diff --git a/tests/_util.py b/tests/_util.py
index d44cfd4ad..85070a550 100644
--- a/tests/_util.py
+++ b/tests/_util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import os
 
+import pytest
+
 import falcon
 import falcon.asgi
 import falcon.testing
@@ -65,3 +67,13 @@ def disable_asgi_non_coroutine_wrapping():
 
     if should_wrap:
         os.environ['FALCON_ASGI_WRAP_NON_COROUTINES'] = 'Y'
+
+
+def as_params(*values, prefix=None):
+    if not prefix:
+        prefix = ''
+    # NOTE(caselit): each value must be a tuple/list even when using one single argument
+    return [
+        pytest.param(*value, id=f'{prefix}_{i}' if prefix else f'{i}')
+        for i, value in enumerate(values, 1)
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/test_uri_converters.py b/tests/test_uri_converters.py
index 1a5c57919..7efc39fbf 100644
--- a/tests/test_uri_converters.py
+++ b/tests/test_uri_converters.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import string
 import uuid
 
+from _util import as_params
 import pytest
 
 from falcon.routing import converters
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ def test_datetime_converter_default_format():
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'value, expected',
-    [
+    as_params(
         (_TEST_UUID_STR, _TEST_UUID),
         (_TEST_UUID_STR.replace('-', '', 1), _TEST_UUID),
         (_TEST_UUID_STR_SANS_HYPHENS, _TEST_UUID),
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ def test_datetime_converter_default_format():
         (_TEST_UUID_STR[0], None),
         (_TEST_UUID_STR[:-1] + 'g', None),
         (_TEST_UUID_STR.replace('-', '_'), None),
-    ],
+        prefix='uuid',
+    ),
 )
 def test_uuid_converter(value, expected):
     c = converters.UUIDConverter()
diff --git a/tests/test_uri_templates.py b/tests/test_uri_templates.py
index 7f6c72b32..448209a5a 100644
--- a/tests/test_uri_templates.py
+++ b/tests/test_uri_templates.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from falcon import testing
 from falcon.routing.util import SuffixedMethodNotFoundError
 
-from _util import create_app  # NOQA
+from _util import as_params, create_app  # NOQA
 
 
 _TEST_UUID = uuid.uuid4()
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def test_datetime_converter(client, resource, uri_template, path, dt_expected):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'uri_template, path, expected',
-    [
+    as_params(
         (
             '/widgets/{widget_id:uuid}',
             '/widgets/' + _TEST_UUID_STR,
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ def test_datetime_converter(client, resource, uri_template, path, dt_expected):
             '/widgets/' + _TEST_UUID_STR_SANS_HYPHENS[:-1] + '/orders',
             None,
         ),
-    ],
+        prefix='uuid_converter',
+    ),
 )
 def test_uuid_converter(client, resource, uri_template, path, expected):
     client.app.add_route(uri_template, resource)