diff --git a/docs/en/Configuration.md b/docs/en/Configuration.md
index 1aabb4862fee..f2e556d055ec 100644
--- a/docs/en/Configuration.md
+++ b/docs/en/Configuration.md
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ This option allows the use of a custom resolver. This resolver must be a node mo
   "browser": bool,
   "extensions": [string],
   "moduleDirectory": [string],
-  "paths": [string]
+  "paths": [string],
+  "rootDir": [string]
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/module_name_mapper.test.js.snap b/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/module_name_mapper.test.js.snap
index dfd436b63467..0d87e8bcdf33 100644
--- a/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/module_name_mapper.test.js.snap
+++ b/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/module_name_mapper.test.js.snap
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ exports[`moduleNameMapper wrong configuration 1`] = `
 
     Configuration error:
     
-    Unknown module in configuration option moduleNameMapper
+    Could not locate module ./style.css (mapped as no-such-module)
+    
     Please check:
     
     \\"moduleNameMapper\\": {
       \\"/\\\\.(css|less)$/\\": \\"no-such-module\\"
-    }
+    },
+    \\"resolver\\": undefined
 
 "
 `;
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/default_reporter.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/default_reporter.js
index ded771dbffb2..64093c91652c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/default_reporter.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/default_reporter.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class DefaultReporter extends BaseReporter {
             TITLE_BULLET +
             'Console\n\n' +
             getConsoleOutput(
-              config.rootDir,
+              config.cwd,
               !!this._globalConfig.verbose,
               consoleBuffer,
             ),
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/utils.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/utils.js
index b7b440f8e572..b3d6b729696c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/utils.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/utils.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @flow
  */
 
-import type {Path, ProjectConfig} from 'types/Config';
+import type {Path, ProjectConfig, GlobalConfig} from 'types/Config';
 import type {AggregatedResult} from 'types/TestResult';
 
 import path from 'path';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const printDisplayName = (config: ProjectConfig) => {
 
 const trimAndFormatPath = (
   pad: number,
-  config: {rootDir: Path},
+  config: ProjectConfig | GlobalConfig,
   testPath: Path,
   columns: number,
 ): string => {
@@ -72,13 +72,19 @@ const trimAndFormatPath = (
   );
 };
 
-const formatTestPath = (config: {rootDir: Path}, testPath: Path) => {
+const formatTestPath = (
+  config: GlobalConfig | ProjectConfig,
+  testPath: Path,
+) => {
   const {dirname, basename} = relativePath(config, testPath);
   return chalk.dim(dirname + path.sep) + chalk.bold(basename);
 };
 
-const relativePath = (config: {rootDir: Path}, testPath: Path) => {
-  testPath = path.relative(config.rootDir, testPath);
+const relativePath = (config: GlobalConfig | ProjectConfig, testPath: Path) => {
+  // this function can be called with ProjectConfigs or GlobalConfigs. GlobalConfigs
+  // do not have config.cwd, only config.rootDir. Try using config.cwd, fallback
+  // to config.rootDir. (Also, some unit just use config.rootDir, which is ok)
+  testPath = path.relative(config.cwd || config.rootDir, testPath);
   const dirname = path.dirname(testPath);
   const basename = path.basename(testPath);
   return {basename, dirname};
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
index 9420c3674b33..f0c7573c1f9c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/run_jest.js
@@ -140,10 +140,13 @@ const runJest = async ({
   }
 
   // When using more than one context, make all printed paths relative to the
-  // current cwd. rootDir is only used as a token during normalization and
-  // has no special meaning afterwards except for printing information to the
-  // CLI.
-  setConfig(contexts, {rootDir: process.cwd()});
+  // current cwd. Do not modify rootDir, since will be used by custom resolvers.
+  // If --runInBand is true, the resolver saved a copy during initialization,
+  // however, if it is running on spawned processes, the initiation of the
+  // custom resolvers is done within each spawned process and it needs the
+  // original value of rootDir. Instead, use the {cwd: Path} property to resolve
+  // paths when printing.
+  setConfig(contexts, {cwd: process.cwd()});
 
   const results = await new TestScheduler(globalConfig, {
     startRun,
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/index.js b/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
index c92558f6fba5..e5a5b698c113 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/index.js
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ const getConfigs = (
       cacheDirectory: options.cacheDirectory,
       clearMocks: options.clearMocks,
       coveragePathIgnorePatterns: options.coveragePathIgnorePatterns,
+      cwd: options.cwd,
       displayName: options.displayName,
       globals: options.globals,
       haste: options.haste,
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.js b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.js
index 1d97a3c9f550..6140038d52cc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.js
@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+jest.mock('../__mocks__/userResolver');
+
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const ModuleMap = require('jest-haste-map').ModuleMap;
 const Resolver = require('../');
+const userResolver = require('../__mocks__/userResolver');
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  userResolver.mockClear();
+});
 
 describe('isCoreModule', () => {
   it('returns false if `hasCoreModules` is false.', () => {
@@ -50,8 +57,6 @@ describe('findNodeModule', () => {
           .map(p => path.resolve(resolvedCwd, p))
       : null;
 
-    jest.mock('../__mocks__/userResolver');
-    const userResolver = require('../__mocks__/userResolver');
     userResolver.mockImplementation(() => 'module');
 
     const newPath = Resolver.findNodeModule('test', {
@@ -74,3 +79,54 @@ describe('findNodeModule', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('getMockModule', () => {
+  it('is possible to use custom resolver to resolve deps inside mock modules with moduleNameMapper', () => {
+    userResolver.mockImplementation(() => 'module');
+
+    const moduleMap = new ModuleMap({
+      duplicates: [],
+      map: [],
+      mocks: [],
+    });
+    const resolver = new Resolver(moduleMap, {
+      moduleNameMapper: [
+        {
+          moduleName: '$1',
+          regex: /(.*)/,
+        },
+      ],
+      resolver: require.resolve('../__mocks__/userResolver'),
+    });
+    const src = require.resolve('../');
+    resolver.getMockModule(src, 'dependentModule');
+
+    expect(userResolver).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(userResolver.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('dependentModule');
+    expect(userResolver.mock.calls[0][1]).toHaveProperty(
+      'basedir',
+      path.dirname(src),
+    );
+  });
+  it('is possible to use custom resolver to resolve deps inside mock modules without moduleNameMapper', () => {
+    userResolver.mockImplementation(() => 'module');
+
+    const moduleMap = new ModuleMap({
+      duplicates: [],
+      map: [],
+      mocks: [],
+    });
+    const resolver = new Resolver(moduleMap, {
+      resolver: require.resolve('../__mocks__/userResolver'),
+    });
+    const src = require.resolve('../');
+    resolver.getMockModule(src, 'dependentModule');
+
+    expect(userResolver).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(userResolver.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('dependentModule');
+    expect(userResolver.mock.calls[0][1]).toHaveProperty(
+      'basedir',
+      path.dirname(src),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/default_resolver.js b/packages/jest-resolve/src/default_resolver.js
index 2a48307cf5eb..780505ebe924 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/default_resolver.js
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/default_resolver.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type ResolverOptions = {|
   extensions?: Array<string>,
   moduleDirectory?: Array<string>,
   paths?: ?Array<Path>,
+  rootDir: ?Path,
 |};
 
 function defaultResolver(path: Path, options: ResolverOptions): Path {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ function defaultResolver(path: Path, options: ResolverOptions): Path {
     extensions: options.extensions,
     moduleDirectory: options.moduleDirectory,
     paths: options.paths,
+    rootDir: options.rootDir,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/index.js b/packages/jest-resolve/src/index.js
index 90565d999210..8de6a21bca77 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type ResolverConfig = {|
   modulePaths: Array<Path>,
   platforms?: Array<string>,
   resolver: ?Path,
+  rootDir: ?Path,
 |};
 
 type FindNodeModuleConfig = {|
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ type FindNodeModuleConfig = {|
   moduleDirectory?: Array<string>,
   paths?: Array<Path>,
   resolver?: ?Path,
+  rootDir?: ?Path,
 |};
 
 type ModuleNameMapperConfig = {|
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ class Resolver {
       modulePaths: options.modulePaths,
       platforms: options.platforms,
       resolver: options.resolver,
+      rootDir: options.rootDir,
     };
     this._moduleMap = moduleMap;
     this._moduleIDCache = Object.create(null);
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ class Resolver {
         extensions: options.extensions,
         moduleDirectory: options.moduleDirectory,
         paths: paths ? (nodePaths || []).concat(paths) : nodePaths,
+        rootDir: options.rootDir,
       });
     } catch (e) {}
     return null;
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ class Resolver {
         moduleDirectory,
         paths,
         resolver: this._options.resolver,
+        rootDir: this._options.rootDir,
       });
     };
 
@@ -316,39 +321,46 @@ class Resolver {
     const extensions = this._options.extensions;
     const moduleDirectory = this._options.moduleDirectories;
     const moduleNameMapper = this._options.moduleNameMapper;
+    const resolver = this._options.resolver;
 
     if (moduleNameMapper) {
       for (const {moduleName: mappedModuleName, regex} of moduleNameMapper) {
         if (regex.test(moduleName)) {
+          // Note: once a moduleNameMapper matches the name, it must result
+          // in a module, or else an error is thrown.
           const matches = moduleName.match(regex);
-          if (!matches) {
-            moduleName = mappedModuleName;
-          } else {
-            moduleName = mappedModuleName.replace(
-              /\$([0-9]+)/g,
-              (_, index) => matches[parseInt(index, 10)],
-            );
-          }
+          const updatedName = matches
+            ? mappedModuleName.replace(
+                /\$([0-9]+)/g,
+                (_, index) => matches[parseInt(index, 10)],
+              )
+            : mappedModuleName;
 
           const module =
-            this.getModule(moduleName) ||
-            Resolver.findNodeModule(moduleName, {
+            this.getModule(updatedName) ||
+            Resolver.findNodeModule(updatedName, {
               basedir: dirname,
               browser: this._options.browser,
               extensions,
               moduleDirectory,
               paths,
+              resolver,
+              rootDir: this._options.rootDir,
             });
           if (!module) {
             const error = new Error(
               chalk.red(`${chalk.bold('Configuration error')}:
 
-Unknown module in configuration option ${chalk.bold('moduleNameMapper')}
+Could not locate module ${chalk.bold(moduleName)} (mapped as ${chalk.bold(
+                updatedName,
+              )})
+
 Please check:
 
 "moduleNameMapper": {
-  "${regex.toString()}": "${chalk.bold(moduleName)}"
-}`),
+  "${regex.toString()}": "${chalk.bold(mappedModuleName)}"
+},
+"resolver": ${chalk.bold(resolver)}`),
             );
             error.stack = '';
             throw error;
@@ -357,6 +369,22 @@ Please check:
         }
       }
     }
+    if (resolver) {
+      // if moduleNameMapper didn't match anything, fallback to just the
+      // regular resolver
+      const module =
+        this.getModule(moduleName) ||
+        Resolver.findNodeModule(moduleName, {
+          basedir: dirname,
+          browser: this._options.browser,
+          extensions,
+          moduleDirectory,
+          paths,
+          resolver,
+          rootDir: this._options.rootDir,
+        });
+      return module;
+    }
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/src/run_test.js b/packages/jest-runner/src/run_test.js
index b1e9a2d2869f..7941061ba293 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/src/run_test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/src/run_test.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function runTest(
   const consoleOut = globalConfig.useStderr ? process.stderr : process.stdout;
   const consoleFormatter = (type, message) =>
     getConsoleOutput(
-      config.rootDir,
+      config.cwd,
       !!globalConfig.verbose,
       // 4 = the console call is buried 4 stack frames deep
       BufferedConsole.write([], type, message, 4),
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
index 51b54ece9f4d..7a77ca39849c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ class Runtime {
       modulePaths: config.modulePaths,
       platforms: config.haste.platforms,
       resolver: config.resolver,
+      rootDir: config.rootDir,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/test_utils.js b/test_utils.js
index 45c5aef89582..280b758c9db0 100644
--- a/test_utils.js
+++ b/test_utils.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PROJECT_CONFIG: ProjectConfig = {
   cacheDirectory: '/test_cache_dir/',
   clearMocks: false,
   coveragePathIgnorePatterns: [],
+  cwd: '/test_root_dir/',
   displayName: undefined,
   globals: {},
   haste: {
diff --git a/types/Config.js b/types/Config.js
index 33e809f8d7a7..4c5e831f3d20 100644
--- a/types/Config.js
+++ b/types/Config.js
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ export type ProjectConfig = {|
   cacheDirectory: Path,
   clearMocks: boolean,
   coveragePathIgnorePatterns: Array<string>,
+  cwd: Path,
   displayName: ?string,
   globals: ConfigGlobals,
   haste: HasteConfig,