diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9ac87d2c9f..d1595b7b47 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-12-06  Edward Hervey  <edward.hervey@collabora.co.uk>
+
+	* testsuite/Makefile.am:
+	Add a way to run individual tests.
+	'make test_bin.py.check' for example.
+
 2008-12-06  Edward Hervey  <edward.hervey@collabora.co.uk>
 
 	* examples/gst-discover:
diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile.am b/testsuite/Makefile.am
index f539665c9f..1d57607e6a 100644
--- a/testsuite/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/Makefile.am
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = PYTHONPATH=$(top_srcdir)/:$(PYTHONPATH)
 	fi
 	@rm valgrind.log
 
+%.check: %
+	@PYTHONPATH=$(top_builddir):$(top_builddir)/gst/.libs:`pwd`:$(top_srcdir):$(PYTHONPATH) $(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/cleanup.py
+	@PYTHONPATH=$(top_builddir):$(top_builddir)/gst/.libs:`pwd`:$(top_srcdir):$(PYTHONPATH) $(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/runtests.py $*
+	@rm -fr *.pyc
+
 # valgrind all tests
 valgrind: $(tests)
 	@echo "Valgrinding tests ..."