diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 5d51c2c90bb87f3062215fc1a537281c810a3e19..dfc786f240829604ef1012a072a5d622b276e692 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -20,17 +20,29 @@
 import pytest
 
 
-def pytest_addoption(parser) -> None:  # type: ignore
-    """Add a '--fulltest' option to the pytest commandline."""
+def pytest_addoption(parser) -> None:
+    """Add some custom options to the pytest commandline."""
     parser.addoption(
         "--fulltest",
         action="store_true",
         default=False,
         help="--fulltest: run all test scenarios in 'test_main.py'",
     )
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--cpu-only",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+        help="--cpu-only: disable the use of GPU devices in tests",
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(name="fulltest")
-def fulltest_fixture(request) -> bool:  # type: ignore
+def fulltest_fixture(request) -> bool:
     """Gather the '--fulltest' option's value."""
     return bool(request.config.getoption("--fulltest"))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(name="cpu_only")
+def cpu_only_fixture(request) -> bool:
+    """Gather the '--cpu-only' option's value."""
+    return bool(request.config.getoption("--cpu-only"))
diff --git a/test/model/test_tflow.py b/test/model/test_tflow.py
index aefd62e45489b2e264babbc69830fec68458147b..2e89fb4c71f1f129a2ed2ab3d7d7eb014640bc14 100644
--- a/test/model/test_tflow.py
+++ b/test/model/test_tflow.py
@@ -159,8 +159,11 @@ class TensorflowTestCase(ModelTestCase):
 def fixture_test_case(
     kind: Literal["MLP", "MLP-tune", "RNN", "CNN"],
     device: Literal["CPU", "GPU"],
+    cpu_only: bool,
 ) -> TensorflowTestCase:
     """Fixture to access a TensorflowTestCase."""
+    if cpu_only and (device == "GPU"):
+        pytest.skip(reason="--cpu-only mode")
     return TensorflowTestCase(kind, device)
 
 
diff --git a/test/model/test_torch.py b/test/model/test_torch.py
index 15031107378231ef5b1a4ec62714da1e7988a53e..41e60a8bb8d1e389fceae03678c7ac1cbc06ef73 100644
--- a/test/model/test_torch.py
+++ b/test/model/test_torch.py
@@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ class TorchTestCase(ModelTestCase):
 def fixture_test_case(
     kind: Literal["MLP", "MLP-tune", "RNN", "CNN"],
     device: Literal["CPU", "GPU"],
+    cpu_only: bool,
 ) -> TorchTestCase:
     """Fixture to access a TorchTestCase."""
+    if cpu_only and device == "GPU":
+        pytest.skip(reason="--cpu-only mode")
     return TorchTestCase(kind, device)