diff --git a/roles/tempest-cleanup/README.rst b/roles/tempest-cleanup/README.rst
index d1fad90..d43319c 100644
--- a/roles/tempest-cleanup/README.rst
+++ b/roles/tempest-cleanup/README.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
    some must have been leaked. This can be also used to verify that tempest
    cleanup was successful.
 
+.. zuul:rolevar:: run_tempest_cleanup_prefix
+   :default: false
+
+   When true, tempest cleanup will be called with '--prefix tempest' to delete
+   only resources with names that match the prefix. This option can be used
+   together with dry_run.
 
 Role usage
 ----------
diff --git a/roles/tempest-cleanup/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/tempest-cleanup/defaults/main.yaml
index ce78bdb..8060b29 100644
--- a/roles/tempest-cleanup/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/tempest-cleanup/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 init_saved_state: false
 dry_run: false
 run_tempest_fail_if_leaked_resources: false
+run_tempest_cleanup_prefix: false
diff --git a/roles/tempest-cleanup/tasks/dry_run.yaml b/roles/tempest-cleanup/tasks/dry_run.yaml
index 46749ab..07e1b63 100644
--- a/roles/tempest-cleanup/tasks/dry_run.yaml
+++ b/roles/tempest-cleanup/tasks/dry_run.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@
   command: tox -evenv-tempest -- tempest cleanup --dry-run --debug
   args:
     chdir: "{{ devstack_base_dir }}/tempest"
+  when: not run_tempest_cleanup_prefix
+
+- name: Run tempest cleanup dry-run with tempest prefix
+  become: yes
+  become_user: tempest
+  command: tox -evenv-tempest -- tempest cleanup --dry-run --debug --prefix tempest
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ devstack_base_dir }}/tempest"
+  when: run_tempest_cleanup_prefix
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diff --git a/roles/tempest-cleanup/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/tempest-cleanup/tasks/main.yaml
index c1d63f0..7ef4928 100644
--- a/roles/tempest-cleanup/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/tempest-cleanup/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
       command: tox -evenv-tempest -- tempest cleanup --debug
       args:
         chdir: "{{ devstack_base_dir }}/tempest"
+      when: not run_tempest_cleanup_prefix
+
+    - name: Run tempest cleanup with tempest prefix
+      become: yes
+      become_user: tempest
+      command: tox -evenv-tempest -- tempest cleanup --debug --prefix tempest
+      args:
+        chdir: "{{ devstack_base_dir }}/tempest"
+      when: run_tempest_cleanup_prefix
 
 - when:
     - run_tempest_fail_if_leaked_resources