diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 6f2088f..5b41a96 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pipeline:
       - apt-get install -qy libcurl4-openssl-dev libjsoncpp-dev doxygen catch
       - apt-get install -qy -t sid libcurlpp-dev
       - rm -rf build && mkdir -p build && cd build
-      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES ..
+      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES -DEXTRA_TEST_ARGS="[pleroma]" ..
       - make VERBOSE=1
       - make install DESTDIR=install
       - ctest
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pipeline:
       - apt-get install -qy libcurl4-openssl-dev libjsoncpp-dev doxygen catch
       - apt-get install -qy -t sid libcurlpp-dev
       - rm -rf build && mkdir -p build && cd build
-      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES ..
+      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES -DEXTRA_TEST_ARGS="[pleroma]" ..
       - make VERBOSE=1
       - make install DESTDIR=install
       - ctest
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pipeline:
       - apt-get install -qy libcurl4-openssl-dev libjsoncpp-dev doxygen catch
       - apt-get install -qy -t sid libcurlpp-dev
       - rm -rf build && mkdir -p build && cd build
-      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES ..
+      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES -DEXTRA_TEST_ARGS="[pleroma]" ..
       - make VERBOSE=1
       - make install DESTDIR=install
       - ctest
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pipeline:
       - apt-get install -qy libcurl4-openssl-dev libjsoncpp-dev doxygen catch
       - apt-get install -qy -t sid libcurlpp-dev
       - rm -rf build && mkdir -p build && cd build
-      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES ..
+      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES -DEXTRA_TEST_ARGS="[pleroma]" ..
       - make VERBOSE=1
       - make install DESTDIR=install
       - ctest
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pipeline:
       - apt-get install -qy libcurl4-openssl-dev libjsoncpp-dev doxygen catch
       - apt-get install -qy -t sid libcurlpp-dev
       - rm -rf build && mkdir -p build && cd build
-      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES ..
+      - cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES -DWITH_TESTS=YES -DEXTRA_TEST_ARGS="[pleroma]" ..
       - make VERBOSE=1
       - make install DESTDIR=install
       - ctest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a11f028..cb81728 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ cmake options:
    jsoncpp-dependency (not recommended)
  * `-DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES` if you want to compile the examples
  * `-DWITH_TESTS=YES` if you want to compile the tests
+ * `-DEXTRA_TEST_ARGS` to run only some tests
+   * Possible values: `[api]`, `[mastodon]`, `[glitch-soc]`, `[pleroma]`
  * `-DWITH_DOC=NO` if you don't want to compile the HTML reference
  * One of:
     * `-DWITH_DEB=YES` if you want to be able to generate a deb-package
diff --git a/tests.CMakeLists.txt b/tests.CMakeLists.txt
index 673a310..588ac21 100644
--- a/tests.CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests.CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if(Catch2_FOUND)    # Catch 2.x
   add_executable(all_tests tests/main.cpp ${sources_tests})
   target_link_libraries(all_tests ${PROJECT_NAME} Catch2::Catch2)
   target_include_directories(all_tests PRIVATE "/usr/include/catch2")
-  catch_discover_tests(all_tests)
+  catch_discover_tests(all_tests EXTRA_ARGS "${EXTRA_TEST_ARGS}")
 else()              # Catch 1.x
   if(EXISTS "/usr/include/catch.hpp")
     message(STATUS "Catch 1.x found.")
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else()              # Catch 1.x
       get_filename_component(bin ${src} NAME_WE)
       add_executable(${bin} tests/main.cpp ${src})
       target_link_libraries(${bin} ${PROJECT_NAME})
-      add_test(${bin} ${bin})
+      add_test(${bin} ${bin} "${EXTRA_TEST_ARGS}")
     endforeach()
   else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR