diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 204063db1..8484e43e4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -79,3 +79,4 @@ module.exports.after = runner.addAfterHook.bind(runner);
 module.exports.beforeEach = runner.addBeforeEachHook.bind(runner);
 module.exports.afterEach = runner.addAfterEachHook.bind(runner);
 module.exports.skip = runner.addSkippedTest.bind(runner);
+module.exports.only = runner.addOnlyTest.bind(runner);
diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index 241a96fa3..10b669c73 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function Runner(opts) {
 	this.tests = {
 		concurrent: [],
 		serial: [],
+		only: [],
 		before: [],
 		after: [],
 		beforeEach: [],
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ Runner.prototype.addSkippedTest = function (title, cb) {
 	this.tests.concurrent.push(test);
 };
 
+Runner.prototype.addOnlyTest = function (title, cb) {
+	this.stats.testCount++;
+	this.tests.only.push(new Test(title, cb));
+};
+
 Runner.prototype._runTestWithHooks = function (test) {
 	if (test.skip) {
 		this._addTestResult(test);
@@ -203,16 +209,20 @@ Runner.prototype.run = function () {
 			}
 		})
 		.then(function () {
-			return self.serial(tests.serial);
+			return self.concurrent(tests.only);
+		})
+		.then(function () {
+			return tests.only.length ? [] : self.serial(tests.serial);
 		})
 		.then(function () {
-			return self.concurrent(tests.concurrent);
+			return tests.only.length ? [] : self.concurrent(tests.concurrent);
 		})
 		.then(function () {
 			return eachSeries(tests.after, self._runTest.bind(self));
 		})
 		.catch(noop)
 		.then(function () {
+			stats.testCount = tests.only.length ? tests.only.length : stats.testCount;
 			stats.passCount = stats.testCount - stats.failCount;
 		});
 };
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index a0e1418b6..405e448e8 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -1034,6 +1034,30 @@ test('skip test', function (t) {
 	});
 });
 
+test('only test', function (t) {
+	t.plan(3);
+
+	var runner = new Runner();
+	var arr = [];
+
+	runner.addTest(function (a) {
+		arr.push('a');
+		a.end();
+	});
+
+	runner.addOnlyTest(function (a) {
+		arr.push('b');
+		a.end();
+	});
+
+	runner.run().then(function () {
+		t.is(runner.stats.testCount, 1);
+		t.is(runner.stats.passCount, 1);
+		t.same(arr, ['b']);
+		t.end();
+	});
+});
+
 test('ES2015 support', function (t) {
 	t.plan(1);