diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 956a6a3175..627079fd61 100755
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ def parse_cmd_line() -> argparse.Namespace:
                         help='Let me manually run the test executable at the moment this script would run it')
     parser.add_argument('--byte-limit', action="store", default=randint(0, 2000), type=int,
                         help="Specific byte limit for failure injection (random by default)")
+    parser.add_argument('--skip-internet-dependent-tests', action="store_true",
+                        help="Skip tests which depend on artifacts from the internet.")
     scylla_additional_options = parser.add_argument_group('Additional options for Scylla tests')
     scylla_additional_options.add_argument('--x-log2-compaction-groups', action="store", default="0", type=int,
                              help="Controls number of compaction groups to be used by Scylla tests. Value of 3 implies 8 groups.")
diff --git a/test/cluster/conftest.py b/test/cluster/conftest.py
index 492df61ec4..5f74893597 100644
--- a/test/cluster/conftest.py
+++ b/test/cluster/conftest.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
                         help='username for authentication')
     parser.addoption('--auth_password', action='store', default=None,
                         help='password for authentication')
+    parser.addoption('--skip-internet-dependent-tests', action='store_true',
+                     help='Skip tests which depend on artifacts from the internet')
     parser.addoption('--artifacts_dir_url', action='store', type=str, default=None, dest='artifacts_dir_url',
                      help='Provide the URL to artifacts directory to generate the link to failed tests directory '
                           'with logs')
diff --git a/test/pylib/suite/topology.py b/test/pylib/suite/topology.py
index 1a5c69d0bc..f7a37d5a35 100644
--- a/test/pylib/suite/topology.py
+++ b/test/pylib/suite/topology.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class TopologyTest(PythonTest):
         async with get_cluster_manager(self.uname, self.suite.clusters, str(self.suite.log_dir)) as manager:
             self.args.insert(0, "--tmpdir={}".format(options.tmpdir))
             self.args.insert(0, "--manager-api={}".format(manager.sock_path))
+            if options.skip_internet_dependent_tests:
+                self.args.insert(0, "--skip-internet-dependent-tests")
             if options.artifacts_dir_url:
                 self.args.insert(0, "--artifacts_dir_url={}".format(options.artifacts_dir_url))