diff --git a/packages/jasmine/src/jasmine_node_test.bzl b/packages/jasmine/src/jasmine_node_test.bzl
index e6802be6bb..58be096696 100644
--- a/packages/jasmine/src/jasmine_node_test.bzl
+++ b/packages/jasmine/src/jasmine_node_test.bzl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def jasmine_node_test(
         deps = [],
         expected_exit_code = 0,
         tags = [],
+        config_file = None,
         coverage = False,
         jasmine = "@npm//@bazel/jasmine",
         jasmine_entry_point = "@npm//:node_modules/@bazel/jasmine/jasmine_runner.js",
@@ -43,6 +44,15 @@ def jasmine_node_test(
       deps: Other targets which produce JavaScript, such as ts_library
       expected_exit_code: The expected exit code for the test.
       tags: Bazel tags applied to test
+      config_file: (experimental) label of a file containing Jasmine JSON config.
+
+        Note that not all configuration options are honored, and
+        we expect some strange feature interations.
+        For example, if you list spec_files, they will be tested
+        but not instrumented for code coverage.
+
+        See https://jasmine.github.io/setup/nodejs.html#configuration
+
       coverage: Enables code coverage collection and reporting.
       jasmine: A label providing the `@bazel/jasmine` npm dependency.
       jasmine_entry_point: A label providing the `@bazel/jasmine` entry point.
@@ -61,12 +71,21 @@ def jasmine_node_test(
     all_data += [Label("@bazel_tools//tools/bash/runfiles")]
 
     # If the target specified templated_args, pass it through.
-    templated_args = kwargs.pop("templated_args", []) + ["$(location :%s_devmode_srcs.MF)" % name]
+    templated_args = kwargs.pop("templated_args", [])
+    templated_args.append("$(location :%s_devmode_srcs.MF)" % name)
 
     if coverage:
-        templated_args = templated_args + ["--coverage"]
+        templated_args.append("--coverage")
+    else:
+        templated_args.append("--nocoverage")
+
+    if config_file:
+        # Calculate a label relative to the user's BUILD file
+        pkg = Label("%s//%s:__pkg__" % (native.repository_name(), native.package_name()))
+        all_data.append(pkg.relative(config_file))
+        templated_args.append("$(location %s)" % config_file)
     else:
-        templated_args = templated_args + ["--nocoverage"]
+        templated_args.append("--noconfig")
 
     nodejs_test(
         name = name,
diff --git a/packages/jasmine/src/jasmine_runner.js b/packages/jasmine/src/jasmine_runner.js
index ccb87c3cf6..49c40b454e 100644
--- a/packages/jasmine/src/jasmine_runner.js
+++ b/packages/jasmine/src/jasmine_runner.js
@@ -51,26 +51,34 @@ Error.stackTraceLimit = Infinity;
 const IS_TEST_FILE = /[^a-zA-Z0-9](spec|test)\.js$/i;
 const IS_NODE_MODULE = /\/node_modules\//
 
+// We process arguments by splicing them out of the process.argv
+// Users could set their own templated_args on their test, then
+// the tested code might process the argv
+// So it shouldn't see these Bazel-specific ones
+function readArg() {
+  return process.argv.splice(2, 1)[0];
+}
+
 function main(args) {
-  if (!args.length) {
-    throw new Error('Spec file manifest expected argument missing');
+  if (args.length < 3) {
+    throw new Error('expected argument missing');
   }
+
+
   // first args is always the path to the manifest
-  const manifest = require.resolve(args[0]);
+  const manifest = require.resolve(readArg());
   // second is always a flag to enable coverage or not
-  const coverageArg = args[1];
+  const coverageArg = readArg();
   const enableCoverage = coverageArg === '--coverage';
-
-  // Remove the manifest, some tested code may process the argv.
-  // Also remove the --coverage flag
-  process.argv.splice(2, 2)[0];
+  // config file is the next arg
+  const configFile = readArg();
 
   // the relative directory the coverage reporter uses to find anf filter the files
-  const cwd = process.cwd()
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
 
   const jrunner = new JasmineRunner({jasmineCore: jasmineCore});
-  if (args.length == 3) {
-    jrunner.loadConfigFile(args[2]);
+  if (configFile !== '--noconfig') {
+    jrunner.loadConfigFile(require.resolve(configFile));
   }
   const allFiles = fs.readFileSync(manifest, UTF8)
                        .split('\n')
diff --git a/packages/jasmine/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/jasmine/test/BUILD.bazel
index e6a03b8086..82f5e78aa5 100644
--- a/packages/jasmine/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/jasmine/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -63,3 +63,16 @@ jasmine_node_test(
         "--node_options=--experimental-modules",
     ],
 )
+
+# We have no srcs[] here because we set specs in the config file
+jasmine_node_test(
+    name = "config_file_test",
+    config_file = "test_config_file.json",
+    # The file isn't named following our usual conventions
+    # but since it's configured in the json config file
+    # Jasmine will still load it
+    data = ["test_config_file.js"],
+    # TODO(alexeagle): on Windows CI we get no specs found
+    # Maybe Jasmine doesn't normalize the slashes in the config
+    tags = ["fix-windows"],
+)
diff --git a/packages/jasmine/test/test_config_file.js b/packages/jasmine/test/test_config_file.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7402b2266b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jasmine/test/test_config_file.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+describe('configuring Jasmine', () => {
+  it('should accept a config file', () => {
+    // the config_file.json has random: false
+    expect(jasmine.getEnv().configuration().random).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/packages/jasmine/test/test_config_file.json b/packages/jasmine/test/test_config_file.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f52aa3ef7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jasmine/test/test_config_file.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "random": false,
+    "spec_files": [
+        "**/test_config_*.js"
+    ]
+}
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