diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
index 59a28adff6db..cb930dee3b20 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
@@ -58,7 +58,13 @@ const getTestPaths = async (
   }
 
   const shouldTestArray = await Promise.all(
-    data.tests.map(test => jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite(test.path)),
+    data.tests.map(test =>
+      jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite({
+        config: test.context.config,
+        duration: test.duration,
+        testPath: test.path,
+      }),
+    ),
   );
 
   const filteredTests = data.tests.filter((test, i) => shouldTestArray[i]);
diff --git a/packages/jest-watch/src/jest_hooks.js b/packages/jest-watch/src/jest_hooks.js
index 0d28f60ead83..d844229fd540 100644
--- a/packages/jest-watch/src/jest_hooks.js
+++ b/packages/jest-watch/src/jest_hooks.js
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ class JestHooks {
         this._listeners.onTestRunComplete.forEach(listener =>
           listener(results),
         ),
-      shouldRunTestSuite: async testPath =>
+      shouldRunTestSuite: async testSuiteInfo =>
         Promise.all(
-          this._listeners.shouldRunTestSuite.map(listener =>
-            listener(testPath),
-          ),
+          this._listeners.shouldRunTestSuite.map(listener => {
+            return listener(testSuiteInfo);
+          }),
         ).then(result =>
           result.every(shouldRunTestSuite => shouldRunTestSuite),
         ),
diff --git a/types/JestHooks.js b/types/JestHooks.js
index 3952d9518fe3..bf5626cffb41 100644
--- a/types/JestHooks.js
+++ b/types/JestHooks.js
@@ -10,12 +10,20 @@
 import type {AggregatedResult} from './TestResult';
 import type {Path, ProjectConfig} from './Config';
 
+type TestSuiteInfo = {
+  config: ProjectConfig,
+  duration: ?number,
+  testPath: string,
+};
+
 export type JestHookExposedFS = {
   projects: Array<{config: ProjectConfig, testPaths: Array<Path>}>,
 };
 
 export type FileChange = (fs: JestHookExposedFS) => void;
-export type ShouldRunTestSuite = (testPath: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+export type ShouldRunTestSuite = (
+  testSuiteInfo: TestSuiteInfo,
+) => Promise<boolean>;
 export type TestRunComplete = (results: AggregatedResult) => void;
 
 export type JestHookSubscriber = {
@@ -27,5 +35,5 @@ export type JestHookSubscriber = {
 export type JestHookEmitter = {
   onFileChange: (fs: JestHookExposedFS) => void,
   onTestRunComplete: (results: AggregatedResult) => void,
-  shouldRunTestSuite: (testPath: string) => Promise<boolean>,
+  shouldRunTestSuite: (testSuiteInfo: TestSuiteInfo) => Promise<boolean>,
 };
diff --git a/website/versioned_docs/version-23.0/WatchPlugins.md b/website/versioned_docs/version-23.0/WatchPlugins.md
index f05e057df2c3..48ec86f72c09 100644
--- a/website/versioned_docs/version-23.0/WatchPlugins.md
+++ b/website/versioned_docs/version-23.0/WatchPlugins.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class MyWatchPlugin {
 
 Below are the hooks available in Jest.
 
-#### `jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite(testPath)`
+#### `jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite({ config, duration, testPath })`
 
 Returns a boolean (or `Promise<boolean>`) for handling asynchronous operations) to specify if a test should be run or not.
 
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ For example:
 ```javascript
 class MyWatchPlugin {
   apply(jestHooks) {
-    jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite(testPath => {
+    jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite(({testPath}) => {
       return testPath.includes('my-keyword');
     });
 
     // or a promise
-    jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite(testPath => {
+    jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite(({testPath}) => {
       return Promise.resolve(testPath.includes('my-keyword'));
     });
   }