6 files changed, 29 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/login/standard_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/login/standard_spec.rb
index 8e1ae6efa47..ba19ce17ee5 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/login/standard_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/login/standard_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module QA
-  feature 'standard root login' do
+  feature 'standard root login', :core do
     scenario 'user logs in using credentials' do
       Page::Main::Entry.act { sign_in_using_credentials }
 
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/mattermost/group_create_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/mattermost/group_create_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4afd83c8e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/mattermost/group_create_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module QA
+  feature 'create a new group', :mattermost do
+    scenario 'creating a group with a mattermost team' do
+      Page::Main::Entry.act { sign_in_using_credentials }
+      Page::Main::Menu.act { go_to_groups }
+
+      Page::Dashboard::Groups.perform do |page|
+        page.go_to_new_group
+
+        expect(page).to have_content(
+          /Create a Mattermost team for this group/
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/project/create_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/project/create_spec.rb
index 610492b9717..27eb22f15a6 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/project/create_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/project/create_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module QA
-  feature 'create a new project' do
+  feature 'create a new project', :core do
     scenario 'user creates a new project' do
       Page::Main::Entry.act { sign_in_using_credentials }
 
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/repository/clone_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/repository/clone_spec.rb
index 521bd955857..3571173783d 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/repository/clone_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/repository/clone_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module QA
-  feature 'clone code from the repository' do
+  feature 'clone code from the repository', :core do
     context 'with regular account over http' do
       given(:location) do
         Page::Project::Show.act do
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/repository/push_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/repository/push_spec.rb
index 5fe45d63d37..0e691fb0d75 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/repository/push_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/repository/push_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module QA
-  feature 'push code to repository' do
+  feature 'push code to repository', :core do
     context 'with regular account over http' do
-      scenario 'user pushes code to the repository' do
+      scenario 'user pushes code to the repository'  do
         Page::Main::Entry.act { sign_in_using_credentials }
 
         Scenario::Gitlab::Project::Create.perform do |scenario|
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/runner.rb b/qa/qa/specs/runner.rb
index 83ae15d0995..2aa18d5d3a1 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/runner.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/runner.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ module QA
     class Runner
       include Scenario::Actable
 
-      def rspec(*args)
+      def rspec(tty: false, tags: [], files: ['qa/specs/features'])
+        args = []
+        args << '--tty' if tty
+        tags.to_a.each do |tag|
+          args << ['-t', tag.to_s]
+        end
+        args << files
+
         RSpec::Core::Runner.run(args.flatten, $stderr, $stdout).tap do |status|
           abort if status.nonzero?
         end