diff --git a/scalanativelib/src/mill/scalanativelib/ScalaNativeModule.scala b/scalanativelib/src/mill/scalanativelib/ScalaNativeModule.scala
index 8e4a1646da6..d4c868b01b6 100644
--- a/scalanativelib/src/mill/scalanativelib/ScalaNativeModule.scala
+++ b/scalanativelib/src/mill/scalanativelib/ScalaNativeModule.scala
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import mill.scalanativelib.api._
 import mill.scalanativelib.worker.{ScalaNativeWorkerExternalModule, api => workerApi}
 import mill.T
 import mill.api.PathRef
+import mill.main.client.EnvVars
 
 trait ScalaNativeModule extends ScalaModule { outer =>
   def scalaNativeVersion: T[String]
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ trait TestScalaNativeModule extends ScalaNativeModule with TestModule {
 
     val (close, framework) = scalaNativeBridge().getFramework(
       nativeLink().toIO,
-      forkEnv(),
+      forkEnv() ++ Map(EnvVars.MILL_TEST_RESOURCE_FOLDER -> resources().map(_.path).mkString(";")),
       toWorkerApi(logLevel()),
       testFramework()
     )
diff --git a/scalanativelib/test/resources/hello-native-world/build/test/resources/hello-resource.txt b/scalanativelib/test/resources/hello-native-world/build/test/resources/hello-resource.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..069f48326fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scalanativelib/test/resources/hello-native-world/build/test/resources/hello-resource.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello world resource text
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scalanativelib/test/resources/hello-native-world/build/test/src/utest/tests/MainTests.scala b/scalanativelib/test/resources/hello-native-world/build/test/src/utest/tests/MainTests.scala
index a43e3f4befc..de075077b7f 100644
--- a/scalanativelib/test/resources/hello-native-world/build/test/src/utest/tests/MainTests.scala
+++ b/scalanativelib/test/resources/hello-native-world/build/test/src/utest/tests/MainTests.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package hellotest
 
 import hello._
 import utest._
-
+import java.nio.file._
+import java.util.stream.Collectors
 object MainTests extends TestSuite {
 
   val tests: Tests = Tests {
@@ -17,6 +18,16 @@ object MainTests extends TestSuite {
           Main.vmName.contains("Scala")
         )
       }
+      test("resource") {
+        val expected = new java.util.ArrayList[Path]()
+        expected.add(Paths.get(sys.env("MILL_TEST_RESOURCE_FOLDER") + "/hello-resource.txt"))
+        val listed = Files.list(Paths.get(sys.env("MILL_TEST_RESOURCE_FOLDER"))).collect(Collectors.toList())
+        assert(listed == expected)
+        assert(
+          Files.readString(Paths.get(sys.env("MILL_TEST_RESOURCE_FOLDER") + "/hello-resource.txt")) ==
+          "hello world resource text"
+        )
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/scalanativelib/test/src/mill/scalanativelib/HelloNativeWorldTests.scala b/scalanativelib/test/src/mill/scalanativelib/HelloNativeWorldTests.scala
index 2a56e613c55..d2569ab3cf2 100644
--- a/scalanativelib/test/src/mill/scalanativelib/HelloNativeWorldTests.scala
+++ b/scalanativelib/test/src/mill/scalanativelib/HelloNativeWorldTests.scala
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ object HelloNativeWorldTests extends TestSuite {
       val argParserTests = resultMap("hellotest.ArgsParserTests")
 
       assert(
-        mainTests.size == 2,
+        mainTests.size == 3,
         mainTests("hellotest.MainTests.vmName.containNative").status == "Success",
         mainTests("hellotest.MainTests.vmName.containScala").status == "Success",
         argParserTests.size == 2,