$(printf "%s," "${ENABLED_TESTS[@]}")"
+    # shelcheck disable=SC2178
+    IPA_ENABLED_TESTS="${joined%,}"
+    export IPA_ENABLED_MODULES IPA_ENABLED_TESTS
+    [ -n "${IPA_ENABLED_MODULES}" ] && log info "Test suites: ${IPA_ENABLED_MODULES}"
+    [ -n "${IPA_ENABLED_TESTS}" ] && log info "Individual tests: ${IPA_ENABLED_TESTS}"
+fi
 
 IPA_VERBOSITY="${verbose}"
 [ -n "${IPA_VERBOSITY}" ] && export IPA_VERBOSITY
 
-if ! pytest -m "playbook" --verbose --color=yes
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
+if ! pytest -m "playbook" --verbose --color=yes ${EXTRA_OPTIONS}
 then
     RESULT=2
     log error "Container not stopped for verification: ${scenario}"