diff --git a/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs b/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
index 6adfa29cb..bc829d4bb 100644
--- a/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
+++ b/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct Config {
     cargo_build_bpf: PathBuf,
     extra_cargo_test_args: Vec<String>,
     features: Vec<String>,
+    test_name: Option<String>,
     no_default_features: bool,
     offline: bool,
     verbose: bool,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             cargo_build_bpf: PathBuf::from("cargo-build-bpf"),
             extra_cargo_test_args: vec![],
             features: vec![],
+            test_name: None,
             no_default_features: false,
             offline: false,
             verbose: false,
@@ -106,6 +108,11 @@ fn test_bpf_package(
 
     cargo_args.insert(0, "test");
 
+    if let Some(test_name) = &config.test_name {
+        cargo_args.push("--test");
+        cargo_args.push(test_name);
+    }
+
     // If the program crate declares the "test-bpf" feature, pass it along to the tests so they can
     // distinguish between `cargo test` and `cargo test-bpf`
     if set_test_bpf_feature {
@@ -191,6 +198,13 @@ fn main() {
                 .takes_value(false)
                 .help("Do not activate the `default` feature"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("test")
+                .long("test")
+                .value_name("NAME")
+                .takes_value(true)
+                .help("Test only the specified test target"),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("manifest_path")
                 .long("manifest-path")
@@ -243,6 +257,7 @@ fn main() {
         features: values_t!(matches, "features", String)
             .ok()
             .unwrap_or_else(Vec::new),
+        test_name: value_t!(matches, "test", String).ok(),
         no_default_features: matches.is_present("no_default_features"),
         offline: matches.is_present("offline"),
         verbose: matches.is_present("verbose"),