diff --git a/src/cdk/keyboard/index.ts b/src/cdk/keyboard/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e486715ffd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cdk/keyboard/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+export * from './keycodes';
diff --git a/src/cdk/public_api.ts b/src/cdk/public_api.ts
index 91fb8910ff6b..8c771e4938f4 100644
--- a/src/cdk/public_api.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/public_api.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ export * from './platform/index';
 export * from './portal/index';
 export * from './rxjs/index';
 export * from './observe-content/index';
-export * from './keyboard/keycodes';
+export * from './keyboard/index';
diff --git a/src/cdk/testing/index.ts b/src/cdk/testing/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d0b8f467c650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cdk/testing/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+export * from './dispatch-events';
+export * from './event-objects';
+export * from './type-in-element';
+export * from './wrapped-error-message';
diff --git a/src/lib/core/testing/type-in-element.ts b/src/cdk/testing/type-in-element.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/core/testing/type-in-element.ts
rename to src/cdk/testing/type-in-element.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/core/testing/wrapped-error-message.ts b/src/cdk/testing/wrapped-error-message.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/core/testing/wrapped-error-message.ts
rename to src/cdk/testing/wrapped-error-message.ts
diff --git a/src/cdk/tsconfig-tests.json b/src/cdk/tsconfig-tests.json
index e02c0320f908..be799bf85115 100644
--- a/src/cdk/tsconfig-tests.json
+++ b/src/cdk/tsconfig-tests.json
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
     "types": ["jasmine"],
     "experimentalDecorators": true
   },
+  "files": [
+    "./index.ts",
+    "./testing/index.ts"
+  ],
   "include": [
-    "**/*.spec.ts",
-    "index.ts"
+    "**/*.spec.ts"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts b/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
index 1ec919562190..0cf4f8fd8c6d 100644
--- a/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ import {MdOption} from '../core/option/option';
 import {MdInputContainer} from '../input/input-container';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
-import {createKeyboardEvent} from '../core/testing/event-objects';
-import {typeInElement} from '../core/testing/type-in-element';
+import {createKeyboardEvent, dispatchFakeEvent, typeInElement} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {ScrollDispatcher} from '../core/overlay/scroll/scroll-dispatcher';
 import {RxChain, map, startWith, filter} from '../core/rxjs/index';
 
diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
index 6c993e3a1c33..14e7cc4498f8 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdCheckbox, MdCheckboxChange, MdCheckboxModule} from './index';
 import {ViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/viewport-ruler';
 import {FakeViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/fake-viewport-ruler';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {RIPPLE_FADE_IN_DURATION, RIPPLE_FADE_OUT_DURATION} from '../core/ripple/ripple-renderer';
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.spec.ts b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.spec.ts
index 20bd46fc2208..aa87a8807e0b 100644
--- a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdChip, MdChipList, MdChipsModule} from './index';
 import {FocusKeyManager} from '../core/a11y/focus-key-manager';
 import {SPACE, LEFT_ARROW, RIGHT_ARROW, TAB} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
-import {createKeyboardEvent} from '../core/testing/event-objects';
+import {createKeyboardEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 describe('MdChipList', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/core/compatibility/compatibility.spec.ts b/src/lib/core/compatibility/compatibility.spec.ts
index 8f63f5df74c1..091dad452dfd 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/compatibility/compatibility.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/compatibility/compatibility.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   MD_ELEMENTS_SELECTOR,
   getMdCompatibilityInvalidPrefixError,
 } from './compatibility';
-import {wrappedErrorMessage} from '../testing/wrapped-error-message';
+import {wrappedErrorMessage} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 describe('Style compatibility', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay-directives.spec.ts b/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay-directives.spec.ts
index 89af575e58fc..babd63dc991f 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay-directives.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay-directives.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {OverlayContainer} from './overlay-container';
 import {ConnectedPositionStrategy} from './position/connected-position-strategy';
 import {ConnectedOverlayPositionChange} from './position/connected-position';
 import {Directionality} from '../bidi/index';
-import {dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '../testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {ESCAPE} from '../keyboard/keycodes';
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/core/overlay/scroll/scroll-dispatcher.spec.ts b/src/lib/core/overlay/scroll/scroll-dispatcher.spec.ts
index e39650882130..692a7c39c4f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/overlay/scroll/scroll-dispatcher.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/overlay/scroll/scroll-dispatcher.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {inject, TestBed, async, fakeAsync, ComponentFixture, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {NgModule, Component, ViewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {OverlayModule, Scrollable, ScrollDispatcher} from '../index';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../../testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 describe('Scroll Dispatcher', () => {
 
diff --git a/src/lib/core/ripple/ripple.spec.ts b/src/lib/core/ripple/ripple.spec.ts
index d41b3e5a646f..190a54dc151c 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/ripple/ripple.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/ripple/ripple.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {TestBed, ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, tick, inject} from '@angular/core/
 import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {ViewportRuler} from '../overlay/position/viewport-ruler';
 import {RIPPLE_FADE_OUT_DURATION, RIPPLE_FADE_IN_DURATION} from './ripple-renderer';
-import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '../testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {
   MdRipple, MdRippleModule, MD_RIPPLE_GLOBAL_OPTIONS, RippleState, RippleGlobalOptions
 } from './index';
diff --git a/src/lib/core/style/focus-origin-monitor.spec.ts b/src/lib/core/style/focus-origin-monitor.spec.ts
index 031659b6949f..95f02f38267c 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/style/focus-origin-monitor.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/style/focus-origin-monitor.spec.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import {StyleModule} from './index';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {TAB} from '../keyboard/keycodes';
 import {FocusOrigin, FocusOriginMonitor, TOUCH_BUFFER_MS} from './focus-origin-monitor';
-import {
-  dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent, dispatchMouseEvent
-} from '../testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent, dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 describe('FocusOriginMonitor', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/core/testing/dispatch-events.ts b/src/lib/core/testing/dispatch-events.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e7739c22454..000000000000
--- a/src/lib/core/testing/dispatch-events.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {createFakeEvent, createKeyboardEvent, createMouseEvent} from './event-objects';
-
-/** Utility to dispatch any event on a Node. */
-export function dispatchEvent(node: Node | Window, event: Event): Event {
-  node.dispatchEvent(event);
-  return event;
-}
-
-/** Shorthand to dispatch a fake event on a specified node. */
-export function dispatchFakeEvent(node: Node | Window, type: string): Event {
-  return dispatchEvent(node, createFakeEvent(type));
-}
-
-/** Shorthand to dispatch a keyboard event with a specified key code. */
-export function dispatchKeyboardEvent(node: Node, type: string, keyCode: number): KeyboardEvent {
-  return dispatchEvent(node, createKeyboardEvent(type, keyCode)) as KeyboardEvent;
-}
-
-/** Shorthand to dispatch a mouse event on the specified coordinates. */
-export function dispatchMouseEvent(node: Node, type: string, x = 0, y = 0): MouseEvent {
-  return dispatchEvent(node, createMouseEvent(type, x, y)) as MouseEvent;
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/core/testing/event-objects.ts b/src/lib/core/testing/event-objects.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b47eb916633..000000000000
--- a/src/lib/core/testing/event-objects.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-/** Creates a browser MouseEvent with the specified options. */
-export function createMouseEvent(type: string, x = 0, y = 0) {
-  let event = document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
-
-  event.initMouseEvent(type,
-    false, /* canBubble */
-    false, /* cancelable */
-    window, /* view */
-    0, /* detail */
-    x, /* screenX */
-    y, /* screenY */
-    x, /* clientX */
-    y, /* clientY */
-    false, /* ctrlKey */
-    false, /* altKey */
-    false, /* shiftKey */
-    false, /* metaKey */
-    0, /* button */
-    null /* relatedTarget */);
-
-  return event;
-}
-
-/** Dispatches a keydown event from an element. */
-export function createKeyboardEvent(type: string, keyCode: number, target?: Element) {
-  let event = document.createEvent('KeyboardEvent') as any;
-  // Firefox does not support `initKeyboardEvent`, but supports `initKeyEvent`.
-  let initEventFn = (event.initKeyEvent || event.initKeyboardEvent).bind(event);
-  let originalPreventDefault = event.preventDefault;
-
-  initEventFn(type, true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, keyCode);
-
-  // Webkit Browsers don't set the keyCode when calling the init function.
-  // See related bug https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16735
-  Object.defineProperties(event, {
-    keyCode: { get: () => keyCode },
-    target: { get: () => target }
-  });
-
-  // IE won't set `defaultPrevented` on synthetic events so we need to do it manually.
-  event.preventDefault = function() {
-    Object.defineProperty(event, 'defaultPrevented', { get: () => true });
-    return originalPreventDefault.apply(this, arguments);
-  };
-
-  return event;
-}
-
-/** Creates a fake event object with any desired event type. */
-export function createFakeEvent(type: string) {
-  let event = document.createEvent('Event');
-  event.initEvent(type, true, true);
-  return event;
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/core/testing/jasmine-matchers.ts b/src/lib/core/testing/jasmine-matchers.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 444e7290a72a..000000000000
--- a/src/lib/core/testing/jasmine-matchers.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-/**
- * Collection of useful custom jasmine matchers for tests.
- */
-export const customMatchers: jasmine.CustomMatcherFactories = {
-  toBeRole: () => {
-    return {
-      compare: function (element: Element, expectedRole: string) {
-        const result: jasmine.CustomMatcherResult = {pass: false};
-        const actualRole = element.getAttribute('role');
-
-        result.pass = actualRole === expectedRole;
-        result.message = `Expected role for ${element.tagName} to be ${expectedRole}`;
-
-        if (!result.pass) {
-          result.message += ` but was ${actualRole}`;
-        }
-
-        return result;
-      }
-    };
-  }
-};
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts
index 58a346d7112e..42fd8699ecb6 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdMonthView} from './month-view';
 import {MdYearView} from './year-view';
 import {MdCalendarBody} from './calendar-body';
-import {
-  dispatchFakeEvent,
-  dispatchKeyboardEvent,
-  dispatchMouseEvent
-} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent, dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {
   DOWN_ARROW,
   END,
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.spec.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.spec.ts
index d27d1da059fc..42a60c43e125 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.spec.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ import {MdDatepickerInput} from './datepicker-input';
 import {MdInputModule} from '../input/index';
 import {MdNativeDateModule, DateAdapter, NativeDateAdapter} from '../core/datetime/index';
 import {ESCAPE} from '../core';
-import {
-  dispatchFakeEvent,
-  dispatchMouseEvent,
-  dispatchKeyboardEvent,
-} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchMouseEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 // When constructing a Date, the month is zero-based. This can be confusing, since people are
diff --git a/src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts b/src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
index c387739be2c4..b8c843a5b515 100644
--- a/src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {MdDialog, MD_DIALOG_DATA} from './dialog';
 import {MdDialogContainer} from './dialog-container';
 import {OverlayContainer, ESCAPE} from '../core';
 import {MdDialogRef} from './dialog-ref';
-import {dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 describe('MdDialog', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/icon/icon.spec.ts b/src/lib/icon/icon.spec.ts
index 7c7c01876800..1ae567cf825f 100644
--- a/src/lib/icon/icon.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/icon/icon.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {MdIconModule} from './index';
 import {MdIconRegistry, getMdIconNoHttpProviderError} from './icon-registry';
 import {getFakeSvgHttpResponse} from './fake-svgs';
-import {wrappedErrorMessage} from '../core/testing/wrapped-error-message';
+import {wrappedErrorMessage} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 /** Returns the CSS classes assigned to an element as a sorted array. */
diff --git a/src/lib/input/input-container.spec.ts b/src/lib/input/input-container.spec.ts
index 089d3b259958..c8f70cbe91f7 100644
--- a/src/lib/input/input-container.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/input/input-container.spec.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ import {MdInputModule} from './index';
 import {MdInputContainer, MdInputDirective} from './input-container';
 import {Platform} from '../core/platform/platform';
 import {PlatformModule} from '../core/platform/index';
-import {wrappedErrorMessage} from '../core/testing/wrapped-error-message';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {wrappedErrorMessage, dispatchFakeEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {
   getMdInputContainerDuplicatedHintError,
   getMdInputContainerMissingMdInputError,
diff --git a/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts b/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
index d5f86b544b9e..9ec4f7684d75 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {OverlayContainer} from '../core/overlay/overlay-container';
 import {Directionality, Direction} from '../core/bidi/index';
 import {extendObject} from '../core/util/object-extend';
 import {ESCAPE} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
-import {dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 describe('MdMenu', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
index c00d8ad20ad5..72af2fbc8065 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import {MdPaginator, PageEvent} from './paginator';
 import {Component, ElementRef, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {MdPaginatorIntl} from './paginator-intl';
 import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import {customMatchers} from '../core/testing/jasmine-matchers';
-import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 describe('MdPaginator', () => {
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@ describe('MdPaginator', () => {
   let paginator: MdPaginator;
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
-    jasmine.addMatchers(customMatchers);
-
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
         MdPaginatorModule,
diff --git a/src/lib/radio/radio.spec.ts b/src/lib/radio/radio.spec.ts
index c2ca92e57f80..f14449a63e61 100644
--- a/src/lib/radio/radio.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/radio/radio.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdRadioGroup, MdRadioButton, MdRadioChange, MdRadioModule} from './index';
 import {ViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/viewport-ruler';
 import {FakeViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/fake-viewport-ruler';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {RIPPLE_FADE_IN_DURATION, RIPPLE_FADE_OUT_DURATION} from '../core/ripple/ripple-renderer';
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
index 55a43089a3bd..54ffa6c2785f 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/forms';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import {ViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/viewport-ruler';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
-import {wrappedErrorMessage} from '../core/testing/wrapped-error-message';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent, wrappedErrorMessage} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {ScrollDispatcher} from '../core/overlay/scroll/scroll-dispatcher';
 import {
   FloatPlaceholderType,
diff --git a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
index b15dae727061..cfe7466b30ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed, fakeAsync, tick} from '@angular/core/t
 import {NgModel, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, FormControl} from '@angular/forms';
 import {MdSlideToggle, MdSlideToggleChange, MdSlideToggleModule} from './index';
 import {TestGestureConfig} from '../slider/test-gesture-config';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {RIPPLE_FADE_IN_DURATION, RIPPLE_FADE_OUT_DURATION} from '../core/ripple/ripple-renderer';
 
 describe('MdSlideToggle', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/slider/slider.spec.ts b/src/lib/slider/slider.spec.ts
index c8757de94b3b..f77a85367d46 100644
--- a/src/lib/slider/slider.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/slider/slider.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   RIGHT_ARROW,
   UP_ARROW
 } from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
-import {dispatchKeyboardEvent, dispatchMouseEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchKeyboardEvent, dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 describe('MdSlider', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/sort/sort.spec.ts b/src/lib/sort/sort.spec.ts
index a7ce91fe68c9..aaee0bf6b98a 100644
--- a/src/lib/sort/sort.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sort/sort.spec.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import {Component, ElementRef, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {MdSort, MdSortHeader, Sort, SortDirection, MdSortModule} from './index';
 import {CdkTableModule, DataSource, CollectionViewer} from '@angular/cdk';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {
   getMdSortDuplicateMdSortableIdError,
   getMdSortHeaderMissingIdError,
   getMdSortHeaderNotContainedWithinMdSortError
 } from './sort-errors';
-import {wrappedErrorMessage} from '../core/testing/wrapped-error-message';
+import {wrappedErrorMessage} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {map} from '../core/rxjs/index';
 
 describe('MdSort', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-group.spec.ts b/src/lib/tabs/tab-group.spec.ts
index 984209fdb835..d3b3b0843901 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-group.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-group.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {MdTab} from './tab';
 import {ViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/viewport-ruler';
 import {FakeViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/fake-viewport-ruler';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 describe('MdTabGroup', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.spec.ts b/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.spec.ts
index 731b6c4ccade..1d39fc749a21 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.spec.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import {MdTabLabelWrapper} from './tab-label-wrapper';
 import {RIGHT_ARROW, LEFT_ARROW, ENTER} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
 import {FakeViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/fake-viewport-ruler';
 import {ViewportRuler} from '../core/overlay/position/viewport-ruler';
-import {dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-nav-bar/tab-nav-bar.spec.ts b/src/lib/tabs/tab-nav-bar/tab-nav-bar.spec.ts
index 91a9be1357e7..92427a06c58e 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-nav-bar/tab-nav-bar.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-nav-bar/tab-nav-bar.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {ViewportRuler} from '../../core/overlay/position/viewport-ruler';
 import {FakeViewportRuler} from '../../core/overlay/position/fake-viewport-ruler';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchMouseEvent} from '../../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {Direction, Directionality} from '../../core/bidi/index';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
index 773808eb25fb..cf164fec5753 100644
--- a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {TooltipPosition, MdTooltip, MdTooltipModule, SCROLL_THROTTLE_MS} from '.
 import {Directionality, Direction} from '../core/bidi/index';
 import {OverlayModule, Scrollable, OverlayContainer} from '../core/overlay/index';
 import {Platform} from '../core/platform/platform';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '../core/testing/dispatch-events';
+import {dispatchFakeEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 
 
 const initialTooltipMessage = 'initial tooltip message';
diff --git a/src/lib/tsconfig-tests.json b/src/lib/tsconfig-tests.json
index 92eb3d94d4fb..f360edc75b8a 100644
--- a/src/lib/tsconfig-tests.json
+++ b/src/lib/tsconfig-tests.json
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
     "target": "es5",
     "types": ["jasmine"],
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
-    "strictNullChecks": true
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
+    "paths": {
+      "@angular/cdk": ["../../dist/packages/cdk"],
+      "@angular/cdk/testing": ["../../dist/packages/cdk/testing"]
+    }
   },
   "include": [
     "**/*.spec.ts",
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.json b/src/tsconfig.json
index a36291be9772..16ab41cbf40c 100644
--- a/src/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
       "@angular/material": ["./lib/public_api.ts"],
-      "@angular/cdk": ["./cdk/public_api.ts"]
+      "@angular/cdk": ["./cdk/public_api.ts"],
+      "@angular/cdk/testing": ["./cdk/testing"]
     }
   },
   "exclude": [
diff --git a/test/karma-test-shim.js b/test/karma-test-shim.js
index a93a6de91af4..42939bf1f96e 100644
--- a/test/karma-test-shim.js
+++ b/test/karma-test-shim.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ System.config({
     // TODO(devversion): replace once the index.ts file for the Material package has been added.
     '@angular/material': 'dist/packages/material/public_api.js',
     '@angular/cdk': 'dist/packages/cdk/index.js',
+    '@angular/cdk/testing': 'dist/packages/cdk/testing/index.js',
   },
   packages: {
     // Thirdparty barrels.