diff --git a/src/tests/generic.test.in b/src/tests/generic.test.in
index 191354463..623e51f24 100644
--- a/src/tests/generic.test.in
+++ b/src/tests/generic.test.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Test]
 Description=Mutter test: @testname@
-Exec=sh -ec 'env G_TEST_SRCDIR=@pkgdatadir@ G_TEST_BUILDDIR=@libexecdir@/installed-tests/mutter-@apiversion@ MUTTER_REF_TEST_RESULT_DIR=@reftestresultdir@ @libexecdir@/installed-tests/mutter-@apiversion@/mutter-installed-dbus-session.py @runnerargs@ -- @libexecdir@/installed-tests/mutter-@apiversion@/@testexecutable@'
+Exec=sh -ec 'env G_TEST_SRCDIR=@pkgdatadir@ G_TEST_BUILDDIR=@libexecdir@/installed-tests/mutter-@apiversion@ MUTTER_REF_TEST_RESULT_DIR=@reftestresultdir@ @libexecdir@/installed-tests/mutter-@apiversion@/mutter-installed-dbus-session.py @runnerargs@ -- @libexecdir@/installed-tests/mutter-@apiversion@/@testexecutable@ @testargs@'
 Type=session
 Output=TAP
diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
index 380bd8054..65a3e7cd1 100644
--- a/src/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/meson.build
@@ -806,8 +806,11 @@ foreach test_case: test_cases
 
   test_depends = [ default_plugin ] + test_case.get('depends', [])
 
+  args = test_case.get('args', [])
+
   test(test_case['name'], test_executable,
     suite: ['core', 'mutter/' + test_case['suite']],
+    args: args,
     env: test_env,
     depends: test_depends,
     is_parallel: false,
@@ -1057,6 +1060,7 @@ if have_installed_tests
     installed_tests_cdata.set('reftestresultdir', '/tmp/mutter-ref-test-results')
     installed_tests_cdata.set('testname', test_case['name'])
     installed_tests_cdata.set('testexecutable', 'mutter-' + test_case['name'])
+    installed_tests_cdata.set('testargs', ' '.join(test_case.get('args', [])))
     installed_tests_cdata.set('runnerargs', ' '.join(runner_args))
 
     configure_file(