diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0346b2ee..a50c064f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ HTML report for the test results.
    :alt: PyPI
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/pytest-html.svg
    :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-html
-   :alt: Conda Forge   
+   :alt: Conda Forge
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/travis/pytest-dev/pytest-html.svg
    :target: https://travis-ci.org/pytest-dev/pytest-html/
    :alt: Travis
@@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ additional HTML and log output with a notice that the log is empty:
           del data[:]
           data.append(html.div('No log output captured.', class_='empty log'))
 
+Display options
+---------------
+
+By default, all rows in the **Results** table will be expanded except those that have :code:`Passed`.
+
+This behavior can be customized with a query parameter: :code:`?collapsed=Passed,XFailed,Skipped`.
+
+
 Screenshots
 -----------
 
diff --git a/pytest_html/resources/main.js b/pytest_html/resources/main.js
index 9d69f521..dfd0ae19 100644
--- a/pytest_html/resources/main.js
+++ b/pytest_html/resources/main.js
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ function add_collapse() {
 
     // Add show/hide link to each result
     find_all('.col-result').forEach(function(elem) {
+        var collapsed = get_query_parameter('collapsed') || 'Passed';
         var extras = elem.parentNode.nextElementSibling;
         var expandcollapse = document.createElement("span");
-        if (elem.innerHTML === 'Passed') {
+        if (collapsed.includes(elem.innerHTML)) {
             extras.classList.add("collapsed");
             expandcollapse.classList.add("expander");
         } else {
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@ function add_collapse() {
     })
 }
 
+function get_query_parameter(name) {
+    var match = RegExp('[?&]' + name + '=([^&]*)').exec(window.location.search);
+    return match && decodeURIComponent(match[1].replace(/\+/g, ' '));
+}
+
 function init () {
     reset_sort_headers();
 
diff --git a/testing/test.js b/testing/test.js
index 49ebf526..a3496c9d 100644
--- a/testing/test.js
+++ b/testing/test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
  * You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
+ if (!String.prototype.includes) {
+   String.prototype.includes = function() {'use strict';
+     return String.prototype.indexOf.apply(this, arguments) !== -1;
+   };
+ }
+
  QUnit.module( 'module', {
    beforeEach: function( assert ) {
       init();