diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watch.test.js.snap b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watch.test.js.snap
index 298b413cdad2..73a5abba0eb3 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watch.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watch.test.js.snap
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Array [
   "
 Watch Usage
  › Press a to run all tests.
+ › Press f to run only failed tests.
  › Press p to filter by a filename regex pattern.
  › Press t to filter by a test name regex pattern.
  › Press q to quit watch mode.
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Array [
     "
 Watch Usage
  › Press a to run all tests.
+ › Press f to run only failed tests.
  › Press p to filter by a filename regex pattern.
  › Press t to filter by a test name regex pattern.
  › Press s to do nothing.
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/failed_tests_cache.test.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/failed_tests_cache.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26dc193e5f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/failed_tests_cache.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import FailedTestsCache from '../failed_tests_cache';
+
+describe('FailedTestsCache', () => {
+  test('should filter tests', () => {
+    const failedTestsCache = new FailedTestsCache();
+    failedTestsCache.setTestResults([
+      {
+        numFailingTests: 0,
+        testFilePath: '/path/to/passing.js',
+        testResults: [
+          {fullName: 'test 1', status: 'passed'},
+          {fullName: 'test 2', status: 'passed'},
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        numFailingTests: 2,
+        testFilePath: '/path/to/failed_1.js',
+        testResults: [
+          {fullName: 'test 3', status: 'failed'},
+          {fullName: 'test 4', status: 'failed'},
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        numFailingTests: 1,
+        testFilePath: '/path/to/failed_2.js',
+        testResults: [
+          {fullName: 'test 5', status: 'failed'},
+          {fullName: 'test 6', status: 'passed'},
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const result = failedTestsCache.filterTests([
+      {
+        path: '/path/to/passing.js',
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/path/to/failed_1.js',
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/path/to/failed_2.js',
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/path/to/unknown.js',
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(result).toMatchObject([
+      {
+        path: '/path/to/failed_1.js',
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/path/to/failed_2.js',
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(failedTestsCache.updateConfig({})).toMatchObject({
+      enabledTestsMap: {
+        '/path/to/failed_1.js': {'test 3': true, 'test 4': true},
+        '/path/to/failed_2.js': {'test 5': true},
+      },
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
index c312674a2d9e..2d7f2de1a4f2 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@ export const options = {
       'running tests in a git repository at the moment.',
     type: 'boolean',
   },
+  onlyFailures: {
+    alias: 'f',
+    default: undefined,
+    description: 'Run tests that failed in the previous execution.',
+    type: 'boolean',
+  },
   outputFile: {
     description:
       'Write test results to a file when the --json option is ' +
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.js
index 750a84494827..c4c889e26fcc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/index.js
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ const runWithoutWatch = async (
     return await runJest({
       changedFilesPromise,
       contexts,
+      failedTestsCache: null,
       globalConfig,
       onComplete,
       outputStream,
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
index a4a37a1e2d95..6341694c41e1 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const KEYS = {
   CONTROL_D: '04',
   ENTER: '0d',
   ESCAPE: '1b',
+  F: '66',
   O: '6f',
   P: '70',
   Q: '71',
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/failed_tests_cache.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/failed_tests_cache.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..edc0cd265795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/failed_tests_cache.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+import type {Test} from 'types/TestRunner';
+import type {TestResult} from 'types/TestResult';
+import type {GlobalConfig} from 'types/Config';
+
+export default class FailedTestsCache {
+  _enabledTestsMap: ?{[key: string]: {[key: string]: boolean}};
+
+  filterTests(tests: Array<Test>): Array<Test> {
+    if (!this._enabledTestsMap) {
+      return tests;
+    }
+    // $FlowFixMe
+    return tests.filter(testResult => this._enabledTestsMap[testResult.path]);
+  }
+
+  setTestResults(testResults: Array<TestResult>) {
+    this._enabledTestsMap = (testResults || [])
+      .filter(testResult => testResult.numFailingTests)
+      .reduce((suiteMap, testResult) => {
+        suiteMap[testResult.testFilePath] = testResult.testResults
+          .filter(test => test.status === 'failed')
+          .reduce((testMap, test) => {
+            testMap[test.fullName] = true;
+            return testMap;
+          }, {});
+        return suiteMap;
+      }, {});
+    this._enabledTestsMap = Object.freeze(this._enabledTestsMap);
+  }
+
+  updateConfig(globalConfig: GlobalConfig): GlobalConfig {
+    if (!this._enabledTestsMap) {
+      return globalConfig;
+    }
+    // $FlowFixMe Object.assign
+    const newConfig: GlobalConfig = Object.assign({}, globalConfig);
+    newConfig.enabledTestsMap = this._enabledTestsMap;
+    return Object.freeze(newConfig);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/get_no_test_found_failed.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/get_no_test_found_failed.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..737499e53f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/get_no_test_found_failed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+
+export default function getNoTestFoundFailed() {
+  return (
+    chalk.bold('No failed test found.\n') +
+    chalk.dim('Press `f` to run all tests.')
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/get_no_test_found_message.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/get_no_test_found_message.js
index d870c144c47d..568e412a22ab 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/get_no_test_found_message.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/get_no_test_found_message.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import getNoTestFound from './get_no_test_found';
 import getNoTestFoundRelatedToChangedFiles from './get_no_test_found_related_to_changed_files';
 import getNoTestFoundVerbose from './get_no_test_found_verbose';
+import getNoTestFoundFailed from './get_no_test_found_failed';
 
 export default function getNoTestsFoundMessage(
   testRunData,
   globalConfig,
 ): string {
+  if (globalConfig.onlyFailures) {
+    return getNoTestFoundFailed();
+  }
   if (globalConfig.onlyChanged) {
     return getNoTestFoundRelatedToChangedFiles(globalConfig);
   }
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/update_global_config.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/update_global_config.js
index c994672c3dba..153e2a1e1a8b 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/update_global_config.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/update_global_config.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Options = {
   updateSnapshot?: SnapshotUpdateState,
   mode?: 'watch' | 'watchAll',
   passWithNoTests?: boolean,
+  onlyFailures?: boolean,
 };
 
 export default (globalConfig: GlobalConfig, options: Options): GlobalConfig => {
@@ -60,5 +61,9 @@ export default (globalConfig: GlobalConfig, options: Options): GlobalConfig => {
     newConfig.passWithNoTests = true;
   }
 
+  if ('onlyFailures' in options) {
+    newConfig.onlyFailures = options.onlyFailures || false;
+  }
+
   return Object.freeze(newConfig);
 };
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
index a4a8a2a552d4..6ece917d9d75 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import SearchSource from './search_source';
 import TestScheduler from './test_scheduler';
 import TestSequencer from './test_sequencer';
 import {makeEmptyAggregatedTestResult} from './test_result_helpers';
+import FailedTestsCache from './failed_tests_cache';
 
 const setConfig = (contexts, newConfig) =>
   contexts.forEach(
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export default (async function runJest({
   startRun,
   changedFilesPromise,
   onComplete,
+  failedTestsCache,
 }: {
   globalConfig: GlobalConfig,
   contexts: Array<Context>,
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ export default (async function runJest({
   startRun: (globalConfig: GlobalConfig) => *,
   changedFilesPromise: ?ChangedFilesPromise,
   onComplete: (testResults: AggregatedResult) => any,
+  failedTestsCache: ?FailedTestsCache,
 }) {
   const sequencer = new TestSequencer();
   let allTests = [];
@@ -138,6 +141,12 @@ export default (async function runJest({
     onComplete && onComplete(makeEmptyAggregatedTestResult());
     return null;
   }
+
+  if (globalConfig.onlyFailures && failedTestsCache) {
+    allTests = failedTestsCache.filterTests(allTests);
+    globalConfig = failedTestsCache.updateConfig(globalConfig);
+  }
+
   if (!allTests.length) {
     const noTestsFoundMessage = getNoTestsFoundMessage(
       testRunData,
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
index df86bfaa0fa9..e94c02b129cf 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import TestWatcher from './test_watcher';
 import Prompt from './lib/Prompt';
 import TestPathPatternPrompt from './test_path_pattern_prompt';
 import TestNamePatternPrompt from './test_name_pattern_prompt';
+import FailedTestsCache from './failed_tests_cache';
 import WatchPluginRegistry from './lib/watch_plugin_registry';
 import {KEYS, CLEAR} from './constants';
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export default function watch(
     }
   }
 
+  const failedTestsCache = new FailedTestsCache();
   const prompt = new Prompt();
   const testPathPatternPrompt = new TestPathPatternPrompt(outputStream, prompt);
   const testNamePatternPrompt = new TestNamePatternPrompt(outputStream, prompt);
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ export default function watch(
     return runJest({
       changedFilesPromise,
       contexts,
+      failedTestsCache,
       globalConfig,
       onComplete: results => {
         isRunning = false;
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ export default function watch(
         } else {
           outputStream.write('\n');
         }
-
+        failedTestsCache.setTestResults(results.testResults);
         testNamePatternPrompt.updateCachedTestResults(results.testResults);
       },
       outputStream,
@@ -177,7 +180,9 @@ export default function watch(
     if (
       isRunning &&
       testWatcher &&
-      [KEYS.Q, KEYS.ENTER, KEYS.A, KEYS.O, KEYS.P, KEYS.T].indexOf(key) !== -1
+      [KEYS.Q, KEYS.ENTER, KEYS.A, KEYS.O, KEYS.P, KEYS.T, KEYS.F].indexOf(
+        key,
+      ) !== -1
     ) {
       testWatcher.setState({interrupted: true});
       return;
@@ -230,6 +235,12 @@ export default function watch(
         });
         startRun(globalConfig);
         break;
+      case KEYS.F:
+        globalConfig = updateGlobalConfig(globalConfig, {
+          onlyFailures: !globalConfig.onlyFailures,
+        });
+        startRun(globalConfig);
+        break;
       case KEYS.O:
         globalConfig = updateGlobalConfig(globalConfig, {
           mode: 'watch',
@@ -342,6 +353,12 @@ const usage = (
       ? chalk.dim(' \u203A Press ') + 'a' + chalk.dim(' to run all tests.')
       : null,
 
+    globalConfig.onlyFailures
+      ? chalk.dim(' \u203A Press ') + 'f' + chalk.dim(' to run all tests.')
+      : chalk.dim(' \u203A Press ') +
+        'f' +
+        chalk.dim(' to run only failed tests.'),
+
     (globalConfig.watchAll ||
       globalConfig.testPathPattern ||
       globalConfig.testNamePattern) &&
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/index.js b/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
index e14dd07b560d..19c5d2446fda 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ const getConfigs = (
       coverageReporters: options.coverageReporters,
       coverageThreshold: options.coverageThreshold,
       detectLeaks: options.detectLeaks,
+      enabledTestsMap: options.enabledTestsMap,
       expand: options.expand,
       findRelatedTests: options.findRelatedTests,
       forceExit: options.forceExit,
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ const getConfigs = (
       nonFlagArgs: options.nonFlagArgs,
       notify: options.notify,
       onlyChanged: options.onlyChanged,
+      onlyFailures: options.onlyFailures,
       outputFile: options.outputFile,
       passWithNoTests: options.passWithNoTests,
       projects: options.projects,
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
index 9ba8d3de0055..8dc13639b70e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
@@ -132,7 +132,14 @@ async function jasmine2(
       },
     });
 
-  if (globalConfig.testNamePattern) {
+  if (globalConfig.enabledTestsMap) {
+    env.specFilter = spec => {
+      const suiteMap =
+        globalConfig.enabledTestsMap &&
+        globalConfig.enabledTestsMap[spec.result.testPath];
+      return suiteMap && suiteMap[spec.result.fullName];
+    };
+  } else if (globalConfig.testNamePattern) {
     const testNameRegex = new RegExp(globalConfig.testNamePattern, 'i');
     env.specFilter = spec => testNameRegex.test(spec.getFullName());
   }
diff --git a/test_utils.js b/test_utils.js
index 49c4e5136de0..99fcdc10b9f7 100644
--- a/test_utils.js
+++ b/test_utils.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const DEFAULT_GLOBAL_CONFIG: GlobalConfig = {
   coverageReporters: [],
   coverageThreshold: {global: {}},
   detectLeaks: false,
+  enabledTestsMap: null,
   expand: false,
   findRelatedTests: false,
   forceExit: false,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const DEFAULT_GLOBAL_CONFIG: GlobalConfig = {
   nonFlagArgs: [],
   notify: false,
   onlyChanged: false,
+  onlyFailures: false,
   outputFile: null,
   passWithNoTests: false,
   projects: [],
diff --git a/types/Config.js b/types/Config.js
index 067987a76ebb..44650113560c 100644
--- a/types/Config.js
+++ b/types/Config.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ export type GlobalConfig = {|
   coverageReporters: Array<string>,
   coverageThreshold: {global: {[key: string]: number}},
   detectLeaks: boolean,
+  enabledTestsMap: ?{[key: string]: {[key: string]: boolean}},
   expand: boolean,
   findRelatedTests: boolean,
   forceExit: boolean,
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ export type GlobalConfig = {|
   notify: boolean,
   outputFile: ?Path,
   onlyChanged: boolean,
+  onlyFailures: boolean,
   passWithNoTests: boolean,
   projects: Array<Glob>,
   replname: ?string,