diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 90b1858aa4..1011c86629 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint tasks test src/ol examples config",
     "pretest": "npm run lint",
     "test-rendering": "node rendering/test.js",
-    "test": "npm run karma -- --single-run --log-level error && npm run test-rendering",
+    "test": "npm run karma -- --single-run --log-level error && npm run test-rendering -- --force",
     "karma": "karma start test/karma.config.js",
     "serve-examples": "webpack-dev-server --config examples/webpack/config.js --mode development --watch",
     "build-examples": "webpack --config examples/webpack/config.js --mode production",
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "front-matter": "^3.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^7.0.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.2",
+    "globby": "^8.0.1",
     "handlebars": "4.0.11",
     "istanbul": "0.4.5",
     "jquery": "3.3.1",
diff --git a/rendering/.gitignore b/rendering/.gitignore
index 8b295d4969..9afaa0563f 100644
--- a/rendering/.gitignore
+++ b/rendering/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-actual.png
\ No newline at end of file
+actual.png
+pass
diff --git a/rendering/test.js b/rendering/test.js
index d536b3d45c..150a7885e5 100755
--- a/rendering/test.js
+++ b/rendering/test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const fse = require('fs-extra');
 const pixelmatch = require('pixelmatch');
 const yargs = require('yargs');
 const log = require('loglevelnext');
+const globby = require('globby');
 
 const compiler = webpack(Object.assign({mode: 'development'}, config));
 
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ function getExpectedScreenshotPath(entry) {
   return path.join(__dirname, path.dirname(entry), 'expected.png');
 }
 
+function getPassFilePath(entry) {
+  return path.join(__dirname, path.dirname(entry), 'pass');
+}
+
 function parsePNG(filepath) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const stream = fs.createReadStream(filepath);
@@ -141,10 +146,16 @@ async function renderPage(page, entry, options) {
   await page.screenshot({path: getActualScreenshotPath(entry)});
 }
 
+async function touch(filepath) {
+  const fd = await fse.open(filepath, 'w');
+  await fse.close(fd);
+}
+
 async function copyActualToExpected(entry) {
   const actual = getActualScreenshotPath(entry);
   const expected = getExpectedScreenshotPath(entry);
   await fse.copy(actual, expected);
+  await touch(getPassFilePath(entry));
 }
 
 async function renderEach(page, entries, options) {
@@ -159,7 +170,10 @@ async function renderEach(page, entries, options) {
     if (error) {
       process.stderr.write(`${error.message}\n`);
       fail = true;
+      continue;
     }
+
+    await touch(getPassFilePath(entry));
   }
   return fail;
 }
@@ -200,7 +214,50 @@ async function render(entries, options) {
   }
 }
 
+async function getLatest(patterns) {
+  const stats = await globby(patterns, {stats: true});
+  let latest = 0;
+  for (const stat of stats) {
+    if (stat.mtime > latest) {
+      latest = stat.mtime;
+    }
+  }
+  return latest;
+}
+
+async function getOutdated(entries, options) {
+  const libTime = await getLatest(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'ol', '**', '*'));
+  options.log.debug('library time', libTime);
+  const outdated = [];
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    const passPath = getPassFilePath(entry);
+    const passTime = await getLatest(passPath);
+    options.log.debug(entry, 'pass time', passTime);
+    if (passTime < libTime) {
+      outdated.push(entry);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const caseTime = await getLatest(path.join(__dirname, path.dirname(entry), '**', '*'));
+    options.log.debug(entry, 'case time', caseTime);
+    if (passTime < caseTime) {
+      outdated.push(entry);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    options.log.info('skipping', entry);
+  }
+  return outdated;
+}
+
 async function main(entries, options) {
+  if (!options.force) {
+    entries = await getOutdated(entries, options);
+  }
+  if (entries.length === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const done = await serve(options);
   try {
     await render(entries, options);
@@ -230,6 +287,11 @@ if (require.main === module) {
       type: 'number',
       default: 60000
     }).
+    option('force', {
+      describe: 'Run all tests (instead of just outdated tests)',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      default: false
+    }).
     option('log-level', {
       describe: 'The level for logging',
       choices: ['trace', 'debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error', 'silent'],