diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e/cli.js b/packages/grafana-e2e/cli.js
index c2d42b204e4..af51c9b31b1 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e/cli.js
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e/cli.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const execa = require('execa');
 const { resolve, sep } = require('path');
 const resolveBin = require('resolve-as-bin');
 
-const cypress = (commandName, { updateScreenshots }) => {
+const cypress = (commandName, { updateScreenshots, browser }) => {
   // Support running an unpublished dev build
   const dirname = __dirname.split(sep).pop();
   const projectPath = resolve(`${__dirname}${dirname === 'dist' ? '/..' : ''}`);
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ const cypress = (commandName, { updateScreenshots }) => {
 
   const cypressOptions = [commandName, '--env', `${CWD},${UPDATE_SCREENSHOTS}`, `--project=${projectPath}`];
 
+  if (browser) {
+    cypressOptions.push('--browser', browser);
+  }
+
   const execaOptions = {
     cwd: __dirname,
     stdio: 'inherit',
@@ -32,17 +36,21 @@ const cypress = (commandName, { updateScreenshots }) => {
 module.exports = () => {
   const updateOption = '-u, --update-screenshots';
   const updateDescription = 'update expected screenshots';
+  const browserOption = '-b, --browser <browser>';
+  const browserDescription = 'specify which browser to use';
 
   program
     .command('open')
     .description('runs tests within the interactive GUI')
     .option(updateOption, updateDescription)
+    .option(browserOption, browserDescription)
     .action((options) => cypress('open', options));
 
   program
     .command('run')
     .description('runs tests from the CLI without the GUI')
     .option(updateOption, updateDescription)
+    .option(browserOption, browserDescription)
     .action((options) => cypress('run', options));
 
   program.parse(process.argv);