diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts_new/macosx/4_test.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts_new/macosx/4_test.sh
index 71037e2471..20fe537fef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts_new/macosx/4_test.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts_new/macosx/4_test.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 set -ex
 
+export QD_FILE_TIMING=1
+export QD_FILE_TIMING_OUTPUT="${RUNNER_TEMP}/file_timing.md"
+
 pip install --prefer-binary --group test
 pip install -r requirements_test_xdist.txt
 find . -name '*.bc'
@@ -17,3 +20,7 @@ python tests/run_tests.py -v -r 1 --arch metal,vulkan,cpu -m "not needs_torch"
 # TODO: revert to stable torch after 2.9.2 release
 pip install --pre --upgrade torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cpu
 python tests/run_tests.py -v -r 1 --arch metal,vulkan,cpu -m needs_torch
+
+if [ -f "$QD_FILE_TIMING_OUTPUT" ]; then
+  cat "$QD_FILE_TIMING_OUTPUT" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+fi
diff --git a/docs/source/user_guide/contributing.md b/docs/source/user_guide/contributing.md
index 50b971c43c..42ebb295ab 100644
--- a/docs/source/user_guide/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/source/user_guide/contributing.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Good practice reminder
 
-* *testing*: Any new features or modified code should be tested. You have to run the test suite using `python tests/run_tests.py` which sets up the right test environment for `pytest`. CLI arguments are forwarded to `pytest`. Do not use `pytest` directly as it behaves differently.
+* *testing*: Any new features or modified code should be tested. You have to run the test suite using `python tests/run_tests.py` which sets up the right test environment for `pytest`. CLI arguments are forwarded to `pytest`. Do not use `pytest` directly as it behaves differently. To see a per-file timing breakdown (useful for identifying slow test files), set `QD_FILE_TIMING=1` — e.g. `QD_FILE_TIMING=1 python tests/run_tests.py`. This is enabled by default in the Mac CI job and the results appear in the GitHub Actions job summary.
 * *format/linter*: Before pushing any commits, ensure you set up `pre-commit` and run it using `pre-commit run -a`
 * No need to force push to keep a clean history as the merging is eventually done by squashing commits.
 
diff --git a/tests/python/pytest_file_timing.py b/tests/python/pytest_file_timing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5a8e28492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/python/pytest_file_timing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""Pytest plugin that reports wall-clock time spent per test file.
+
+Activated by the environment variable QD_FILE_TIMING=1.  Collects the "call" phase duration of each test item and
+prints a sorted summary at the end of the session.
+
+Works correctly with pytest-xdist: the controller process receives forwarded reports from all workers and aggregates
+them here.
+
+Set QD_FILE_TIMING_OUTPUT to a file path to also write the results as markdown (useful for GitHub Actions job
+summaries).
+"""
+
+import os
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+_active = os.environ.get("QD_FILE_TIMING", "0") == "1"
+
+_file_durations: dict[str, float] = defaultdict(float)
+_file_test_counts: dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
+
+
+def pytest_runtest_logreport(report):
+    if not _active:
+        return
+    if report.when == "call":
+        fspath = report.fspath
+        _file_durations[fspath] += report.duration
+        _file_test_counts[fspath] += 1
+
+
+def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter, exitstatus, config):
+    if not _active:
+        return
+    if not _file_durations:
+        return
+
+    tw = terminalreporter._tw
+    tw.sep("=", "per-file timing summary")
+    tw.line(f"{'Duration (s)':>12}  {'Tests':>6}  File")
+    tw.sep("-")
+
+    sorted_files = sorted(_file_durations.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1])
+
+    total = 0.0
+    for fspath, duration in sorted_files:
+        count = _file_test_counts[fspath]
+        tw.line(f"{duration:12.2f}  {count:6d}  {fspath}")
+        total += duration
+
+    tw.sep("-")
+    total_tests = sum(_file_test_counts.values())
+    tw.line(f"{total:12.2f}  {total_tests:6d}  TOTAL (sum of per-file call durations)")
+    tw.sep("=")
+
+    output_path = os.environ.get("QD_FILE_TIMING_OUTPUT")
+    if output_path:
+        _write_markdown(sorted_files, total, total_tests, output_path)
+
+
+def _write_markdown(sorted_files, total, total_tests, path):
+    lines = [
+        "### Per-file test timing",
+        "",
+        "| Duration (s) | Tests | File |",
+        "|---:|---:|:---|",
+    ]
+    for fspath, duration in sorted_files:
+        count = _file_test_counts[fspath]
+        basename = os.path.basename(fspath)
+        lines.append(f"| {duration:.2f} | {count} | `{basename}` |")
+    lines.append(f"| **{total:.2f}** | **{total_tests}** | **TOTAL** |")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    with open(path, "a") as f:
+        f.write("\n".join(lines))
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.py b/tests/run_tests.py
index 7f9335b99e..a752fe75fc 100644
--- a/tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tests/run_tests.py
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ def _test_python(args, default_dir="python"):
     else:
         if int(threads) > 1:
             pytest_args += ["-n", str(threads), "--dist=worksteal"]
+    if os.environ.get("QD_FILE_TIMING", "0") == "1":
+        import sys as _sys
+
+        if test_dir not in _sys.path:
+            _sys.path.insert(0, test_dir)
+        pytest_args += ["-p", "pytest_file_timing"]
+
     import pytest  # pylint: disable=C0415
 
     return int(pytest.main(pytest_args))