diff --git a/tasks/noci_test.sh b/tasks/noci_test.sh
index 12fbb99621a..6d208a56278 100755
--- a/tasks/noci_test.sh
+++ b/tasks/noci_test.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ root=$(dirname $0)/..
 # tests that aren't run on CI (yet)
 
 # jasmine specs with @noCI tag
-npm run test-jasmine -- --tags=noCI --nowatch || EXIT_STATE=$?
+npm run test-jasmine -- --tags=noCI,noCIdep --nowatch || EXIT_STATE=$?
 
 # mapbox image tests take too much resources on CI
 #
diff --git a/test/jasmine/karma.conf.js b/test/jasmine/karma.conf.js
index 79101a8649f..a427ea4a2ef 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/karma.conf.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/karma.conf.js
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ func.defaultConfig = {
     // A few tests don't behave well on CI
     // add @noCI to the spec description to skip a spec on CI
     //
+    // Although not recommended, some tests "depend" on other
+    // tests to pass (e.g. the Plotly.react tests check that
+    // all available traces and transforms are tested). Tag these
+    // with @noCIdep, so that
+    // - $ npm run test-jasmine -- tags=noCI,noCIdep
+    // can pass.
+    //
     // Label tests that require a WebGL-context by @gl so that
     // they can be skipped using:
     // - $ npm run test-jasmine -- --skip-tags=gl
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/plot_api_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/plot_api_test.js
index c5e09531c55..293dd676d98 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/plot_api_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/plot_api_test.js
@@ -2560,7 +2560,7 @@ describe('Test plot api', function() {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('Plotly.react', function() {
+    describe('@noCIdep Plotly.react', function() {
         var mockedMethods = [
             'doTraceStyle',
             'doColorBars',