diff --git a/changes-entries/69950.txt b/changes-entries/69950.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46d7d0126ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes-entries/69950.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  *) apachectl: Pass the arguments following "configtest" on to httpd, so that
+     for example -f is honoured. PR 69950
+     [Arturo Bernal]
diff --git a/docs/manual/programs/apachectl.xml b/docs/manual/programs/apachectl.xml
index 5feeddf611e..26303c682b3 100644
--- a/docs/manual/programs/apachectl.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/programs/apachectl.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ This is equivalent to <code>apachectl -k graceful-stop</code>.</dd>
 <dd>Run a configuration file syntax test. It parses the configuration
 files and either reports <code>Syntax Ok</code>
 or detailed information about the particular syntax error.  This is
-equivalent to <code>apachectl -t</code>.</dd>
+equivalent to <code>apachectl -t</code>. Further arguments are passed on to
+<program>httpd</program>, so <code>apachectl configtest -f
+<var>file</var></code> tests the given configuration file.</dd>
 
 </dl>
 
diff --git a/support/apachectl.in b/support/apachectl.in
index 3281c2e6cd1..37558438f9b 100644
--- a/support/apachectl.in
+++ b/support/apachectl.in
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ startssl|sslstart|start-SSL)
     ERROR=2
     ;;
 configtest)
-    $HTTPD -t
+    shift
+    $HTTPD -t "$@"
     ERROR=$?
     ;;
 status)