diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index d69086b0bf6f08..4b4a766854a338 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -1187,6 +1187,16 @@ Starts the Node.js command line test runner. This flag cannot be combined with
 `--check`, `--eval`, `--interactive`, or the inspector. See the documentation
 on [running tests from the command line][] for more details.
 
+### `--test-name-pattern`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+A regular expression that configures the test runner to only execute tests
+whose name matches the provided pattern. See the documentation on
+[filtering tests by name][] for more details.
+
 ### `--test-only`
 
 <!-- YAML
@@ -2262,6 +2272,7 @@ done
 [debugger]: debugger.md
 [debugging security implications]: https://nodejs.org/en/docs/guides/debugging-getting-started/#security-implications
 [emit_warning]: process.md#processemitwarningwarning-options
+[filtering tests by name]: test.md#filtering-tests-by-name
 [jitless]: https://v8.dev/blog/jitless
 [libuv threadpool documentation]: https://docs.libuv.org/en/latest/threadpool.html
 [remote code execution]: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Code_Injection
diff --git a/doc/api/test.md b/doc/api/test.md
index 6085f3bd394938..dbea994cd2a7d2 100644
--- a/doc/api/test.md
+++ b/doc/api/test.md
@@ -220,6 +220,42 @@ test('this test is not run', () => {
 });
 ```
 
+## Filtering tests by name
+
+The [`--test-name-pattern`][] command-line option can be used to only run tests
+whose name matches the provided pattern. Test name patterns are interpreted as
+JavaScript regular expressions. The `--test-name-pattern` option can be
+specified multiple times in order to run nested tests. For each test that is
+executed, any corresponding test hooks, such as `beforeEach()`, are also
+run.
+
+Given the following test file, starting Node.js with the
+`--test-name-pattern="test [1-3]"` option would cause the test runner to execute
+`test 1`, `test 2`, and `test 3`. If `test 1` did not match the test name
+pattern, then its subtests would not execute, despite matching the pattern. The
+same set of tests could also be executed by passing `--test-name-pattern`
+multiple times (e.g. `--test-name-pattern="test 1"`,
+`--test-name-pattern="test 2"`, etc.).
+
+```js
+test('test 1', async (t) => {
+  await t.test('test 2');
+  await t.test('test 3');
+});
+
+test('Test 4', async (t) => {
+  await t.test('Test 5');
+  await t.test('test 6');
+});
+```
+
+Test name patterns can also be specified using regular expression literals. This
+allows regular expression flags to be used. In the previous example, starting
+Node.js with `--test-name-pattern="/test [4-5]/i"` would match `Test 4` and
+`Test 5` because the pattern is case-insensitive.
+
+Test name patterns do not change the set of files that the test runner executes.
+
 ## Extraneous asynchronous activity
 
 Once a test function finishes executing, the TAP results are output as quickly
@@ -896,6 +932,7 @@ added: v18.7.0
   aborted.
 
 [TAP]: https://testanything.org/
+[`--test-name-pattern`]: cli.md#--test-name-pattern
 [`--test-only`]: cli.md#--test-only
 [`--test`]: cli.md#--test
 [`SuiteContext`]: #class-suitecontext
diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index af41b0af9e55f2..cc1572885c78f3 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -387,6 +387,10 @@ Specify the minimum allocation from the OpenSSL secure heap. The default is 2. T
 .It Fl -test
 Starts the Node.js command line test runner.
 .
+.It Fl -test-name-pattern
+A regular expression that configures the test runner to only execute tests
+whose name matches the provided pattern.
+.
 .It Fl -test-only
 Configures the test runner to only execute top level tests that have the `only`
 option set.
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index f02c173bff35eb..dd686607e9427d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 const {
+  ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   ArrayPrototypeReduce,
   ArrayPrototypeShift,
   ArrayPrototypeSlice,
+  ArrayPrototypeSome,
   ArrayPrototypeUnshift,
   FunctionPrototype,
   MathMax,
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ const {
   PromisePrototypeThen,
   PromiseResolve,
   ReflectApply,
+  RegExpPrototypeExec,
   SafeMap,
   SafeSet,
   SafePromiseAll,
@@ -30,7 +33,11 @@ const {
 } = require('internal/errors');
 const { getOptionValue } = require('internal/options');
 const { TapStream } = require('internal/test_runner/tap_stream');
-const { createDeferredCallback, isTestFailureError } = require('internal/test_runner/utils');
+const {
+  convertStringToRegExp,
+  createDeferredCallback,
+  isTestFailureError,
+} = require('internal/test_runner/utils');
 const {
   createDeferredPromise,
   kEmptyObject,
@@ -58,6 +65,13 @@ const kDefaultTimeout = null;
 const noop = FunctionPrototype;
 const isTestRunner = getOptionValue('--test');
 const testOnlyFlag = !isTestRunner && getOptionValue('--test-only');
+const testNamePatternFlag = isTestRunner ? null :
+  getOptionValue('--test-name-pattern');
+const testNamePatterns = testNamePatternFlag?.length > 0 ?
+  ArrayPrototypeMap(
+    testNamePatternFlag,
+    (re) => convertStringToRegExp(re, '--test-name-pattern')
+  ) : null;
 const kShouldAbort = Symbol('kShouldAbort');
 const kRunHook = Symbol('kRunHook');
 const kHookNames = ObjectSeal(['before', 'after', 'beforeEach', 'afterEach']);
@@ -195,6 +209,18 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
       this.timeout = timeout;
     }
 
+    if (testNamePatterns !== null) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
+      const match = this instanceof TestHook || ArrayPrototypeSome(
+        testNamePatterns,
+        (re) => RegExpPrototypeExec(re, name) !== null
+      );
+
+      if (!match) {
+        skip = 'test name does not match pattern';
+      }
+    }
+
     if (testOnlyFlag && !this.only) {
       skip = '\'only\' option not set';
     }
@@ -210,7 +236,6 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
     validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
     this.#outerSignal?.addEventListener('abort', this.#abortHandler);
 
-
     this.fn = fn;
     this.name = name;
     this.parent = parent;
@@ -669,6 +694,7 @@ class ItTest extends Test {
     return { ctx: { signal: this.signal, name: this.name }, args: [] };
   }
 }
+
 class Suite extends Test {
   constructor(options) {
     super(options);
@@ -704,7 +730,6 @@ class Suite extends Test {
         return;
       }
 
-
       const hookArgs = this.getRunArgs();
       await this[kRunHook]('before', hookArgs);
       const stopPromise = stopTest(this.timeout, this.signal);
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
index f5991e13e7fac8..ad040f010250e2 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 'use strict';
-const { RegExpPrototypeExec } = primordials;
+const { RegExp, RegExpPrototypeExec } = primordials;
 const { basename } = require('path');
 const { createDeferredPromise } = require('internal/util');
 const {
   codes: {
+    ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
     ERR_TEST_FAILURE,
   },
   kIsNodeError,
 } = require('internal/errors');
 
 const kMultipleCallbackInvocations = 'multipleCallbackInvocations';
+const kRegExpPattern = /^\/(.*)\/([a-z]*)$/;
 const kSupportedFileExtensions = /\.[cm]?js$/;
 const kTestFilePattern = /((^test(-.+)?)|(.+[.\-_]test))\.[cm]?js$/;
 
@@ -54,7 +56,26 @@ function isTestFailureError(err) {
   return err?.code === 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE' && kIsNodeError in err;
 }
 
+function convertStringToRegExp(str, name) {
+  const match = RegExpPrototypeExec(kRegExpPattern, str);
+  const pattern = match?.[1] ?? str;
+  const flags = match?.[2] || '';
+
+  try {
+    return new RegExp(pattern, flags);
+  } catch (err) {
+    const msg = err?.message;
+
+    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(
+      name,
+      str,
+      `is an invalid regular expression.${msg ? ` ${msg}` : ''}`
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
+  convertStringToRegExp,
   createDeferredCallback,
   doesPathMatchFilter,
   isSupportedFileType,
diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index f2923af7a7c8d6..e2a051d03c7ede 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ EnvironmentOptionsParser::EnvironmentOptionsParser() {
   AddOption("--test",
             "launch test runner on startup",
             &EnvironmentOptions::test_runner);
+  AddOption("--test-name-pattern",
+            "run tests whose name matches this regular expression",
+            &EnvironmentOptions::test_name_pattern);
   AddOption("--test-only",
             "run tests with 'only' option set",
             &EnvironmentOptions::test_only,
diff --git a/src/node_options.h b/src/node_options.h
index 2f1142429783ce..7346fc7441eb3c 100644
--- a/src/node_options.h
+++ b/src/node_options.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class EnvironmentOptions : public Options {
   std::string redirect_warnings;
   std::string diagnostic_dir;
   bool test_runner = false;
+  std::vector<std::string> test_name_pattern;
   bool test_only = false;
   bool test_udp_no_try_send = false;
   bool throw_deprecation = false;
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern.js b/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1c3166be53812c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Flags: --no-warnings --test-name-pattern=enabled --test-name-pattern=/pattern/i
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const {
+  after,
+  afterEach,
+  before,
+  beforeEach,
+  describe,
+  it,
+  test,
+} = require('node:test');
+
+test('top level test disabled', common.mustNotCall());
+test('top level skipped test disabled', { skip: true }, common.mustNotCall());
+test('top level skipped test enabled', { skip: true }, common.mustNotCall());
+it('top level it enabled', common.mustCall());
+it('top level it disabled', common.mustNotCall());
+it.skip('top level skipped it disabled', common.mustNotCall());
+it.skip('top level skipped it enabled', common.mustNotCall());
+describe('top level describe disabled', common.mustNotCall());
+describe.skip('top level skipped describe disabled', common.mustNotCall());
+describe.skip('top level skipped describe enabled', common.mustNotCall());
+test('top level runs because name includes PaTtErN', common.mustCall());
+
+test('top level test enabled', common.mustCall(async (t) => {
+  t.beforeEach(common.mustCall());
+  t.afterEach(common.mustCall());
+  await t.test(
+    'nested test runs because name includes PATTERN',
+    common.mustCall()
+  );
+}));
+
+describe('top level describe enabled', () => {
+  before(common.mustCall());
+  beforeEach(common.mustCall(2));
+  afterEach(common.mustCall(2));
+  after(common.mustCall());
+
+  it('nested it disabled', common.mustNotCall());
+  it('nested it enabled', common.mustCall());
+  describe('nested describe disabled', common.mustNotCall());
+  describe('nested describe enabled', common.mustCall(() => {
+    it('is enabled', common.mustCall());
+  }));
+});
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern.out b/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..be548ad0c6dfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern.out
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+TAP version 13
+# Subtest: top level test disabled
+ok 1 - top level test disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level skipped test disabled
+ok 2 - top level skipped test disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level skipped test enabled
+ok 3 - top level skipped test enabled # SKIP
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level it enabled
+ok 4 - top level it enabled
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level it disabled
+ok 5 - top level it disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level skipped it disabled
+ok 6 - top level skipped it disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level skipped it enabled
+ok 7 - top level skipped it enabled # SKIP
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level describe disabled
+ok 8 - top level describe disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level skipped describe disabled
+ok 9 - top level skipped describe disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level skipped describe enabled
+ok 10 - top level skipped describe enabled # SKIP
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level runs because name includes PaTtErN
+ok 11 - top level runs because name includes PaTtErN
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level test enabled
+    # Subtest: nested test runs because name includes PATTERN
+    ok 1 - nested test runs because name includes PATTERN
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    1..1
+ok 12 - top level test enabled
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: top level describe enabled
+    # Subtest: nested it disabled
+    ok 1 - nested it disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    # Subtest: nested it enabled
+    ok 2 - nested it enabled
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    # Subtest: nested describe disabled
+    ok 3 - nested describe disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    # Subtest: nested describe enabled
+        # Subtest: is enabled
+        ok 1 - is enabled
+          ---
+          duration_ms: *
+          ...
+        1..1
+    ok 4 - nested describe enabled
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    1..4
+ok 13 - top level describe enabled
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+1..13
+# tests 13
+# pass 4
+# fail 0
+# cancelled 0
+# skipped 9
+# todo 0
+# duration_ms *
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern_with_only.js b/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern_with_only.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0f074594525351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern_with_only.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Flags: --no-warnings --test-only --test-name-pattern=enabled
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+
+test('enabled and only', { only: true }, common.mustCall(async (t) => {
+  await t.test('enabled', common.mustCall());
+  await t.test('disabled', common.mustNotCall());
+}));
+
+test('enabled but not only', common.mustNotCall());
+test('only does not match pattern', { only: true }, common.mustNotCall());
+test('not only and does not match pattern', common.mustNotCall());
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern_with_only.out b/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern_with_only.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2e1006409cf9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_test_name_pattern_with_only.out
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+TAP version 13
+# Subtest: enabled and only
+    # Subtest: enabled
+    ok 1 - enabled
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    # Subtest: disabled
+    ok 2 - disabled # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    1..2
+ok 1 - enabled and only
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: enabled but not only
+ok 2 - enabled but not only # SKIP 'only' option not set
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: only does not match pattern
+ok 3 - only does not match pattern # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+# Subtest: not only and does not match pattern
+ok 4 - not only and does not match pattern # SKIP 'only' option not set
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  ...
+1..4
+# tests 4
+# pass 1
+# fail 0
+# cancelled 0
+# skipped 3
+# todo 0
+# duration_ms *
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-string-to-regexp.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-string-to-regexp.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4561f4a4064c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-string-to-regexp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Flags: --expose-internals
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const { deepStrictEqual, throws } = require('node:assert');
+const { convertStringToRegExp } = require('internal/test_runner/utils');
+
+deepStrictEqual(convertStringToRegExp('foo', 'x'), /foo/);
+deepStrictEqual(convertStringToRegExp('/bar/', 'x'), /bar/);
+deepStrictEqual(convertStringToRegExp('/baz/gi', 'x'), /baz/gi);
+deepStrictEqual(convertStringToRegExp('/foo/9', 'x'), /\/foo\/9/);
+
+throws(
+  () => convertStringToRegExp('/foo/abcdefghijk', 'x'),
+  common.expectsError({
+    code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE',
+    message: "The argument 'x' is an invalid regular expression. " +
+             "Invalid flags supplied to RegExp constructor 'abcdefghijk'. " +
+             "Received '/foo/abcdefghijk'",
+  })
+);