diff --git a/app/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/app/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 44df0da..0579f0d 100644
--- a/app/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+option(BR_TEST_EXAMPLES "Test OpenBR example applications" ON)
 file(GLOB EXAMPLES *.cpp)
 foreach(EXAMPLE ${EXAMPLES})
   get_filename_component(EXAMPLE_BASENAME ${EXAMPLE} NAME_WE)
@@ -6,6 +7,8 @@ foreach(EXAMPLE ${EXAMPLES})
   target_link_libraries(${EXAMPLE_BASENAME} openbr ${BR_THIRDPARTY_LIBS})
   install(TARGETS ${EXAMPLE_BASENAME} RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
   if(BUILD_TESTING)
-    add_test(NAME ${EXAMPLE_BASENAME}_test WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} COMMAND ${EXAMPLE_BASENAME})
-  endif(BUILD_TESTING)
+    if(BR_TEST_EXAMPLES)
+      add_test(NAME ${EXAMPLE_BASENAME}_test WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} COMMAND ${EXAMPLE_BASENAME})
+    endif()
+  endif()
 endforeach()