diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
index 5e717594df5b..b9d63f558765 100755
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ assert sys.version_info >= (3, 7), "Python version is too old"
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 from enum import Enum, auto
-from typing import Iterable
+from typing import Iterable, List
 
 import kunit_config
 import kunit_json
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ KunitBuildRequest = namedtuple('KunitBuildRequest',
 			       ['jobs', 'build_dir', 'alltests',
 				'make_options'])
 KunitExecRequest = namedtuple('KunitExecRequest',
-                              ['timeout', 'build_dir', 'alltests',
-                               'filter_glob', 'kernel_args'])
+			      ['timeout', 'build_dir', 'alltests',
+			       'filter_glob', 'kernel_args', 'run_isolated'])
 KunitParseRequest = namedtuple('KunitParseRequest',
 			       ['raw_output', 'build_dir', 'json'])
 KunitRequest = namedtuple('KunitRequest', ['raw_output','timeout', 'jobs',
 					   'build_dir', 'alltests', 'filter_glob',
-					   'kernel_args', 'json', 'make_options'])
+					   'kernel_args', 'run_isolated', 'json', 'make_options'])
 
 KernelDirectoryPath = sys.argv[0].split('tools/testing/kunit/')[0]
 
@@ -91,23 +91,68 @@ def build_tests(linux: kunit_kernel.LinuxSourceTree,
 			   'built kernel successfully',
 			   build_end - build_start)
 
+def _list_tests(linux: kunit_kernel.LinuxSourceTree, request: KunitExecRequest) -> List[str]:
+	args = ['kunit.action=list']
+	if request.kernel_args:
+		args.extend(request.kernel_args)
+
+	output = linux.run_kernel(args=args,
+			   timeout=None if request.alltests else request.timeout,
+			   filter_glob=request.filter_glob,
+			   build_dir=request.build_dir)
+	lines = kunit_parser.extract_tap_lines(output)
+	# Hack! Drop the dummy TAP version header that the executor prints out.
+	lines.pop()
+	return list(lines)
+
+def _suites_from_test_list(tests: List[str]) -> List[str]:
+	"""Extracts all the suites from an ordered list of tests."""
+	suites = []  # type: List[str]
+	for t in tests:
+		parts = t.split('.', maxsplit=2)
+		if len(parts) != 2:
+			raise ValueError(f'internal KUnit error, test name should be of the form "<suite>.<test>", got "{t}"')
+		suite, case = parts
+		if not suites or suites[-1] != suite:
+			suites.append(suite)
+	return suites
+
+
+
 def exec_tests(linux: kunit_kernel.LinuxSourceTree, request: KunitExecRequest,
 	       parse_request: KunitParseRequest) -> KunitResult:
-	kunit_parser.print_with_timestamp('Starting KUnit Kernel ...')
-	test_start = time.time()
-	run_result = linux.run_kernel(
-		args=request.kernel_args,
-		timeout=None if request.alltests else request.timeout,
-		filter_glob=request.filter_glob,
-		build_dir=request.build_dir)
-
-	result = parse_tests(parse_request, run_result)
-
-	# run_kernel() doesn't block on the kernel exiting.
-	# That only happens after we get the last line of output from `run_result`.
-	# So exec_time here actually contains parsing + execution time, which is fine.
-	test_end = time.time()
-	exec_time = test_end - test_start
+	filter_globs = [request.filter_glob]
+	if request.run_isolated:
+		tests = _list_tests(linux, request)
+		if request.run_isolated == 'test':
+			filter_globs = tests
+		if request.run_isolated == 'suite':
+			filter_globs = _suites_from_test_list(tests)
+			# Apply the test-part of the user's glob, if present.
+			if '.' in request.filter_glob:
+				test_glob = request.filter_glob.split('.', maxsplit=2)[1]
+				filter_globs = [g + '.'+ test_glob for g in filter_globs]
+
+	overall_status = kunit_parser.TestStatus.SUCCESS
+	exec_time = 0.0
+	for i, filter_glob in enumerate(filter_globs):
+		kunit_parser.print_with_timestamp('Starting KUnit Kernel ({}/{})...'.format(i+1, len(filter_globs)))
+
+		test_start = time.time()
+		run_result = linux.run_kernel(
+			args=request.kernel_args,
+			timeout=None if request.alltests else request.timeout,
+			filter_glob=filter_glob,
+			build_dir=request.build_dir)
+
+		result = parse_tests(parse_request, run_result)
+		# run_kernel() doesn't block on the kernel exiting.
+		# That only happens after we get the last line of output from `run_result`.
+		# So exec_time here actually contains parsing + execution time, which is fine.
+		test_end = time.time()
+		exec_time += test_end - test_start
+
+		overall_status = kunit_parser.max_status(overall_status, result.status)
 
 	return KunitResult(status=result.status, result=result.result, elapsed_time=exec_time)
 
@@ -168,7 +213,7 @@ def run_tests(linux: kunit_kernel.LinuxSourceTree,
 
 	exec_request = KunitExecRequest(request.timeout, request.build_dir,
 				 request.alltests, request.filter_glob,
-				 request.kernel_args)
+				 request.kernel_args, request.run_isolated)
 	parse_request = KunitParseRequest(request.raw_output,
 					  request.build_dir,
 					  request.json)
@@ -252,6 +297,12 @@ def add_exec_opts(parser) -> None:
 	parser.add_argument('--kernel_args',
 			    help='Kernel command-line parameters. Maybe be repeated',
 			     action='append')
+	parser.add_argument('--run_isolated', help='If set, boot the kernel for each '
+			    'individual suite/test. This is can be useful for debugging '
+			    'a non-hermetic test, one that might pass/fail based on '
+			    'what ran before it.',
+			    type=str,
+			    choices=['suite', 'test']),
 
 def add_parse_opts(parser) -> None:
 	parser.add_argument('--raw_output', help='If set don\'t format output from kernel. '
@@ -325,6 +376,7 @@ def main(argv, linux=None):
 				       cli_args.alltests,
 				       cli_args.filter_glob,
 				       cli_args.kernel_args,
+				       cli_args.run_isolated,
 				       cli_args.json,
 				       cli_args.make_options)
 		result = run_tests(linux, request)
@@ -380,7 +432,8 @@ def main(argv, linux=None):
 						cli_args.build_dir,
 						cli_args.alltests,
 						cli_args.filter_glob,
-						cli_args.kernel_args)
+						cli_args.kernel_args,
+						cli_args.run_isolated)
 		parse_request = KunitParseRequest(cli_args.raw_output,
 						  cli_args.build_dir,
 						  cli_args.json)
diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
index 619c4554cbff..1ff35c08d2c8 100755
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
@@ -477,6 +477,46 @@ class KUnitMainTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		      args=['a=1','b=2'], build_dir='.kunit', filter_glob='', timeout=300)
 		self.print_mock.assert_any_call(StrContains('Testing complete.'))
 
+	def test_list_tests(self):
+		want = ['suite.test1', 'suite.test2', 'suite2.test1']
+		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.return_value = ['TAP version 14'] + want
+
+		got = kunit._list_tests(self.linux_source_mock,
+				     kunit.KunitExecRequest(300, '.kunit', False, 'suite*', None, 'suite'))
+
+		self.assertEqual(got, want)
+		# Should respect the user's filter glob when listing tests.
+		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.assert_called_once_with(
+			args=['kunit.action=list'], build_dir='.kunit', filter_glob='suite*', timeout=300)
+
+
+	@mock.patch.object(kunit, '_list_tests')
+	def test_run_isolated_by_suite(self, mock_tests):
+		mock_tests.return_value = ['suite.test1', 'suite.test2', 'suite2.test1']
+		kunit.main(['exec', '--run_isolated=suite', 'suite*.test*'], self.linux_source_mock)
+
+		# Should respect the user's filter glob when listing tests.
+		mock_tests.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY,
+				     kunit.KunitExecRequest(300, '.kunit', False, 'suite*.test*', None, 'suite'))
+		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.assert_has_calls([
+			mock.call(args=None, build_dir='.kunit', filter_glob='suite.test*', timeout=300),
+			mock.call(args=None, build_dir='.kunit', filter_glob='suite2.test*', timeout=300),
+		])
+
+	@mock.patch.object(kunit, '_list_tests')
+	def test_run_isolated_by_test(self, mock_tests):
+		mock_tests.return_value = ['suite.test1', 'suite.test2', 'suite2.test1']
+		kunit.main(['exec', '--run_isolated=test', 'suite*'], self.linux_source_mock)
+
+		# Should respect the user's filter glob when listing tests.
+		mock_tests.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY,
+				     kunit.KunitExecRequest(300, '.kunit', False, 'suite*', None, 'test'))
+		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.assert_has_calls([
+			mock.call(args=None, build_dir='.kunit', filter_glob='suite.test1', timeout=300),
+			mock.call(args=None, build_dir='.kunit', filter_glob='suite.test2', timeout=300),
+			mock.call(args=None, build_dir='.kunit', filter_glob='suite2.test1', timeout=300),
+		])
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	unittest.main()
