diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b27d902e..82045983 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ set(FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES test_base.cpp engine/test_token_bucket.cpp engine/test_r
 
 set(FALCO_TESTED_LIBRARIES falco_engine)
 
+SET(FALCO_TESTS_ARGUMENTS "" CACHE STRING "Test arguments to pass to the Falco test suite")
+
 option(FALCO_BUILD_TESTS "Determines whether to build tests." ON)
 
 if(FALCO_BUILD_TESTS)
@@ -47,6 +49,6 @@ if(FALCO_BUILD_TESTS)
   include(CTest)
   include(Catch)
   catch_discover_tests(falco_test)
-
-  add_custom_target(tests COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} DEPENDS falco_test)
+  separate_arguments(FALCO_TESTS_ARGUMENTS)
+  add_custom_target(tests COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} ${FALCO_TESTS_ARGUMENTS} DEPENDS falco_test)
 endif()