diff --git a/cargo-pgrx/src/command/regress.rs b/cargo-pgrx/src/command/regress.rs
index 369ca03cd..fc1f1f6f9 100644
--- a/cargo-pgrx/src/command/regress.rs
+++ b/cargo-pgrx/src/command/regress.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ pub(crate) struct Regress {
     /// Run the test suite this many times (default: 1)
     #[clap(long, default_value_t = 1, value_name = "N")]
     pub(crate) repeat: u32,
+
+    /// Run Postgres under valgrind while executing the regression tests
+    #[clap(long)]
+    pub(crate) valgrind: bool,
 }
 
 impl Regress {
diff --git a/cargo-pgrx/src/command/run.rs b/cargo-pgrx/src/command/run.rs
index 014dfb5ef..7e83975d2 100644
--- a/cargo-pgrx/src/command/run.rs
+++ b/cargo-pgrx/src/command/run.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl From<&Regress> for Run {
             verbose: regress.verbose,
             pgcli: false,
             install_only: false,
-            valgrind: false,
+            valgrind: regress.valgrind,
         }
     }
 }