diff --git a/modules/httpserver-api/tests/basetest.py b/modules/httpserver-api/tests/basetest.py
index 1e1d26311d..77db77f215 100755
--- a/modules/httpserver-api/tests/basetest.py
+++ b/modules/httpserver-api/tests/basetest.py
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ def exec_os(cls):
         if cls.config.cmd:
             args += ["-e", cls.config.cmd]
 
+        if cls.config.test_image:
+            args += ["-i", cls.config.test_image]
+
         return subprocess.Popen(args)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/modules/httpserver-api/tests/testhttpserver-api.py b/modules/httpserver-api/tests/testhttpserver-api.py
index b9f79451e6..67f84e1464 100755
--- a/modules/httpserver-api/tests/testhttpserver-api.py
+++ b/modules/httpserver-api/tests/testhttpserver-api.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 parser.add_argument('--cmd', help='the command to execute')
 parser.add_argument('--use_sudo', help='Use sudo with -n option instead of port forwarding', action='store_true')
 parser.add_argument('--jsondir', help='location of the json files', default=os.path.join(module_base, 'api-doc/listings/'))
+parser.add_argument('--test_image', help='the path to the test image')
 client.Client.add_arguments(parser)
 
 class test_httpserver(basetest.Basetest):