diff --git a/gm/gm.h b/gm/gm.h
index 17541e4..646ef1a 100644
--- a/gm/gm.h
+++ b/gm/gm.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
             kSkipTiled_Flag         = 1 << 3,
             kSkip565_Flag           = 1 << 4,
             kSkipScaledReplay_Flag  = 1 << 5,
+            kSkipGPU_Flag           = 1 << 6,
         };
 
         void draw(SkCanvas*);
diff --git a/gm/gmmain.cpp b/gm/gmmain.cpp
index 3f742d9..588ddb9 100644
--- a/gm/gmmain.cpp
+++ b/gm/gmmain.cpp
@@ -1473,6 +1473,10 @@
                 (SkBitmap::kRGB_565_Config == config.fConfig)) {
                 continue;
             }
+            if ((gmFlags & GM::kSkipGPU_Flag) &&
+                kGPU_Backend == config.fBackend) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
             // Now we know that we want to run this test and record its
             // success or failure.