diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 876b169897..c7f7232cb4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "uglify-js": "2.4.24"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jshint": "^2.7.0"
+    "jshint": "^2.7.0",
+    "edx-custom-a11y-rules": "edx/edx-custom-a11y-rules"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py b/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
index 9df04d09e9..87a0969cd6 100644
--- a/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
+++ b/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class TestPaverBokChoyCmd(unittest.TestCase):
             "DEFAULT_STORE={default_store} "
             "SCREENSHOT_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}' "
             "BOK_CHOY_HAR_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}/hars' "
+            "BOKCHOY_A11Y_CUSTOM_RULES_FILE='{repo_dir}/{a11y_custom_file}' "
             "SELENIUM_DRIVER_LOG_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}' "
             "nosetests {repo_dir}/common/test/acceptance/{exp_text} "
             "--with-xunit "
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class TestPaverBokChoyCmd(unittest.TestCase):
             repo_dir=REPO_DIR,
             shard_str='/shard_' + self.shard if self.shard else '',
             exp_text=name,
+            a11y_custom_file='node_modules/edx-custom-a11y-rules/lib/custom_a11y_rules.js',
         )
         return expected_statement
 
diff --git a/pavelib/utils/envs.py b/pavelib/utils/envs.py
index ac5b5be565..7fef62016f 100644
--- a/pavelib/utils/envs.py
+++ b/pavelib/utils/envs.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class Env(object):
     BOK_CHOY_A11Y_REPORT_DIR = REPORT_DIR / "a11y"
     BOK_CHOY_COVERAGERC = BOK_CHOY_DIR / ".coveragerc"
     BOK_CHOY_A11Y_COVERAGERC = BOK_CHOY_DIR / ".a11ycoveragerc"
+    BOK_CHOY_A11Y_CUSTOM_RULES_FILE = (
+        REPO_ROOT / "node_modules" / "edx-custom-a11y-rules" /
+        "lib" / "custom_a11y_rules.js"
+    )
 
     # If set, put reports for run in "unique" directories.
     # The main purpose of this is to ensure that the reports can be 'slurped'
diff --git a/pavelib/utils/test/suites/bokchoy_suite.py b/pavelib/utils/test/suites/bokchoy_suite.py
index 7e87b15c33..2c73597a9b 100644
--- a/pavelib/utils/test/suites/bokchoy_suite.py
+++ b/pavelib/utils/test/suites/bokchoy_suite.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class BokChoyTestSuite(TestSuite):
         self.num_processes = kwargs.get('num_processes', DEFAULT_NUM_PROCESSES)
         self.extra_args = kwargs.get('extra_args', '')
         self.har_dir = self.log_dir / 'hars'
+        self.a11y_file = Env.BOK_CHOY_A11Y_CUSTOM_RULES_FILE
         self.imports_dir = kwargs.get('imports_dir', None)
         self.coveragerc = kwargs.get('coveragerc', None)
 
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ class BokChoyTestSuite(TestSuite):
             "DEFAULT_STORE={}".format(self.default_store),
             "SCREENSHOT_DIR='{}'".format(self.log_dir),
             "BOK_CHOY_HAR_DIR='{}'".format(self.har_dir),
+            "BOKCHOY_A11Y_CUSTOM_RULES_FILE='{}'".format(self.a11y_file),
             "SELENIUM_DRIVER_LOG_DIR='{}'".format(self.log_dir),
             "nosetests",
             test_spec,