diff --git a/Tests/CTestTestMemcheck/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CTestTestMemcheck/CMakeLists.txt
index fc3b01e7d2..1c0c3b2e14 100644
--- a/Tests/CTestTestMemcheck/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CTestTestMemcheck/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ set(CTEST_EXTRA_CONFIG "set(CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE \"\${CMAKE_CURRE
 unset(CMAKELISTS_EXTRA_CODE)
 gen_mc_test(DummyValgrindInvalidSupFile "\${PSEUDO_VALGRIND}")
 
+# CTest will add the logfile option as last option. Tell the dummy memcheck
+# to ignore that argument. This will cause the logfile to be missing, which
+# will be the prove for us that the custom option is indeed used.
+set(CTEST_EXTRA_CONFIG "set(CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND_OPTIONS \"--\")")
+gen_mc_test(DummyValgrindCustomOptions "\${PSEUDO_VALGRIND}")
+
 unset(CTEST_EXTRA_CONFIG)
 gen_mc_test(NotExist "\${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}/no-memcheck-exe")
 
@@ -141,3 +147,6 @@ set_tests_properties(CTestTestMemcheckDummyBC PROPERTIES
 
 set_tests_properties(CTestTestMemcheckDummyValgrindInvalidSupFile PROPERTIES
     PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "\nCannot find memory checker suppression file: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/does-not-exist\n")
+
+set_tests_properties(CTestTestMemcheckDummyValgrindCustomOptions PROPERTIES
+    PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "\nCannot find memory tester output file: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/DummyValgrindCustomOptions/Testing/Temporary/MemoryChecker.log\n(.*\n)?Error in read script: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/DummyValgrindCustomOptions/test.cmake\n")
diff --git a/Tests/CTestTestMemcheck/memtester.cxx.in b/Tests/CTestTestMemcheck/memtester.cxx.in
index 64b72d313e..4609fa3418 100644
--- a/Tests/CTestTestMemcheck/memtester.cxx.in
+++ b/Tests/CTestTestMemcheck/memtester.cxx.in
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     std::string logfile;
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
       std::string arg = argv[i];
+      // stop processing options, this allows to force
+      // the logfile to be ignored
+      if (arg == "--")
+        {
+        break;
+        }
       if (arg.find(logarg) == 0)
         {
         if (nextarg)