diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index cf4b25b0674e2db81222f56aa01391233607a4e9..88d1a294622dcba0e15a4f0111462136e98ea255 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -1140,6 +1140,15 @@ $CONFIG = array(
  */
 'debug' => false,
 
+/**
+ * Skips the migration test during upgrades
+ *
+ * If this is set to true the migration test are deactivated during upgrade.
+ * This is only recommended in installations where upgrade tests are run in
+ * advance with the same data on a test system.
+ */
+'update.skip-migration-test' => false,
+
 /**
  * This entry is just here to show a warning in case somebody copied the sample
  * configuration. DO NOT ADD THIS SWITCH TO YOUR CONFIGURATION!
diff --git a/core/ajax/update.php b/core/ajax/update.php
index ff18d2bc04b3b95651f16c24f4ce58f84d0d0dcc..11d159f15d1236a476c7d838d5fec8e29506388e 100644
--- a/core/ajax/update.php
+++ b/core/ajax/update.php
@@ -41,12 +41,21 @@ if (OC::checkUpgrade(false)) {
 	// avoid side effects
 	\OC_User::setIncognitoMode(true);
 
+
+
 	$logger = \OC::$server->getLogger();
+	$config = \OC::$server->getConfig();
 	$updater = new \OC\Updater(
 			\OC::$server->getHTTPHelper(),
-			\OC::$server->getConfig(),
+			$config,
 			$logger
 	);
+
+	if ($config->getSystemValue('update.skip-migration-test', false)) {
+		$eventSource->send('success', (string)$l->t('Migration tests are skipped - "update.skip-migration-test" is activated in config.php'));
+		$updater->setSimulateStepEnabled(false);
+	}
+
 	$incompatibleApps = [];
 	$disabledThirdPartyApps = [];
 
diff --git a/core/command/upgrade.php b/core/command/upgrade.php
index fa160d9a1c0e645d8c91fdacd227c866eb5038a5..f50a0d92479528033c31922c3f45f6f14fefaa1d 100644
--- a/core/command/upgrade.php
+++ b/core/command/upgrade.php
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ class Upgrade extends Command {
 		$updateStepEnabled = true;
 		$skip3rdPartyAppsDisable = false;
 
+		if ($this->config->getSystemValue('update.skip-migration-test', false)) {
+			$output->writeln(
+				'<info>"skip-migration-test" is activated via config.php</info>'
+			);
+			$simulateStepEnabled = false;
+		}
 		if ($input->getOption('skip-migration-test')) {
 			$simulateStepEnabled = false;
 		}
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ class Upgrade extends Command {
 
 			$self = $this;
 			$updater = new Updater(\OC::$server->getHTTPHelper(),
-				\OC::$server->getConfig());
+				$this->config);
 
 			$updater->setSimulateStepEnabled($simulateStepEnabled);
 			$updater->setUpdateStepEnabled($updateStepEnabled);