diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/Kconfig b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/Kconfig
index 91dc1f0dfa5..c7b23fd57ab 100644
--- a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ config ZTEST_STACK_SIZE
 	default 2048 if COVERAGE_GCOV
 	default 1024
 
+config ZTEST_TEST_DELAY_MS
+	int "Delay between tests in milliseconds"
+	default 0
+	help
+	  Add a delay between between tests to manage output on the console on
+	  systems that can't handle the rapid output rate.
+
 config ZTEST_FAIL_FAST
 	bool "Abort on first failing test"
 	help
diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztest_new.c b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztest_new.c
index 60919aa75dd..525fad12019 100644
--- a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztest_new.c
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztest_new.c
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ static int run_test(struct ztest_suite_node *suite, struct ztest_unit_test *test
 {
 	int ret = TC_PASS;
 
+#if CONFIG_ZTEST_TEST_DELAY_MS > 0
+	k_busy_wait(CONFIG_ZTEST_TEST_DELAY_MS * USEC_PER_MSEC);
+#endif
 	TC_START(test->name);
 
 	phase = TEST_PHASE_BEFORE;