diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/acceptance/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ef8cb8dd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:private"])
+
+load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "jasmine_node_test", "ts_library")
+
+ts_library(
+    name = "acceptance_lib",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = glob(
+        ["**/*.ts"],
+    ),
+    deps = [
+        "//packages/common",
+        "//packages/compiler",
+        "//packages/compiler/testing",
+        "//packages/core",
+        "//packages/core/testing",
+        "//packages/platform-browser",
+        "//packages/platform-browser-dynamic",
+        "//packages/platform-browser/testing",
+        "//packages/private/testing",
+        "@ngdeps//zone.js",
+    ],
+)
+
+jasmine_node_test(
+    name = "acceptance",
+    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    deps = [
+        ":acceptance_lib",
+        "//tools/testing:node",
+        "@ngdeps//base64-js",
+        "@ngdeps//source-map",
+        "@ngdeps//zone.js",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/exports_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/exports_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0945171357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/exports_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/**
+ * @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 {Component, Directive, Input, Type} from '@angular/core';
+import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {onlyInIvy} from '@angular/private/testing';
+
+describe('exports', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule(
+        {declarations: [AppComp, ComponentToReference, DirToReference, DirWithCompInput]});
+  });
+
+  it('should support export of DOM element', () => {
+    const fixture = initWithTemplate(AppComp, '<input value="one" #myInput> {{ myInput.value }}');
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.innerHTML).toEqual('<input value="one"> one');
+  });
+
+  it('should support basic export of component', () => {
+    const fixture =
+        initWithTemplate(AppComp, '<comp-to-ref #myComp></comp-to-ref> {{ myComp.name }}');
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.innerHTML).toEqual('<comp-to-ref></comp-to-ref> Nancy');
+  });
+
+  it('should work with directives with exportAs set', () => {
+    const fixture = initWithTemplate(AppComp, '<div dir #myDir="dir"></div> {{ myDir.name }}');
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.innerHTML).toEqual('<div dir=""></div> Drew');
+  });
+
+  onlyInIvy('Different error message is thrown in View Engine')
+      .it('should throw if export name is not found', () => {
+        expect(() => {
+          const fixture = initWithTemplate(AppComp, '<div #myDir="dir"></div>');
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+        }).toThrowError(/Export of name 'dir' not found!/);
+      });
+
+  it('should support component instance fed into directive', () => {
+    const fixture = initWithTemplate(
+        AppComp, '<comp-to-ref #myComp></comp-to-ref> <div [dirWithInput]="myComp"></div>');
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const myComp = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(ComponentToReference);
+    const dirWithInput = fixture.debugElement.children[1].injector.get(DirWithCompInput);
+
+    expect(dirWithInput.comp).toEqual(myComp);
+  });
+
+});
+
+function initWithTemplate(compType: Type<any>, template: string) {
+  TestBed.overrideComponent(compType, {set: new Component({template})});
+  return TestBed.createComponent(compType);
+}
+
+@Component({selector: 'comp-to-ref', template: ''})
+class ComponentToReference {
+  name = 'Nancy';
+}
+
+@Component({selector: 'app-comp', template: ``})
+class AppComp {
+}
+
+@Directive({selector: '[dir]', exportAs: 'dir'})
+class DirToReference {
+  name = 'Drew';
+}
+
+@Directive({selector: '[dirWithInput]'})
+class DirWithCompInput {
+  @Input('dirWithInput') comp: ComponentToReference|null = null;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/exports_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/exports_spec.ts
index da2928230c..c8cab82482 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/exports_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/exports_spec.ts
@@ -14,140 +14,7 @@ import {NgIf} from './common_with_def';
 import {ComponentFixture, createComponent, renderToHtml} from './render_util';
 
 describe('exports', () => {
-  it('should support export of DOM element', () => {
-
-    /** <input value="one" #myInput> {{ myInput.value }} */
-    const App = createComponent('app', function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-        element(0, 'input', ['value', 'one'], ['myInput', '']);
-        text(2);
-      }
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-        const tmp = reference(1) as any;
-        textBinding(2, bind(tmp.value));
-      }
-    }, 3, 1);
-
-    const fixture = new ComponentFixture(App);
-    expect(fixture.html).toEqual('<input value="one">one');
-  });
-
-  it('should support basic export of component', () => {
-    class MyComponent {
-      name = 'Nancy';
-
-      static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
-        type: MyComponent,
-        selectors: [['comp']],
-        consts: 0,
-        vars: 0,
-        template: function() {},
-        factory: () => new MyComponent
-      });
-    }
-
-    /** <comp #myComp></comp> {{ myComp.name }} */
-    const App = createComponent('app', function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-        element(0, 'comp', null, ['myComp', '']);
-        text(2);
-      }
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-        const tmp = reference(1) as any;
-        textBinding(2, tmp.name);
-      }
-    }, 3, 1, [MyComponent]);
-
-    const fixture = new ComponentFixture(App);
-    expect(fixture.html).toEqual('<comp></comp>Nancy');
-  });
-
-  it('should support component instance fed into directive', () => {
-
-    let myComponent: MyComponent;
-    let myDir: MyDir;
-    class MyComponent {
-      constructor() { myComponent = this; }
-      static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
-        type: MyComponent,
-        selectors: [['comp']],
-        consts: 0,
-        vars: 0,
-        template: function() {},
-        factory: () => new MyComponent
-      });
-    }
-
-    class MyDir {
-      // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-      myDir !: MyComponent;
-      constructor() { myDir = this; }
-      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
-        type: MyDir,
-        selectors: [['', 'myDir', '']],
-        factory: () => new MyDir,
-        inputs: {myDir: 'myDir'}
-      });
-    }
-
-    const defs = [MyComponent, MyDir];
-
-    /** <comp #myComp></comp> <div [myDir]="myComp"></div> */
-    const App = createComponent('app', function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-        element(0, 'comp', null, ['myComp', '']);
-        element(2, 'div', ['myDir', '']);
-      }
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-        const tmp = reference(1) as any;
-        elementProperty(2, 'myDir', bind(tmp));
-      }
-    }, 3, 1, defs);
-
-    const fixture = new ComponentFixture(App);
-    expect(myDir !.myDir).toEqual(myComponent !);
-  });
-
-  it('should work with directives with exportAs set', () => {
-    class SomeDir {
-      name = 'Drew';
-      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
-        type: SomeDir,
-        selectors: [['', 'someDir', '']],
-        factory: () => new SomeDir,
-        exportAs: ['someDir']
-      });
-    }
-
-    /** <div someDir #myDir="someDir"></div> {{ myDir.name }} */
-    const App = createComponent('app', function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-        element(0, 'div', ['someDir', ''], ['myDir', 'someDir']);
-        text(2);
-      }
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-        const tmp = reference(1) as any;
-        textBinding(2, bind(tmp.name));
-      }
-    }, 3, 1, [SomeDir]);
-
-    const fixture = new ComponentFixture(App);
-    expect(fixture.html).toEqual('<div somedir=""></div>Drew');
-  });
-
-  it('should throw if export name is not found', () => {
-
-    /** <div #myDir="someDir"></div> */
-    const App = createComponent('app', function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
-      if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-        element(0, 'div', null, ['myDir', 'someDir']);
-      }
-    }, 1);
-
-    expect(() => {
-      const fixture = new ComponentFixture(App);
-    }).toThrowError(/Export of name 'someDir' not found!/);
-  });
+  // For basic use cases, see core/test/acceptance/exports_spec.ts.
 
   describe('forward refs', () => {
     it('should work with basic text bindings', () => {