diff --git a/doc/tasks/phpunit.md b/doc/tasks/phpunit.md
index 82f0fd0bf..b930b65c4 100644
--- a/doc/tasks/phpunit.md
+++ b/doc/tasks/phpunit.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ parameters:
     tasks:
         phpunit:
             config_file: ~
+            testsuite: ~
             group: []
             always_execute: false
 ```
@@ -21,6 +22,15 @@ If your phpunit.xml file is located at an exotic location, you can specify your
 This option is set to `null` by default.
 This means that `phpunit.xml` or `phpunit.xml.dist` are automatically loaded if one of them exist in the current directory.
 
+
+**testsuite**
+
+*Default: null
+
+If you wish to only run tests from a certain Suite.
+`testsuite: unit`
+
+
 **group**
 
 *Default: array()*
@@ -28,8 +38,10 @@ This means that `phpunit.xml` or `phpunit.xml.dist` are automatically loaded if
 If you wish to only run tests from a certain Group.
 `group: [fast,quick,small]`
 
+
 **always_execute**
 
 *Default: false*
 
 Always run the whole test suite, even if no PHP files were changed.
+
diff --git a/spec/Task/PhpunitSpec.php b/spec/Task/PhpunitSpec.php
index 1499ba699..f7bea3f6f 100644
--- a/spec/Task/PhpunitSpec.php
+++ b/spec/Task/PhpunitSpec.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function it_should_have_configurable_options()
         $options = $this->getConfigurableOptions();
         $options->shouldBeAnInstanceOf(OptionsResolver::class);
         $options->getDefinedOptions()->shouldContain('config_file');
+        $options->getDefinedOptions()->shouldContain('testsuite');
         $options->getDefinedOptions()->shouldContain('group');
         $options->getDefinedOptions()->shouldContain('always_execute');
     }
diff --git a/src/Task/Phpunit.php b/src/Task/Phpunit.php
index 21f1c4c51..ca2141041 100644
--- a/src/Task/Phpunit.php
+++ b/src/Task/Phpunit.php
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ public function getConfigurableOptions()
         $resolver = new OptionsResolver();
         $resolver->setDefaults([
             'config_file' => null,
+            'testsuite' => null,
             'group' => [],
             'always_execute' => false,
         ]);
 
         $resolver->addAllowedTypes('config_file', ['null', 'string']);
+        $resolver->addAllowedTypes('testsuite', ['null', 'string']);
         $resolver->addAllowedTypes('group', ['array']);
         $resolver->addAllowedTypes('always_execute', ['bool']);
 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ public function run(ContextInterface $context)
 
         $arguments = $this->processBuilder->createArgumentsForCommand('phpunit');
         $arguments->addOptionalArgument('--configuration=%s', $config['config_file']);
+        $arguments->addOptionalArgument('--testsuite=%s', $config['testsuite']);
         $arguments->addOptionalCommaSeparatedArgument('--group=%s', $config['group']);
 
         $process = $this->processBuilder->buildProcess($arguments);