diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6db9a4..9f9c1e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,22 @@ verifier:
   output: path/to/results/%{platform}_%{suite}_inspec.xml
 ```
 
+You can also decide to only run specific controls, instead of a full profile. This is done by specifying a list of controls:
+
+```
+suites:
+  - name: supermarket
+    run_list:
+      - recipe[apt]
+      - recipe[ssh-hardening]
+    verifier:
+      inspec_tests:
+        - name: dev-sec/ssh-baseline
+      controls:
+        - sshd-46
+    ...
+```
+
 ### Directory Structure
 
 By default `kitchen-inspec` expects test to be in `test/integration/%suite%` directory structure (we use Chef as provisioner here):
diff --git a/lib/kitchen/verifier/inspec.rb b/lib/kitchen/verifier/inspec.rb
index 87d5e6b..82cb5f4 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/verifier/inspec.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/verifier/inspec.rb
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ def runner_options(transport, state = {}, platform = nil, suite = nil) # rubocop
           runner_options["format"] = config[:format] unless config[:format].nil?
           runner_options["output"] = config[:output] % { platform: platform, suite: suite } unless config[:output].nil?
           runner_options["profiles_path"] = config[:profiles_path] unless config[:profiles_path].nil?
+          runner_options[:controls] = config[:controls]
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/kitchen/verifier/inspec_spec.rb b/spec/kitchen/verifier/inspec_spec.rb
index fe722c9..3b97b4c 100644
--- a/spec/kitchen/verifier/inspec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/kitchen/verifier/inspec_spec.rb
@@ -203,6 +203,20 @@
       verifier.call(port: 123)
     end
 
+    it "constructs an Inspec::Runner with a controls filter" do
+      config[:controls] = %w{a control}
+
+      expect(Inspec::Runner).to receive(:new)
+        .with(
+          hash_including(
+            controls: %w{a control}
+          )
+        )
+        .and_return(runner)
+
+      verifier.call(port: 123)
+    end
+
     it "provide platform and test suite to build output path" do
       allow(Inspec::Runner).to receive(:new).and_return(runner)