diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index db254a7..bf3ce7d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ classifier =
 [files]
 packages =
     oslotest
+scripts =
+    tools/oslo_debug_helper.sh
 
 [global]
 setup-hooks =
diff --git a/tools/oslo_debug_helper.sh b/tools/oslo_debug_helper.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f681742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/oslo_debug_helper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# To utilize this file, add the following to tox.ini:
+#[testenv:debug]
+#commands = oslo_debug_helper.sh {posargs}
+
+# To run with tox:
+#tox -e debug
+#tox -e debug test_notifications
+#tox -e debug test_notifications.NotificationsTestCase
+#tox -e debug test_notifications.NotificationsTestCase.test_send_notification
+
+TMP_DIR=`mktemp -d` || exit 1
+trap "rm -rf $TMP_DIR" EXIT
+
+ALL_TESTS=$TMP_DIR/all_tests
+TESTS_TO_RUN=$TMP_DIR/tests_to_run
+
+PACKAGENAME=$(python setup.py --name)
+
+python -m testtools.run discover -t ./ ./$PACKAGENAME/tests --list > $ALL_TESTS
+
+if [ "$1" ]; then
+    grep "$1" < $ALL_TESTS > $TESTS_TO_RUN
+else
+    mv $ALL_TESTS $TESTS_TO_RUN
+fi
+
+python -m testtools.run discover --load-list $TESTS_TO_RUN
+