diff --git a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/tooling/internal/init/testFilterInit.gradle b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/tooling/internal/init/testFilterInit.gradle
index 6b42854940fe..39610a848f81 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/tooling/internal/init/testFilterInit.gradle
+++ b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/tooling/internal/init/testFilterInit.gradle
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ gradle.taskGraph.beforeTask { Task task ->
         logTestEvent("afterTest", descriptor, null, result)
       }
 
-      if(ijTestFilteringSupported) {
+      if(ijTestIncludes != ['*'] && ijTestFilteringSupported) {
         task.filter {
           ijTestIncludes.each(){ includeTestsMatching "${it}" }
         }