diff --git a/cargo-insta/integration-tests/Cargo.toml b/cargo-insta/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
index 70fd1867..1163e476 100644
--- a/cargo-insta/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cargo-insta/integration-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 dircpy = "0.3.4"
-insta = { version = "1.1.0", path = "../..", features = ["json", "yaml", "redactions", "glob"] }
+insta = { path = "../..", features = ["json", "yaml", "redactions", "glob"] }
 walkdir = "2.3.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.117", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/cargo-insta/src/cli.rs b/cargo-insta/src/cli.rs
index 4b32668f..54412945 100644
--- a/cargo-insta/src/cli.rs
+++ b/cargo-insta/src/cli.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ pub struct TestCommand {
     /// Delete unreferenced snapshots after the test run.
     #[structopt(long)]
     pub delete_unreferenced_snapshots: bool,
+    /// Filters to apply to the insta glob feature.
+    #[structopt(long)]
+    pub glob_filter: Vec<String>,
     /// Do not pass the quiet flag (`-q`) to tests.
     #[structopt(short = "Q", long)]
     pub no_quiet: bool,
@@ -558,6 +561,22 @@ fn test_run(mut cmd: TestCommand, color: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     if cmd.force_update_snapshots {
         proc.env("INSTA_FORCE_UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS", "1");
     }
+
+    let glob_filter =
+        cmd.glob_filter
+            .iter()
+            .map(|x| x.as_str())
+            .fold(String::new(), |mut s, item| {
+                if !s.is_empty() {
+                    s.push(';');
+                }
+                s.push_str(item);
+                s
+            });
+    if !glob_filter.is_empty() {
+        proc.env("INSTA_GLOB_FILTER", glob_filter);
+    }
+
     if cmd.release {
         proc.arg("--release");
     }
diff --git a/src/glob.rs b/src/glob.rs
index 257a243b..6c247e5e 100644
--- a/src/glob.rs
+++ b/src/glob.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
+use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use globset::GlobBuilder;
+use globset::{GlobBuilder, GlobMatcher};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 use crate::settings::Settings;
 
+static GLOB_FILTER: Lazy<Vec<GlobMatcher>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    env::var("INSTA_GLOB_FILTER")
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .split(';')
+        .filter(|x| !x.is_empty())
+        .filter_map(|filter| {
+            GlobBuilder::new(filter)
+                .case_insensitive(true)
+                .build()
+                .ok()
+                .map(|x| x.compile_matcher())
+        })
+        .collect()
+});
+
 pub fn glob_exec<F: FnMut(&Path)>(base: &Path, pattern: &str, mut f: F) {
     let glob = GlobBuilder::new(pattern)
         .case_insensitive(true)
@@ -25,10 +42,17 @@ pub fn glob_exec<F: FnMut(&Path)>(base: &Path, pattern: &str, mut f: F) {
             continue;
         }
 
+        glob_found_matches = true;
+
+        // if there is a glob filter, skip if it does not match this path
+        if !GLOB_FILTER.is_empty() && !GLOB_FILTER.iter().any(|x| x.is_match(stripped_path)) {
+            eprintln!("Skipping {} due to glob filter", stripped_path.display());
+            continue;
+        }
+
         settings.set_input_file(&path);
         settings.set_snapshot_suffix(path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap());
 
-        glob_found_matches = true;
         settings.bind(|| {
             f(path);
         });
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 3aab6ca5..d420e98c 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,27 @@ macro_rules! with_settings {
 
 /// Executes a closure for all input files matching a glob.
 ///
-/// The closure is passed the path to the file.
+/// The closure is passed the path to the file.  You can use [`std::fs::read_to_string`]
+/// or similar functions to load the file and process it.
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use insta::{assert_snapshot, glob, Settings};
+/// # let mut settings = Settings::clone_current();
+/// # settings.set_allow_empty_glob(true);
+/// # let _dropguard = settings.bind_to_scope();
+/// use std::fs;
+///
+/// glob!("inputs/*.txt", |path| {
+///     let input = fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
+///     assert_snapshot!(input.to_uppercase());
+/// });
+/// ```
+///
+/// The `INSTA_GLOB_FILTER` environment variable can be set to only execute certain files.
+/// The format of the filter is a semicolon separated filter.  For instance by setting
+/// `INSTA_GLOB_FILTER` to `foo-*txt;bar-*.txt` only files starting with `foo-` or `bar-`
+/// end ending in `.txt` will be executed.  When using `cargo-insta` the `--glob-filter`
+/// option can be used instead.
 #[cfg(feature = "glob")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "glob")))]
 #[macro_export]