diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 9d596e5fd..533cbba63 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -52,10 +52,20 @@
         "--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}",
         "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceFolder}/out/test/suite"
       ],
+      "env": {
+        "MOCHA_GREP": "${input:mochaGrep}"
+      },
       "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/out/**/*.js"],
       "preLaunchTask": "npm: compile:extension",
     }
   ],
+  "inputs": [
+    {
+      "id": "mochaGrep",
+      "type": "promptString",
+      "description": "Enter an optional grep filter to run specific tests. Leave blank for all.",
+    }
+  ],
   "compounds": [
     {
       "name": "Extension + Server Inspector",
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0e3168a2c..87aa3e686 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ npm run watch
 
 2. Inside of [VS Code Insiders](https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/) open this directory and press `F5` to begin debugging the extension. This should launch a new VSCode window which is running the extension.
 
+### Running Tests
+
+#### Using the VSCode debugger
+
+You can launch a debugging task for tests inside VSCode with the **"Run Tests"** task. There you can also specify an optional test filter.
+
+#### Using command line
+
+You can run tests using command line along with an optional `MOCHA_GREP` environment variable to apply a grep filter on tests to run.
+
+```shell
+MOCHA_GREP="Participant .* prompt builders" npm test
+```
+
+It may be quicker to be more specific and use `npm run test-extension` or `npm run test-webview` after compiling.
+
 ### Using Proposed API
 
 The vscode extension will occasionally need to use [proposed API](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/advanced-topics/using-proposed-api) that haven't been promoted to stable yet. To enable an API proposal, add it to the `enabledApiProposals` section in `package.json`, then run `cd src/vscode-dts && npx @vscode/dts dev` to install the type definitions for the API you want to enable.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a35a4935..a8a10c25e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
     "pretest": "npm run compile",
     "test": "npm run test-webview && npm run test-extension",
     "test-extension": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-force-async-hooks-checks xvfb-maybe node ./out/test/runTest.js",
-    "test-webview": "mocha -r ts-node/register --file ./src/test/setup-webview.ts src/test/suite/views/webview-app/**/*.test.tsx",
-    "ai-accuracy-tests": "env TS_NODE_FILES=true mocha -r ts-node/register --file ./src/test/ai-accuracy-tests/test-setup.ts ./src/test/ai-accuracy-tests/ai-accuracy-tests.ts",
+    "test-webview": "mocha -r ts-node/register --grep=\"${MOCHA_GREP}\" --file ./src/test/setup-webview.ts src/test/suite/views/webview-app/**/*.test.tsx",
+    "ai-accuracy-tests": "env TS_NODE_FILES=true mocha -r ts-node/register --grep=\"${MOCHA_GREP}\" --file ./src/test/ai-accuracy-tests/test-setup.ts ./src/test/ai-accuracy-tests/ai-accuracy-tests.ts",
     "analyze-bundle": "webpack --mode production --analyze",
     "vscode:prepublish": "npm run clean && npm run compile:constants && npm run compile:resources && webpack --mode production",
     "check": "npm run lint && npm run depcheck",
diff --git a/src/test/suite/index.ts b/src/test/suite/index.ts
index 9833e8055..b9c7f2f42 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/index.ts
+++ b/src/test/suite/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     reporterOptions,
     ui: 'tdd',
     color: true,
+    grep: process.env.MOCHA_GREP,
   });
 
   const testsRoot = path.join(__dirname, '..');