diff --git a/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js b/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
index ae5737be248a8..fa8cae2b6b86e 100644
--- a/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
+++ b/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export function createJestConfig({
   return {
     rootDir: xPackKibanaDirectory,
     roots: [
+      '<rootDir>/plugins',
       '<rootDir>/legacy/plugins',
       '<rootDir>/legacy/server',
     ],