diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 262dc3e3458..1279a7ae45c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -94,9 +94,30 @@ run-frontend: deps-js ## Fetch js dependencies and watch frontend for rebuild
 
 ##@ Testing
 
-test-go: ## Run tests for backend.
-	@echo "test backend"
-	$(GO) test -v ./pkg/...
+.PHONY: test-go
+test-go: test-go-unit test-go-integration
+
+.PHONY: test-go-unit
+test-go-unit: ## Run unit tests for backend with flags.
+	@echo "test backend unit tests"
+	$(GO) test -short -covermode=atomic -timeout=30m ./pkg/...
+
+.PHONY: test-go-integration
+test-go-integration: ## Run integration tests for backend with flags.
+	@echo "test backend integration tests"
+	$(GO) test -run Integration -covermode=atomic -timeout=30m ./pkg/...
+
+.PHONY: test-go-integration-postgres
+test-go-integration-postgres: devenv-postgres ## Run integration tests for postgres backend with flags.
+	@echo "test backend integration postgres tests"
+	$(GO) clean -testcache
+	$(GO) list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'GRAFANA_TEST_DB=postgres go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic -timeout=30m {}'
+
+.PHONY: test-go-integration-mysql
+test-go-integration-mysql: devenv-mysql ## Run integration tests for mysql backend with flags.
+	@echo "test backend integration mysql tests"
+	$(GO) clean -testcache
+	$(GO) list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'GRAFANA_TEST_DB=mysql go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic -timeout=30m {}'
 
 test-js: ## Run tests for frontend.
 	@echo "test frontend"
@@ -153,6 +174,14 @@ devenv-down: ## Stop optional services.
 	test -f docker-compose.yaml && \
 	docker-compose down || exit 0;
 
+devenv-postgres:
+	@cd devenv; \
+	sources=postgres_tests
+
+devenv-mysql:
+	@cd devenv; \
+	sources=mysql_tests
+
 ##@ Helpers
 
 # We separate the protobuf generation because most development tasks on