diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
index 56cb0b035..db726bbdd 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/commands/run.js
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ const builder = async (yargs) => {
       type: 'boolean',
       description: 'Allow insecure server connections'
     })
+    .option('bail', {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      description: 'Stop execution after a failure of a request, test, or assertion'
+    })
     .example('$0 run request.bru', 'Run a request')
     .example('$0 run request.bru --env local', 'Run a request with the environment set to local')
     .example('$0 run folder', 'Run all requests in a folder')
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ const builder = async (yargs) => {
 
 const handler = async function (argv) {
   try {
-    let { filename, cacert, env, envVar, insecure, r: recursive, output: outputPath, format } = argv;
+    let { filename, cacert, env, envVar, insecure, r: recursive, output: outputPath, format, bail } = argv;
     const collectionPath = process.cwd();
 
     // todo
@@ -292,6 +296,9 @@ const handler = async function (argv) {
     }
 
     const options = getOptions();
+    if (bail) {
+      options['bail'] = true;
+    }
     if (insecure) {
       options['insecure'] = true;
     }
@@ -395,6 +402,16 @@ const handler = async function (argv) {
         suitename: bruFilepath.replace('.bru', '')
       });
 
+      // bail if option is set and there is a failure
+      if (bail) {
+        const requestFailure = result?.error;
+        const testFailure = result?.testResults?.find((iter) => iter.status === 'fail');
+        const assertionFailure = result?.assertionResults?.find((iter) => iter.status === 'fail');
+        if (requestFailure || testFailure || assertionFailure) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
       // determine next request
       const nextRequestName = result?.nextRequestName;
       if (nextRequestName !== undefined) {