diff --git a/testing/run_tests.py b/testing/run_tests.py
index a3e8fc28d02f..eed3bcb1faeb 100755
--- a/testing/run_tests.py
+++ b/testing/run_tests.py
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ def main():
       help='Generate coverage reports for each unit test framework run.')
   parser.add_argument('--engine-capture-core-dump', dest='engine_capture_core_dump', action='store_true',
       default=False, help='Capture core dumps from crashes of engine tests.')
+  parser.add_argument('--asan-options', dest='asan_options', action='store', type=str, default='',
+      help='Runtime AddressSanitizer flags to use if built wth asan (example: "verbosity=1:detect_leaks=0')
 
   args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -557,6 +559,9 @@ def main():
   if args.type != 'java':
     assert os.path.exists(build_dir), 'Build variant directory %s does not exist!' % build_dir
 
+  if args.asan_options:
+    os.environ['ASAN_OPTIONS'] = args.asan_options
+
   engine_filter = args.engine_filter.split(',') if args.engine_filter else None
   if 'engine' in types:
     RunCCTests(build_dir, engine_filter, args.coverage, args.engine_capture_core_dump)