diff --git a/tests/init_test.go b/tests/init_test.go
index 26e919d24b..f86db409f2 100644
--- a/tests/init_test.go
+++ b/tests/init_test.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ type testMatcher struct {
 	failpat      []testFailure
 	skiploadpat  []*regexp.Regexp
 	skipshortpat []*regexp.Regexp
+	whitelistpat    *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 type testConfig struct {
@@ -121,6 +122,9 @@ func (tm *testMatcher) fails(pattern string, reason string) {
 	tm.failpat = append(tm.failpat, testFailure{regexp.MustCompile(pattern), reason})
 }
 
+func (tm *testMatcher) whitelist(pattern string){
+	tm.whitelistpat = regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
+}
 // config defines chain config for tests matching the pattern.
 func (tm *testMatcher) config(pattern string, cfg params.ChainConfig) {
 	tm.configpat = append(tm.configpat, testConfig{regexp.MustCompile(pattern), cfg})
@@ -208,6 +212,11 @@ func (tm *testMatcher) runTestFile(t *testing.T, path, name string, runTest inte
 	if r, _ := tm.findSkip(name); r != "" {
 		t.Skip(r)
 	}
+	if tm.whitelistpat != nil{
+		if !tm.whitelistpat.MatchString(name){
+			t.Skip("Skipped by whitelist")
+		}
+	}
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	// Load the file as map[string]<testType>.