diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml
index 8838fe7f022..c05cd2f96f5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml
@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ make installcheck-parallel
   </para>
   </sect2>
 
+  <sect2 id="regress-subset">
+   <title>Running Specific Tests</title>
+
+   <para>
+    A subset of the regression tests can be run with the command
+    <literal>make check-tests TESTS="boolean char"</literal> or
+    <literal>make installcheck-tests TESTS="boolean char"</literal>.
+    Note that sometimes tests have dependencies on objects created by other
+    tests, which can cause unexpected failures.
+   </para>
+  </sect2>
+
   <sect2 id="regress-additional">
    <title>Additional Test Suites</title>