diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4d3c6224c7..40680540c7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ commands =
   coverage xml -o cover/coverage.xml
   coverage report
 
+[testenv:debug]
+basepython = python3
+commands = oslo_debug_helper -t tempest/tests {posargs}
+
 [testenv:all]
 envdir = .tox/tempest
 sitepackages = {[tempestenv]sitepackages}