diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/jest/documents/overview.md b/docs/generated/packages/jest/documents/overview.md
index 2012ffe1f091b..7923cb998e1e2 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/jest/documents/overview.md
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/jest/documents/overview.md
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ To run Jest tests via nx use
 nx test frontend
 ```
 
+### Testing Specific Files
+
+Using a single positional argument or the `--testFile` flag will run all test files matching the regex. For more info check out the [Jest documentation](https://jestjs.io/docs/cli#jest-regexfortestfiles).
+
+```shell
+nx test frontend HomePage.tsx
+# or
+nx test frontend --testFile HomePage.tsx
+```
+
 ### Watching for Changes
 
 Using the `--watch` flag will run the tests whenever a file changes.
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/jest/executors/jest.json b/docs/generated/packages/jest/executors/jest.json
index 07818365c09ae..321c0d1e222c2 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/jest/executors/jest.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/jest/executors/jest.json
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
       },
       "testFile": {
         "description": "The name of the file to test.",
-        "type": "string"
+        "type": "string",
+        "$default": { "$source": "argv", "index": 0 }
       },
       "tsConfig": {
         "description": "The name of the Typescript configuration file.",
diff --git a/docs/shared/packages/jest/jest-plugin.md b/docs/shared/packages/jest/jest-plugin.md
index 2012ffe1f091b..7923cb998e1e2 100644
--- a/docs/shared/packages/jest/jest-plugin.md
+++ b/docs/shared/packages/jest/jest-plugin.md
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ To run Jest tests via nx use
 nx test frontend
 ```
 
+### Testing Specific Files
+
+Using a single positional argument or the `--testFile` flag will run all test files matching the regex. For more info check out the [Jest documentation](https://jestjs.io/docs/cli#jest-regexfortestfiles).
+
+```shell
+nx test frontend HomePage.tsx
+# or
+nx test frontend --testFile HomePage.tsx
+```
+
 ### Watching for Changes
 
 Using the `--watch` flag will run the tests whenever a file changes.
diff --git a/packages/jest/src/executors/jest/schema.json b/packages/jest/src/executors/jest/schema.json
index 3c1aed561e417..708e33a399c4c 100644
--- a/packages/jest/src/executors/jest/schema.json
+++ b/packages/jest/src/executors/jest/schema.json
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@
     },
     "testFile": {
       "description": "The name of the file to test.",
-      "type": "string"
+      "type": "string",
+      "$default": {
+        "$source": "argv",
+        "index": 0
+      }
     },
     "tsConfig": {
       "description": "The name of the Typescript configuration file.",