diff --git a/helper/resource/testing.go b/helper/resource/testing.go
index 9453c34462..e4861a9089 100644
--- a/helper/resource/testing.go
+++ b/helper/resource/testing.go
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ type TestCase struct {
 	// IDRefreshIgnore is a list of configuration keys that will be ignored.
 	IDRefreshName   string
 	IDRefreshIgnore []string
+
+	// DisableBinaryDriver forces this test case to run using the legacy test
+	// driver, even if the binary test driver has been enabled.
+	// This property will be removed in version 2.0.0 of the SDK.
+	DisableBinaryDriver bool
 }
 
 // TestStep is a single apply sequence of a test, done within the
@@ -567,7 +572,7 @@ func Test(t TestT, c TestCase) {
 		providers[name] = p
 	}
 
-	if acctest.TestHelper != nil {
+	if acctest.TestHelper != nil && c.DisableBinaryDriver == false {
 		// inject providers for ImportStateVerify
 		RunLegacyTest(t.(*testing.T), c, providers)
 		return