diff --git a/test/pwtest.c b/test/pwtest.c
index 073014aa1..4ad6677f6 100644
--- a/test/pwtest.c
+++ b/test/pwtest.c
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ struct pwtest_context {
 	bool no_fork;
 
 	const char *test_filter;
+	bool has_iteration_filter;
+	int iteration_filter;
 	char *xdg_dir;
 };
 
@@ -1109,6 +1111,10 @@ static int run_tests(struct pwtest_context *ctx)
 			bool have_range = min != 0 || max != 1;
 
 			for (int iteration = min; iteration < max; iteration++) {
+				if (ctx->has_iteration_filter &&
+				    ctx->iteration_filter != iteration)
+					continue;
+
 				fprintf(stderr, "  - name: \"%s\"\n", t->name);
 				if (have_range)
 					fprintf(stderr, "    iteration: %d  # %d - %d\n",
@@ -1192,6 +1198,7 @@ static void usage(FILE *fp, const char *progname)
 		"  --timeout=N		Set the test timeout to N seconds (default: 30)\n"
 		"  --filter-test=glob	Run only tests matching the given glob\n"
 		"  --filter-suites=glob	Run only suites matching the given glob\n"
+		"  --filter-iteration=N	Run only iteration N\n"
 		"  --no-fork		Do not fork for the test (see note below)\n"
 		"\n"
 		"Using --no-fork allows for easy debugging of tests but should only be used.\n"
@@ -1209,6 +1216,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		OPT_VERBOSE,
 		OPT_FILTER_TEST,
 		OPT_FILTER_SUITE,
+		OPT_FILTER_ITERATION,
 		OPT_NOFORK,
 	};
 	static const struct option opts[] = {
@@ -1217,6 +1225,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{ "list",		no_argument,		0, OPT_LIST },
 		{ "filter-test",	required_argument,	0, OPT_FILTER_TEST },
 		{ "filter-suite",	required_argument,	0, OPT_FILTER_SUITE },
+		{ "filter-iteration",	required_argument,	0, OPT_FILTER_ITERATION },
 		{ "list",		no_argument,		0, OPT_LIST },
 		{ "verbose",		no_argument,		0, OPT_VERBOSE },
 		{ "no-fork",		no_argument,		0, OPT_NOFORK },
@@ -1225,6 +1234,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct pwtest_context test_ctx = {
 		.suites = SPA_LIST_INIT(&test_ctx.suites),
 		.timeout = 30,
+		.has_iteration_filter = false,
 	};
 	enum {
 		MODE_TEST,
@@ -1260,6 +1270,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case OPT_FILTER_SUITE:
 			suite_filter= optarg;
 			break;
+		case OPT_FILTER_ITERATION:
+			ctx->has_iteration_filter = spa_atoi32(optarg, &ctx->iteration_filter, 10);
+			break;
 		case OPT_NOFORK:
 			ctx->no_fork = true;
 			break;
diff --git a/test/pwtest.h b/test/pwtest.h
index a01f7bb85..576399ead 100644
--- a/test/pwtest.h
+++ b/test/pwtest.h
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ extern "C" {
  * Disabling forking makes it easy to debug but should always be used with
  * `--filter-test`. Any test that modifies its environment will affect
  * subsequent tests and may invalidate the test results.
+ *
+ * Where a test has multiple iterations, use `--filter-iteration` to only run
+ * one single iteration.
  */
 
 /**