diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c86a48ae..73ba2cbe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ The following options are available with all commands. You must use command line
 
 - `--url, -u "protocol://host:port/dbname"` - specify the database url directly. _(env: `DATABASE_URL`)_
 - `--env, -e "DATABASE_URL"` - specify an environment variable to read the database connection URL from.
+- `--migrations, -m "VERSION"` - operate on only the migrations specified. _(env: `DBMATE_MIGRATIONS`)_
 - `--migrations-dir, -d "./db/migrations"` - where to keep the migration files. _(env: `DBMATE_MIGRATIONS_DIR`)_
 - `--migrations-table "schema_migrations"` - database table to record migrations in. _(env: `DBMATE_MIGRATIONS_TABLE`)_
 - `--schema-file, -s "./db/schema.sql"` - a path to keep the schema.sql file. _(env: `DBMATE_SCHEMA_FILE`)_
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 83b85bf8..fa870b70 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ func NewApp() *cli.App {
 			Value:   "DATABASE_URL",
 			Usage:   "specify an environment variable containing the database URL",
 		},
+		&cli.StringSliceFlag{
+			Name:    "migrations",
+			Aliases: []string{"m"},
+			EnvVars: []string{"DBMATE_MIGRATIONS"},
+			Value:   cli.NewStringSlice(),
+			Usage:   "specify one or more specific migration to use",
+		},
 		&cli.StringSliceFlag{
 			Name:    "migrations-dir",
 			Aliases: []string{"d"},
@@ -231,6 +238,7 @@ func action(f func(*dbmate.DB, *cli.Context) error) cli.ActionFunc {
 		}
 		db := dbmate.New(u)
 		db.AutoDumpSchema = !c.Bool("no-dump-schema")
+		db.Migrations = c.StringSlice("migrations")
 		db.MigrationsDir = c.StringSlice("migrations-dir")
 		db.MigrationsTableName = c.String("migrations-table")
 		db.SchemaFile = c.String("schema-file")
diff --git a/pkg/dbmate/db.go b/pkg/dbmate/db.go
index ae598ffd..c1a1fcf8 100644
--- a/pkg/dbmate/db.go
+++ b/pkg/dbmate/db.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ type DB struct {
 	FS fs.FS
 	// Log is the interface to write stdout
 	Log io.Writer
+	// Migration specifies one or more specific migrations to look at
+	Migrations []string
 	// MigrationsDir specifies the directory or directories to find migration files
 	MigrationsDir []string
 	// MigrationsTableName specifies the database table to record migrations in
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ func New(databaseURL *url.URL) *DB {
 		DatabaseURL:         databaseURL,
 		FS:                  nil,
 		Log:                 os.Stdout,
+		Migrations:          []string{},
 		MigrationsDir:       []string{"./db/migrations"},
 		MigrationsTableName: "schema_migrations",
 		SchemaFile:          "./db/schema.sql",
@@ -412,6 +415,7 @@ func (db *DB) FindMigrations() ([]Migration, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	givenMigrations := db.Migrations
 	migrations := []Migration{}
 	for _, dir := range db.MigrationsDir {
 		// find filesystem migrations
@@ -437,6 +441,21 @@ func (db *DB) FindMigrations() ([]Migration, error) {
 				FS:       db.FS,
 				Version:  matches[1],
 			}
+
+			if len(db.Migrations) > 0 {
+				found := false
+				for i, given := range givenMigrations {
+					if given == migration.Version || given == migration.FileName {
+						givenMigrations = append(givenMigrations[:i], givenMigrations[i+1:]...)
+						found = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				if !found {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+
 			if ok := appliedMigrations[migration.Version]; ok {
 				migration.Applied = true
 			}
@@ -445,6 +464,10 @@ func (db *DB) FindMigrations() ([]Migration, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(givenMigrations) > 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w `%v`", ErrMigrationNotFound, givenMigrations)
+	}
+
 	sort.Slice(migrations, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return migrations[i].FileName < migrations[j].FileName
 	})