diff --git a/cms/envs/devstack.py b/cms/envs/devstack.py
index fa960a44fd..046fc9bfee 100644
--- a/cms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/cms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
 LMS_BASE = "localhost:8000"
 FEATURES['PREVIEW_LMS_BASE'] = "preview." + LMS_BASE
 
+############################# ADVANCED COMPONENTS #############################
+
+# Make it easier to test advanced components in local dev
+FEATURES['ALLOW_ALL_ADVANCED_COMPONENTS'] = True
+
 ################################# CELERY ######################################
 
 # By default don't use a worker, execute tasks as if they were local functions