diff --git a/.config/nextest.toml b/.config/nextest.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bccd51c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nextest.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[profile.default]
+slow-timeout = "1m"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 3091ce6d3a..78deff6e85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -339,16 +339,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ${cov_prefix} mold -run cargo build $CARGO_FLAGS $CARGO_FEATURES --bins --tests
 
-      - name: Run cargo test
+      - name: Run rust tests
         run: |
-          ${cov_prefix} cargo test $CARGO_FLAGS $CARGO_FEATURES
+          ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS $CARGO_FEATURES
 
           # Run separate tests for real S3
           export ENABLE_REAL_S3_REMOTE_STORAGE=nonempty
           export REMOTE_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET=neon-github-ci-tests
           export REMOTE_STORAGE_S3_REGION=eu-central-1
           # Avoid `$CARGO_FEATURES` since there's no `testing` feature in the e2e tests now
-          ${cov_prefix} cargo test $CARGO_FLAGS --package remote_storage --test test_real_s3
+          ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS -E 'package(remote_storage)' -E 'test(test_real_s3)'
 
           # Run separate tests for real Azure Blob Storage
           # XXX: replace region with `eu-central-1`-like region
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ jobs:
           export REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_CONTAINER="${{ vars.REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_CONTAINER }}"
           export REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_REGION="${{ vars.REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_REGION }}"
           # Avoid `$CARGO_FEATURES` since there's no `testing` feature in the e2e tests now
-          ${cov_prefix} cargo test $CARGO_FLAGS --package remote_storage --test test_real_azure
+          ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS -E 'package(remote_storage)' -E 'test(test_real_azure)'
 
       - name: Install rust binaries
         run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile.buildtools b/Dockerfile.buildtools
index 77722f173b..c2fcd8841e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.buildtools
+++ b/Dockerfile.buildtools
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ RUN curl -sSO https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup/dist/$(uname -m)-unknown-linux
     cargo install cargo-hakari && \
     cargo install cargo-deny && \
     cargo install cargo-hack && \
+    cargo install cargo-nextest && \
     rm -rf /home/nonroot/.cargo/registry && \
     rm -rf /home/nonroot/.cargo/git
 ENV RUSTC_WRAPPER=cachepot