diff --git a/roles/ansible-test/tasks/init_collection.yaml b/roles/ansible-test/tasks/init_collection.yaml
index 62ca0d81d..9501a2b16 100644
--- a/roles/ansible-test/tasks/init_collection.yaml
+++ b/roles/ansible-test/tasks/init_collection.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,36 @@
     _test_location: "{{ ansible_test_collection_dir }}/{{ ansible_test_collection_namespace }}/{{ ansible_test_collection_name }}"
     _test_cfg_location: "{{ ansible_test_collection_dir }}/{{ ansible_test_collection_namespace }}/{{ ansible_test_collection_name }}/tests/integration/{{ ansible_test_test_command }}.cfg"
 
+- name: Setup minimum test requirements
+  set_fact:
+    _test_requirements: '-r {{ _test_location }}/requirements.txt -r {{ _test_location }}/test-requirements.txt'
+
+- name: Check for existence of test command specific requirements/constraints
+  when: ansible_test_test_command in _file_locations
+  vars:
+    _file_locations:
+      integration: '{{ _test_location }}/tests/integration'
+      units: '{{ _test_location }}/tests/unit'
+  block:
+    - name: Check for test command constraints file
+      stat:
+        path: '{{ _file_locations[ansible_test_test_command] }}/constraints.txt'
+      register: _extra_constraints_stat
+    - name: Check for test command requirements file
+      stat:
+        path: '{{ _file_locations[ansible_test_test_command] }}/requirements.txt'
+      register: _extra_requirements_stat
+    - name: Add extra constraints.txt
+      when: _extra_constraints_stat.stat.exists
+      set_fact:
+        _test_requirements: '{{_test_requirements}} -c {{ _file_locations[ansible_test_test_command] }}/constraints.txt'
+    - name: Add extra requirements.txt
+      when: _extra_requirements_stat.stat.exists
+      set_fact:
+        _test_requirements: '{{_test_requirements}} -r {{ _file_locations[ansible_test_test_command] }}/requirements.txt'
+
 - name: Install python requirements
-  shell: "{{ ansible_test_venv_path }}/bin/pip install -r {{ _test_location }}/requirements.txt -r {{ _test_location }}/test-requirements.txt"
+  shell: "{{ ansible_test_venv_path }}/bin/pip install {{ _test_requirements }}"
 
 - name: Copy potential cloud provider configuration for ansible-test in the collection
   shell: "cp -v {{ ansible_test_ansible_path }}/test/integration/cloud-config-*.ini {{ _test_location }}/tests/integration/"