diff --git a/test/e2e-common.sh b/test/e2e-common.sh
index b6f783003..5d7531dc1 100755
--- a/test/e2e-common.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-common.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export GATEWAY_NAMESPACE_OVERRIDE=${GATEWAY_NAMESPACE_OVERRIDE:-istio-system}
 export GATEWAY_CLASS=${GATEWAY_CLASS:-istio}
 export UNSUPPORTED_E2E_TESTS=${UNSUPPORTED_E2E_TESTS:-$ISTIO_UNSUPPORTED_E2E_TESTS}
 export KIND=${KIND:-0}
+export GATEWAY_TESTS_ONLY=${GATEWAY_TESTS_ONLY:-0}
 
 function parse_flags() {
   case "$1" in
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ function parse_flags() {
       readonly KIND=1
       return 1
       ;;
+    --gateway-tests-only)
+      readonly GATEWAY_TESTS_ONLY=1
+      return 1
   esac
   return 0
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e-tests.sh b/test/e2e-tests.sh
index febce881a..bec457e18 100755
--- a/test/e2e-tests.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-tests.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ header "Running e2e tests"
 
 failed=0
 
-knative_conformance || failed=1
-test_ha || failed=1
-test_e2e || failed=1
+if [[ "$GATEWAY_TESTS_ONLY" -eq "0" ]]; then
+  knative_conformance || failed=1
+  test_ha || failed=1
+  test_e2e || failed=1
+fi
 
-if [[ "${JOB_NAME:-unknown}" == *"continuous"* ]]; then
+if [[ "${JOB_NAME:-unknown}" == *"continuous"* ]] || (( GATEWAY_TESTS_ONLY )); then
   gateway_conformance || true # this is informational
 fi