diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 125321a..c5925e1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ log = "0.4.0"
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 num_cpus = "1.13.1"
 indicatif = {version = "0.16.2", features = ["rayon"]}
-rand = "0.8.4"
+rand = "0.8.5"
 syntect = "4.6.0"
 handlebars = "4.2.0"
 md5 = "0.7.0"
diff --git a/src/cliarguments.rs b/src/cliarguments.rs
index 7df77bb..da605fe 100644
--- a/src/cliarguments.rs
+++ b/src/cliarguments.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ pub enum CLICommand {
         #[clap(short, long, default_value = "wasmut-report")]
         output: String,
 
+        /// The percentage of all mutants which should be executed
+        #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = 100)]
+        sample_threshold: i32,
+
         /// Path to the wasm module
         wasmfile: String,
     },
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c854ae1..eadfd47 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ fn mutate(
     config: &Config,
     report_type: &Output,
     output_directory: &str,
+    sample_threshold: i32,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let start = Instant::now();
 
     let module = WasmModule::from_file(wasmfile)?;
-    let mutator = MutationEngine::new(config)?;
+    let mutator = MutationEngine::new(config, sample_threshold)?;
     let mutations = mutator.discover_mutation_positions(&module)?;
 
     let executor = Executor::new(config);
@@ -234,12 +235,13 @@ fn run_main(cli: CLIArguments) -> Result<()> {
             wasmfile,
             threads,
             config_samedir,
+            sample_threshold,
             report,
             output,
         } => {
             let config = load_config(config.as_deref(), Some(&wasmfile), config_samedir)?;
             init_rayon(threads);
-            mutate(&wasmfile, &config, &report, &output)?;
+            mutate(&wasmfile, &config, &report, &output, sample_threshold)?;
         }
         CLICommand::NewConfig { path } => {
             new_config(path)?;
diff --git a/src/mutation.rs b/src/mutation.rs
index 3128d51..d556acd 100644
--- a/src/mutation.rs
+++ b/src/mutation.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::{config::Config, policy::MutationPolicy, wasmmodule::WasmModule};
 use anyhow::Result;
 use atomic_counter::AtomicCounter;
 use atomic_counter::RelaxedCounter;
+use rand::distributions::{Distribution, Uniform};
 
 /// Definition of a position where and how a module is mutated.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -41,14 +42,18 @@ pub struct MutationEngine {
 
     /// A list of all operators that are to be enabled.
     enabled_operators: Vec<String>,
+
+    /// Percentage of mutants that are to be executed
+    sample_threshold: i32,
 }
 
 impl MutationEngine {
     /// Create a new `MutationEngine`, based on a configuration.
-    pub fn new(config: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(config: &Config, sample_threshold: i32) -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             mutation_policy: MutationPolicy::from_config(config)?,
             enabled_operators: config.operators().enabled_operators(),
+            sample_threshold,
         })
     }
 
@@ -80,6 +85,12 @@ impl MutationEngine {
                 let mutations: Vec<Mutation> = registry
                     .mutants_for_instruction(instruction, &context)
                     .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|_| {
+                        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+                        let die = Uniform::from(0..=100i32);
+                        let roll = die.sample(&mut rng);
+                        roll <= self.sample_threshold
+                    })
                     .map(|operator| Mutation {
                         id: id_counter.inc() as i64,
                         operator,
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ mod tests {
         let module = WasmModule::from_file("testdata/simple_add/test.wasm")?;
 
         let config = Config::default();
-        let engine = MutationEngine::new(&config)?;
+        let engine = MutationEngine::new(&config, 100)?;
         let positions = engine.discover_mutation_positions(&module).unwrap();
 
         assert!(!positions.is_empty());
@@ -177,7 +188,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_mutation() -> Result<()> {
         let module = WasmModule::from_file("testdata/simple_add/test.wasm")?;
         let config = Config::default();
-        let engine = MutationEngine::new(&config)?;
+        let engine = MutationEngine::new(&config, 100)?;
 
         let locations = engine.discover_mutation_positions(&module).unwrap();
         dbg!(&locations);
@@ -196,7 +207,7 @@ mod tests {
         fn check_number_of_mutants(config: &str) -> usize {
             let module = WasmModule::from_file("testdata/count_words/test.wasm").unwrap();
             let config = Config::parse_file(format!("testdata/count_words/{config}")).unwrap();
-            let engine = MutationEngine::new(&config).unwrap();
+            let engine = MutationEngine::new(&config, 100).unwrap();
             engine.discover_mutation_positions(&module).unwrap().len()
         }
 
@@ -205,4 +216,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(check_number_of_mutants("wasmut.toml"), 23);
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sample_threshold() -> Result<()> {
+        fn check_number_of_mutants(threshold: i32) -> usize {
+            let module = WasmModule::from_file("testdata/count_words/test.wasm").unwrap();
+            let config = Config::parse_file("testdata/count_words/wasmut.toml").unwrap();
+            let engine = MutationEngine::new(&config, threshold).unwrap();
+            engine.discover_mutation_positions(&module).unwrap().len()
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(check_number_of_mutants(100), 23);
+
+        // There is a extremely low probability that this might fail...
+        // but I don't really see a way to test this without having
+        // a seedable RNG - and this requires a bit of refactoring
+        // TODO !
+        assert!(check_number_of_mutants(50) < 23);
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }