diff --git a/bin/addons/__init__.py b/bin/addons/__init__.py
index 0b5c6dc09c5..572a9e0ba86 100644
--- a/bin/addons/__init__.py
+++ b/bin/addons/__init__.py
@@ -738,6 +738,8 @@ def load_module_graph(cr, graph, status=None, perform_checks=True, **kwargs):
                 # 'data' section, but should probably not alter the data,
                 # as there is no rollback.
                 load_test(cr, m, idref, mode)
+            elif tools.config.options['test_force']:
+                load_test(cr, m, idref, mode)
 
             package_todo.append(package.name)
 
diff --git a/bin/tools/config.py b/bin/tools/config.py
index f98cdbab1b9..fd1d8c41cba 100644
--- a/bin/tools/config.py
+++ b/bin/tools/config.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class configmanager(object):
             'test_file' : False,
             'test_report_directory' : False,
             'test_disable' : False,
+            'test_force' : False,
             'test_commit' : False,
             'static_http_enable': False,
             'static_http_document_root': None,
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ class configmanager(object):
         group.add_option("--test-report-directory", dest="test_report_directory", help="If set, will save sample of all reports in this directory.")
         group.add_option("--test-disable", action="store_true", dest="test_disable",
                          default=False, help="Disable loading test files.")
+        group.add_option("--force-test", action="store_true", dest="test_force",
+                         default=False, help="Forces loading of test files (even if --without-demo).")
         group.add_option("--test-commit", action="store_true", dest="test_commit",
                          default=False, help="Commit database changes performed by tests.")
         parser.add_option_group(group)
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ class configmanager(object):
             'language', 'translate_out', 'translate_in', 'debug_mode', 'smtp_ssl',
             'stop_after_init', 'logrotate', 'without_demo', 'netrpc', 'xmlrpc', 'syslog',
             'list_db', 'xmlrpcs',
-            'test_file', 'test_disable', 'test_commit', 'test_report_directory'
+            'test_file', 'test_disable', 'test_force', 'test_commit', 'test_report_directory'
         ]
 
         for arg in keys: