diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5790e22c0c8..2abe0e74e06c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@
     "transform": {
       "^.+\\.js$": "<rootDir>/packages/babel-jest"
     },
-    "setupTestFrameworkScriptFile": "<rootDir>/test_setup_file.js",
+    "setupTestFramework": [
+      "<rootDir>/test_setup_file.js"
+    ],
     "snapshotSerializers": [
       "<rootDir>/packages/pretty-format/build/plugins/convert_ansi.js"
     ],
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
index c312674a2d9e..2620f050368f 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
@@ -426,7 +426,13 @@ export const options = {
   setupFiles: {
     description:
       'The paths to modules that run some code to configure or ' +
-      'set up the testing environment before each test. ',
+      'set up the testing environment before each test.',
+    type: 'array',
+  },
+  setupTestFramework: {
+    description:
+      'Allows to setup the Jasmine environment from the global namespace, ' +
+      'instead of injecting the module inside the context',
     type: 'array',
   },
   setupTestFrameworkScriptFile: {
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/index.js b/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
index d070c3789173..4305850c62bb 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ const getConfigs = (
       roots: options.roots,
       runner: options.runner,
       setupFiles: options.setupFiles,
+      setupTestFramework: options.setupTestFramework,
       setupTestFrameworkScriptFile: options.setupTestFrameworkScriptFile,
       skipNodeResolution: options.skipNodeResolution,
       snapshotSerializers: options.snapshotSerializers,
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
index 412289e19071..472c983f4ac2 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ export default function normalize(options: InitialOptions, argv: Argv) {
         value = normalizeCollectCoverageOnlyFrom(options, key);
         break;
       case 'setupFiles':
+      case 'setupTestFramework':
       case 'snapshotSerializers':
         value =
           options[key] &&
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/valid_config.js b/packages/jest-config/src/valid_config.js
index 5c6bf89f166d..c1c5fa9a9707 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/valid_config.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/valid_config.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default ({
   runTestsByPath: false,
   runner: 'jest-runner',
   setupFiles: ['<rootDir>/setup.js'],
-  setupTestFrameworkScriptFile: '<rootDir>/test_setup_file.js',
+  setupTestFramework: ['<rootDir>/test_setup_file.js'],
   silent: true,
   skipNodeResolution: false,
   snapshotSerializers: ['my-serializer-module'],
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
index 8000f0c5710c..724d0e03e921 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ async function jasmine2(
     runtime.requireModule(config.setupTestFrameworkScriptFile);
   }
 
+  if (config.setupTestFramework && config.setupTestFramework.length) {
+    config.setupTestFramework.forEach(module => {
+      require(module)(environment.global);
+    });
+  }
+
   runtime
     .requireModule(require.resolve('source-map-support'), 'source-map-support')
     .install({
diff --git a/test_setup_file.js b/test_setup_file.js
index b6c5c3b99e16..e6613fb969a1 100644
--- a/test_setup_file.js
+++ b/test_setup_file.js
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@
 
 const jasmineReporters = require('jasmine-reporters');
 
-// Some of the `jest-runtime` tests are very slow and cause
-// timeouts on travis
-jest.setTimeout(70000);
+module.exports = function(global) {
+  const {jasmine} = global;
 
-if (global.jasmine && process.env.APPVEYOR_API_URL) {
-  // Running on AppVeyor, add the custom reporter.
-  jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new jasmineReporters.AppVeyorReporter());
-}
+  if (jasmine) {
+    // Some of the `jest-runtime` tests are very slow and cause timeouts on
+    // Travis CI.
+    jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 70000;
+
+    // Running on AppVeyor, add the custom reporter.
+    if (process.env.APPVEYOR_API_URL) {
+      jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new jasmineReporters.AppVeyorReporter());
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test_utils.js b/test_utils.js
index d3bf95950d99..3fa55abc6271 100644
--- a/test_utils.js
+++ b/test_utils.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PROJECT_CONFIG: ProjectConfig = {
   roots: [],
   runner: 'jest-runner',
   setupFiles: [],
+  setupTestFramework: [],
   setupTestFrameworkScriptFile: null,
   skipNodeResolution: false,
   snapshotSerializers: [],
diff --git a/types/Argv.js b/types/Argv.js
index 7125a0f75ce9..f9542351aafe 100644
--- a/types/Argv.js
+++ b/types/Argv.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export type Argv = {|
   rootDir: string,
   roots: Array<string>,
   setupFiles: Array<string>,
+  setupTestFramework: Array<string>,
   setupTestFrameworkScriptFile: string,
   silent: boolean,
   snapshotSerializers: Array<string>,
diff --git a/types/Config.js b/types/Config.js
index 585cd27ee8ce..9dfa137b7ce4 100644
--- a/types/Config.js
+++ b/types/Config.js
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export type InitialOptions = {
   runTestsByPath?: boolean,
   scriptPreprocessor?: string,
   setupFiles?: Array<Path>,
+  setupTestFramework?: Array<Path>,
   setupTestFrameworkScriptFile?: Path,
   silent?: boolean,
   skipNodeResolution?: boolean,
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ export type ProjectConfig = {|
   roots: Array<Path>,
   runner: string,
   setupFiles: Array<Path>,
+  setupTestFramework: Array<Path>,
   setupTestFrameworkScriptFile: ?Path,
   skipNodeResolution: boolean,
   snapshotSerializers: Array<Path>,