diff --git a/openpype/cli.py b/openpype/cli.py
index 7422f32f13f..f0fe550a1fa 100644
--- a/openpype/cli.py
+++ b/openpype/cli.py
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ def run(script):
               "--app_variant",
               help="Provide specific app variant for test, empty for latest",
               default=None)
+@click.option("--app_group",
+              help="Provide specific app group for test, empty for default",
+              default=None)
 @click.option("-t",
               "--timeout",
               help="Provide specific timeout value for test case",
@@ -294,11 +297,11 @@ def run(script):
               help="MongoDB for testing.",
               default=None)
 def runtests(folder, mark, pyargs, test_data_folder, persist, app_variant,
-             timeout, setup_only, mongo_url):
+             timeout, setup_only, mongo_url, app_group):
     """Run all automatic tests after proper initialization via start.py"""
     PypeCommands().run_tests(folder, mark, pyargs, test_data_folder,
                              persist, app_variant, timeout, setup_only,
-                             mongo_url)
+                             mongo_url, app_group)
 
 
 @main.command(help="DEPRECATED - run sync server")
diff --git a/openpype/pype_commands.py b/openpype/pype_commands.py
index 071ecfffd2a..b5828d3dfe8 100644
--- a/openpype/pype_commands.py
+++ b/openpype/pype_commands.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def validate_jsons(self):
 
     def run_tests(self, folder, mark, pyargs,
                   test_data_folder, persist, app_variant, timeout, setup_only,
-                  mongo_url):
+                  mongo_url, app_group):
         """
             Runs tests from 'folder'
 
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ def run_tests(self, folder, mark, pyargs,
         if persist:
             args.extend(["--persist", persist])
 
+        if app_group:
+            args.extend(["--app_group", app_group])
+
         if app_variant:
             args.extend(["--app_variant", app_variant])
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 6e82c9917d0..a862030fffd 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         help="True - keep test_db, test_openpype, outputted test files"
     )
 
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--app_group", action="store", default=None,
+        help="Keep empty to use default application or explicit"
+    )
+
     parser.addoption(
         "--app_variant", action="store", default=None,
         help="Keep empty to locate latest installed variant or explicit"
@@ -45,6 +50,11 @@ def persist(request):
     return request.config.getoption("--persist")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def app_group(request):
+    return request.config.getoption("--app_group")
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def app_variant(request):
     return request.config.getoption("--app_variant")
diff --git a/tests/lib/testing_classes.py b/tests/lib/testing_classes.py
index 277b332e19c..e8e338e434f 100644
--- a/tests/lib/testing_classes.py
+++ b/tests/lib/testing_classes.py
@@ -248,19 +248,22 @@ class PublishTest(ModuleUnitTest):
     SETUP_ONLY = False
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-    def app_name(self, app_variant):
+    def app_name(self, app_variant, app_group):
         """Returns calculated value for ApplicationManager. Eg.(nuke/12-2)"""
         from openpype.lib import ApplicationManager
         app_variant = app_variant or self.APP_VARIANT
+        app_group = app_group or self.APP_GROUP
 
         application_manager = ApplicationManager()
         if not app_variant:
             variant = (
                 application_manager.find_latest_available_variant_for_group(
-                    self.APP_GROUP))
+                    app_group
+                )
+            )
             app_variant = variant.name
 
-        yield "{}/{}".format(self.APP_GROUP, app_variant)
+        yield "{}/{}".format(app_group, app_variant)
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
     def app_args(self, download_test_data):