diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
index 579bd3e1..92df910c 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_TESTR_FULL=${DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_TESTR_FULL:-0}
 # Set to 1 to run all tempest tests
 export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_ALL=${DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_ALL:-0}
 
+# Set to a regex to run tempest with a custom regex filter
+export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_REGEX=${DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_REGEX:-""}
+
 # Set to 1 if running the openstack/requirements integration test
 export DEVSTACK_GATE_REQS_INTEGRATION=${DEVSTACK_GATE_REQS_INTEGRATION:-0}
 
diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate.sh b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
index a84bdb62..4f71da6f 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
@@ -324,7 +324,11 @@ if [ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST" -eq "1" ]; then
     set +o errexit
 
     cd $BASE/new/tempest
-    if [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_ALL" -eq "1" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_REGEX" -ne "" ]] ; then
+        echo "Running tempest with a custom regex filter"
+        sudo -H -u tempest tox -eall -- --concurrency=$TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY $DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_REGEX
+        res=$?
+    elif [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_ALL" -eq "1" ]]; then
         echo "Running tempest all test suite"
         sudo -H -u tempest tox -eall -- --concurrency=$TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY
         res=$?