diff --git a/include/criterion/options.h b/include/criterion/options.h
index 12d9888..ca622a7 100644
--- a/include/criterion/options.h
+++ b/include/criterion/options.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct criterion_options {
     bool always_succeed;
     bool use_ascii;
     bool fail_fast;
+    const char *pattern;
 };
 
 extern struct criterion_options criterion_options;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 86f1a20..63a6631 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     "    -f or --fail-fast: exit after the first failure\n" \
     "    --ascii: don't use fancy unicode symbols "         \
             "or colors in the output\n"                     \
+    "    --pattern [PATTERN]: run tests matching the "      \
+            "given pattern\n"                               \
     "    --tap: enables TAP formatting\n"                   \
     "    --always-succeed: always exit with 0\n"            \
     "    --no-early-exit: do not exit the test worker "     \
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         {"list",            no_argument,        0, 'l'},
         {"ascii",           no_argument,        0, 'k'},
         {"fail-fast",       no_argument,        0, 'f'},
+        {"pattern",         required_argument,  0, 'p'},
         {"always-succeed",  no_argument,        0, 'y'},
         {"no-early-exit",   no_argument,        0, 'z'},
         {0,                 0,                  0,  0 }
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             case 'z': criterion_options.no_early_exit     = true; break;
             case 'k': criterion_options.use_ascii         = true; break;
             case 'f': criterion_options.fail_fast         = true; break;
+            case 'p': criterion_options.pattern           = optarg; break;
             case 'l': do_list_tests = true; break;
             case 'v': do_print_version = true; break;
             case 'h':
diff --git a/src/report.c b/src/report.c
index cd9b68d..7494f0a 100644
--- a/src/report.c
+++ b/src/report.c
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <fnmatch.h>
 #include "criterion/criterion.h"
 #include "criterion/stats.h"
 #include "criterion/logging.h"
@@ -95,6 +97,21 @@ ReportHook(PRE_TEST)() {}
 ReportHook(POST_FINI)() {}
 
 ReportHook(PRE_ALL)(struct criterion_test_set *set) {
+    if (criterion_options.pattern) {
+        FOREACH_SET(struct criterion_suite_set *s, set->suites) {
+            if ((s->suite.data && s->suite.data->disabled) || !s->tests)
+                continue;
+
+            FOREACH_SET(struct criterion_test *test, s->tests) {
+                char *name = NULL;
+                asprintf(&name, "%s/%s", s->suite.name, test->name);
+                if (fnmatch(criterion_options.pattern, name, 0))
+                    test->data->disabled = true;
+
+                free(name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
     if (criterion_options.enable_tap_format) {
         size_t enabled_count = 0;
         FOREACH_SET(struct criterion_suite_set *s, set->suites) {