diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 684063778f7..00ced49f018 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Anders Hovmöller
 Andras Tim
 Andrea Cimatoribus
 Andreas Zeidler
+Andrey Paramonov
 Andrzej Ostrowski
 Andy Freeland
 Anthon van der Neut
diff --git a/changelog/4483.feature.rst b/changelog/4483.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9bd4c7173f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/4483.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add ini parameter ``junit_time`` to optionally report test call
+durations less setup and teardown times.
diff --git a/doc/en/usage.rst b/doc/en/usage.rst
index 49c2aa577b8..7c3ef19fbdf 100644
--- a/doc/en/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/en/usage.rst
@@ -294,6 +294,20 @@ To set the name of the root test suite xml item, you can configure the ``junit_s
     [pytest]
     junit_suite_name = my_suite
 
+.. versionadded:: 4.0
+
+JUnit XML specification seems to indicate that ``"time"`` attribute
+should report total test execution times, including setup and teardown
+(`1 <http://windyroad.com.au/dl/Open%20Source/JUnit.xsd>`_, `2
+<https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSQ2R2_14.1.0/com.ibm.rsar.analysis.codereview.cobol.doc/topics/cac_useresults_junit.html>`_).
+It is the default pytest behavior. To report just call durations
+instead, configure the ``junit_time`` option like this:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+    [pytest]
+    junit_time = call
+
 .. _record_property example:
 
 record_property
diff --git a/src/_pytest/junitxml.py b/src/_pytest/junitxml.py
index 09847c942da..696deb6e9bd 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/junitxml.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/junitxml.py
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         "one of no|system-out|system-err",
         default="no",
     )  # choices=['no', 'stdout', 'stderr'])
+    parser.addini(
+        "junit_time", "Duration time to report: one of total|call", default="total"
+    )  # choices=['total', 'call'])
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
@@ -334,6 +337,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
             config.option.junitprefix,
             config.getini("junit_suite_name"),
             config.getini("junit_logging"),
+            config.getini("junit_time"),
         )
         config.pluginmanager.register(config._xml)
 
@@ -361,12 +365,20 @@ def mangle_test_address(address):
 
 
 class LogXML(object):
-    def __init__(self, logfile, prefix, suite_name="pytest", logging="no"):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        logfile,
+        prefix,
+        suite_name="pytest",
+        logging="no",
+        report_duration="total",
+    ):
         logfile = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(logfile))
         self.logfile = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(logfile))
         self.prefix = prefix
         self.suite_name = suite_name
         self.logging = logging
+        self.report_duration = report_duration
         self.stats = dict.fromkeys(["error", "passed", "failure", "skipped"], 0)
         self.node_reporters = {}  # nodeid -> _NodeReporter
         self.node_reporters_ordered = []
@@ -500,8 +512,9 @@ def update_testcase_duration(self, report):
         """accumulates total duration for nodeid from given report and updates
         the Junit.testcase with the new total if already created.
         """
-        reporter = self.node_reporter(report)
-        reporter.duration += getattr(report, "duration", 0.0)
+        if self.report_duration == "total" or report.when == self.report_duration:
+            reporter = self.node_reporter(report)
+            reporter.duration += getattr(report, "duration", 0.0)
 
     def pytest_collectreport(self, report):
         if not report.passed:
diff --git a/testing/test_junitxml.py b/testing/test_junitxml.py
index c9dc39f82b7..aafbb8da9df 100644
--- a/testing/test_junitxml.py
+++ b/testing/test_junitxml.py
@@ -153,6 +153,24 @@ def test_sleep():
         val = tnode["time"]
         assert round(float(val), 2) >= 0.03
 
+    def test_call_time(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile(
+            """
+            import time, pytest
+            def setup_module():
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+            def teardown_module():
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+            def test_sleep():
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+        """
+        )
+        result, dom = runandparse(testdir, "-o", "junit_time=call")
+        node = dom.find_first_by_tag("testsuite")
+        tnode = node.find_first_by_tag("testcase")
+        val = tnode["time"]
+        assert 0.1 <= round(float(val), 2) < 0.2
+
     def test_setup_error(self, testdir):
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """