diff --git a/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/.data/test_rerunfailures_plugin.py b/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/.data/test_rerunfailures_plugin.py
index 93d58378ffa1..7f152cbb68c4 100644
--- a/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/.data/test_rerunfailures_plugin.py
+++ b/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/.data/test_rerunfailures_plugin.py
@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ def test_flaky():  # test_marker--test_flaky
     os.environ["COUNT"] = "2"
     # this will fail on the first run, but pass on the second (1 passed, 1 rerun)
     assert count == "2"
+
+def test_flaky_no_marker():
+    # this test is flaky and will be run via the command line argument
+    # count is not set for first run, but set to 2 for the second run
+    count = os.environ.get("COUNT")
+    os.environ["COUNT"] = "2"
+    # this will fail on the first run, but pass on the second (1 passed, 1 rerun)
+    assert count == "2"
diff --git a/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/expected_execution_test_output.py b/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/expected_execution_test_output.py
index 8ea2fe1f1c0b..0d8e9af943f3 100644
--- a/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/expected_execution_test_output.py
+++ b/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/expected_execution_test_output.py
@@ -749,3 +749,18 @@
         "subtest": None,
     }
 }
+
+test_rerunfailures_plugin_path = TEST_DATA_PATH / "test_rerunfailures_plugin.py"
+rerunfailures_with_arg_expected_execution_output = {
+    get_absolute_test_id(
+        "test_rerunfailures_plugin.py::test_flaky_no_marker", test_rerunfailures_plugin_path
+    ): {
+        "test": get_absolute_test_id(
+            "test_rerunfailures_plugin.py::test_flaky_no_marker", test_rerunfailures_plugin_path
+        ),
+        "outcome": "success",
+        "message": None,
+        "traceback": None,
+        "subtest": None,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/test_execution.py b/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/test_execution.py
index af34fdc07b01..746a86dca9bd 100644
--- a/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/test_execution.py
+++ b/python_files/tests/pytestadapter/test_execution.py
@@ -65,6 +65,23 @@ def test_rootdir_specified():
         assert actual_result_dict == expected_const
 
 
+def test_rerunfailure_with_arg():
+    """Test pytest execution when a --rootdir is specified."""
+    args = ["--reruns=2", "test_rerunfailures_plugin.py::test_flaky_no_marker"]
+    actual = runner(args)
+    expected_const = expected_execution_test_output.rerunfailures_with_arg_expected_execution_output
+    assert actual
+    actual_list: List[Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = actual
+    assert len(actual_list) == len(expected_const)
+    actual_result_dict = {}
+    if actual_list is not None:
+        for actual_item in actual_list:
+            assert all(item in actual_item for item in ("status", "cwd", "result"))
+            assert actual_item.get("status") == "success"
+            actual_result_dict.update(actual_item["result"])
+        assert actual_result_dict == expected_const
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("test_ids", "expected_const"),
     [