diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index eac95629e..e03b8909d 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ def checkSqlInjection(place, parameter, value):
                     logger.debug(debugMsg)
                     continue
 
+            # Skip tests if title, vector or DBMS is included by the
+            # given skip filter
+            if conf.testSkip and any(conf.testSkip in str(item) or \
+               re.search(conf.testSkip, str(item), re.I) for item in \
+               (test.title, test.vector, payloadDbms)):
+                    debugMsg = "skipping test '%s' because its " % title
+                    debugMsg += "name/vector/DBMS is included by the given skip filter"
+                    logger.debug(debugMsg)
+                    continue
+
             if payloadDbms is not None:
                 # Skip DBMS-specific test if it does not match the user's
                 # provided DBMS
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index d73b512bc..f51e5210c 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1634,6 +1634,10 @@ def _cleanupOptions():
         conf.testFilter = conf.testFilter.strip('*+')
         conf.testFilter = re.sub(r"([^.])([*+])", "\g<1>.\g<2>", conf.testFilter)
 
+    if conf.testSkip:
+        conf.testSkip = conf.testSkip.strip('*+')
+        conf.testSkip = re.sub(r"([^.])([*+])", "\g<1>.\g<2>", conf.testSkip)
+
     if "timeSec" not in kb.explicitSettings:
         if conf.tor:
             conf.timeSec = 2 * conf.timeSec
diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index 257f86eb0..9eb0d121a 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ optDict = {
                                "saveConfig":        "string",
                                "scope":             "string",
                                "testFilter":        "string",
+                               "testSkip":          "string",
                                "updateAll":         "boolean",
                              },
 
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index b801bab95..03bb1ac80 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -674,6 +674,9 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
         general.add_option("--test-filter", dest="testFilter",
                            help="Select tests by payloads and/or titles (e.g. ROW)")
 
+        general.add_option("--test-skip", dest="testSkip",
+                           help="Skip tests by payloads and/or titles (e.g. BENCHMARK)")
+
         general.add_option("--update", dest="updateAll",
                             action="store_true",
                             help="Update sqlmap")
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 2bcd15f1d..fb0e00185 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -708,6 +708,9 @@ scope =
 # Select tests by payloads and/or titles (e.g. ROW)
 testFilter =
 
+# Skip tests by payloads and/or titles (e.g. BENCHMARK)
+testSkip =
+
 # Update sqlmap.
 # Valid: True or False
 updateAll = False