diff --git a/spec/jasmine-test-runner.coffee b/spec/jasmine-test-runner.coffee
index 8bf1d3ede..5b8662c14 100644
--- a/spec/jasmine-test-runner.coffee
+++ b/spec/jasmine-test-runner.coffee
@@ -26,7 +26,19 @@ module.exports = ({logFile, headless, testPaths, buildAtomEnvironment}) ->
     get: -> documentTitle
     set: (title) -> documentTitle = title
 
+  userHome = process.env.ATOM_HOME or path.join(fs.getHomeDirectory(), '.atom')
   atomHome = temp.mkdirSync prefix: 'atom-test-home-'
+  if process.env.APM_TEST_PACKAGES
+    testPackages = process.env.APM_TEST_PACKAGES.split /\s+/
+    fs.makeTreeSync path.join(atomHome, 'packages')
+    for packName in testPackages
+      userPack = path.join(userHome, 'packages', packName)
+      loadablePack = path.join(atomHome, 'packages', packName)
+
+      try
+        fs.symlinkSync userPack, loadablePack, 'dir'
+      catch
+        fs.copySync userPack, loadablePack
 
   ApplicationDelegate = require '../src/application-delegate'
   applicationDelegate = new ApplicationDelegate()
@@ -156,4 +168,4 @@ buildTerminalReporter = (logFile, resolveWithExitCode) ->
     new JasmineListReporter(options)
   else
     {TerminalReporter} = require 'jasmine-tagged'
-    new TerminalReporter(options)
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+    new TerminalReporter(options)