diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py
index bdb9765363a..5bf5fbd1d6d 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ Artificially long but functional example:
         timeout would be multiplication of test timeout value, board-level timeout multiplier
         and global timeout multiplier (this parameter)""")
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--test-pattern", action="append",
+        help="""Run only the tests matching the specified pattern. The pattern
+        can include regular expressions.
+        """)
+
     test_xor_subtest.add_argument(
         "-s", "--test", "--scenario", action="append", type = norm_path,
         help="""Run only the specified test suite scenario. These are named by
diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testplan.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testplan.py
index 6845ca123ad..31e833fc4b4 100755
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testplan.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testplan.py
@@ -202,13 +202,12 @@ class TestPlan:
 
     def discover(self):
         self.handle_modules()
-        if self.options.test:
-            self.run_individual_testsuite = self.options.test
-
         self.test_config = TestConfiguration(self.env.test_config)
 
         self.add_configurations()
-        num = self.add_testsuites(testsuite_filter=self.run_individual_testsuite)
+        num = self.add_testsuites(testsuite_filter=self.options.test,
+                                testsuite_pattern=self.options.test_pattern)
+
         if num == 0:
             raise TwisterRuntimeError("No testsuites found at the specified location...")
         if self.load_errors:
@@ -507,9 +506,35 @@ class TestPlan:
                             testcases.remove(case.detailed_name)
         return testcases
 
-    def add_testsuites(self, testsuite_filter=None):
+    def _is_testsuite_selected(self, suite: TestSuite, testsuite_filter, testsuite_patterns_r):
+        """Check if the testsuite is selected by the user."""
+        if not testsuite_filter and not testsuite_patterns_r:
+            # no matching requested, include all testsuites
+            return True
+        if testsuite_filter:
+            scenario = os.path.basename(suite.name)
+            if (
+                suite.name
+                and (suite.name in testsuite_filter or scenario in testsuite_filter)
+            ):
+                return True
+        if testsuite_patterns_r:
+            for r in testsuite_patterns_r:
+                if r.search(suite.id):
+                    return True
+        return False
+
+    def add_testsuites(self, testsuite_filter=None, testsuite_pattern=None):
         if testsuite_filter is None:
             testsuite_filter = []
+
+        testsuite_patterns_r = []
+        if testsuite_pattern is None:
+            testsuite_pattern = []
+        else:
+            for pattern in testsuite_pattern:
+                testsuite_patterns_r.append(re.compile(pattern))
+
         for root in self.env.test_roots:
             root = os.path.abspath(root)
 
@@ -574,14 +599,11 @@ class TestPlan:
                         else:
                             suite.add_subcases(suite_dict)
 
-                        if testsuite_filter:
-                            scenario = os.path.basename(suite.name)
-                            if (
-                                suite.name
-                                and (suite.name in testsuite_filter or scenario in testsuite_filter)
-                            ):
-                                self.testsuites[suite.name] = suite
-                        elif suite.name in self.testsuites:
+                        if not self._is_testsuite_selected(suite, testsuite_filter,
+                                                       testsuite_patterns_r):
+                            # skip testsuite if they were not selected directly by the user
+                            continue
+                        if suite.name in self.testsuites:
                             msg = (
                                 f"test suite '{suite.name}' in '{suite.yamlfile}' is already added"
                             )
diff --git a/scripts/tests/twister/test_testplan.py b/scripts/tests/twister/test_testplan.py
index 60f1ddd9437..55a5561c5f7 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/twister/test_testplan.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/twister/test_testplan.py
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ def test_testplan_discover(
     env.test_config = tmp_tc
     testplan = TestPlan(env=env)
     testplan.options = mock.Mock(
+        test_pattern=[],
         test='ts1',
         quarantine_list=[tmp_path / qf for qf in ql],
         quarantine_verify=qv
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ def test_testplan_discover(
     with pytest.raises(exception) if exception else nullcontext():
         testplan.discover()
 
-    testplan.add_testsuites.assert_called_once_with(testsuite_filter='ts1')
+    testplan.add_testsuites.assert_called_once_with(testsuite_filter='ts1', testsuite_pattern=[])
     assert all([log in caplog.text for log in expected_logs])
 
 
@@ -1186,7 +1187,7 @@ TESTDATA_9 = [
     (['good_test/dummy.common.1', 'good_test/dummy.common.2', 'good_test/dummy.common.3'], False, True, 3, 1),
     (['good_test/dummy.common.1', 'good_test/dummy.common.2',
       'duplicate_test/dummy.common.1', 'duplicate_test/dummy.common.2'], False, True, 4, 1),
-    (['dummy.common.1', 'dummy.common.2'], False, False, 2, 1),
+    (['dummy.common.1', 'dummy.common.2'], False, False, 2, 2),
     (['good_test/dummy.common.1', 'good_test/dummy.common.2', 'good_test/dummy.common.3'], True, True, 0, 1),
 ]
 
@@ -1314,7 +1315,7 @@ tests:
 
     testplan = TestPlan(env=env)
 
-    res = testplan.add_testsuites(testsuite_filter)
+    res = testplan.add_testsuites(testsuite_filter, testsuite_pattern=[])
 
     assert res == expected_suite_count
     assert testplan.load_errors == expected_errors