diff --git a/cosmos/airflow/graph.py b/cosmos/airflow/graph.py
index 3e7961ed1..d29ff1bfa 100644
--- a/cosmos/airflow/graph.py
+++ b/cosmos/airflow/graph.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def create_test_task_metadata(
     """
     task_args = dict(task_args)
     task_args["on_warning_callback"] = on_warning_callback
+    task_args["indirect_selection"] = "buildable"
     if node is not None:
         if node.resource_type == DbtResourceType.MODEL:
             task_args["models"] = node.name
diff --git a/cosmos/operators/base.py b/cosmos/operators/base.py
index d43a2d241..6d276013d 100644
--- a/cosmos/operators/base.py
+++ b/cosmos/operators/base.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def __init__(
         vars: dict[str, str] | None = None,
         models: str | None = None,
         emit_datasets: bool = True,
+        indirect_selection: str | None = None,
         cache_selected_only: bool = False,
         no_version_check: bool = False,
         fail_fast: bool = False,
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.vars = vars
         self.models = models
         self.emit_datasets = emit_datasets
+        self.indirect_selection = indirect_selection
         self.cache_selected_only = cache_selected_only
         self.no_version_check = no_version_check
         self.fail_fast = fail_fast
@@ -213,6 +215,9 @@ def build_cmd(
         if self.base_cmd:
             dbt_cmd.extend(self.base_cmd)
 
+        if self.indirect_selection:
+            dbt_cmd += ["--indirect-selection", self.indirect_selection]
+
         dbt_cmd.extend(self.add_global_flags())
 
         # add command specific flags
diff --git a/tests/airflow/test_graph.py b/tests/airflow/test_graph.py
index 2eb93c613..93bb47bfd 100644
--- a/tests/airflow/test_graph.py
+++ b/tests/airflow/test_graph.py
@@ -359,4 +359,4 @@ def test_create_test_task_metadata(node_type, node_unique_id, selector_key, sele
     )
     assert metadata.id == "test_no_nulls"
     assert metadata.operator_class == "cosmos.operators.local.DbtTestLocalOperator"
-    assert metadata.arguments == {"task_arg": "value", "on_warning_callback": True, selector_key: selector_value}
+    assert metadata.arguments == {"task_arg": "value", 'indirect_selection': 'buildable', "on_warning_callback": True, selector_key: selector_value}