diff --git a/cmake/UsePythonTest.cmake b/cmake/UsePythonTest.cmake
index 43dc5e1cd14..1a94e031731 100644
--- a/cmake/UsePythonTest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/UsePythonTest.cmake
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ ELSE(WIN32)
   SET(ENV{PYTHONPATH} \"${QGIS_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/python/:\$ENV{PYTHONPATH}\")
   MESSAGE(\"LD_LIBRARY_PATH:\$ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}\")
 ENDIF(WIN32)
+
+IF(APPLE)
+  SET(ENV{QGIS_MAC_PKGDATA_DIR} \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}\")
+  SET(ENV{QGIS_MAC_SVG_DIR} \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/images/svg\")
+ENDIF(APPLE)
+
 MESSAGE(\"PYTHONPATH:\$ENV{PYTHONPATH}\")
 MESSAGE(STATUS \"Running ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${loc} ${wo_semicolon}\")
 EXECUTE_PROCESS(
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index e6d1a66b08d..abfb3c46841 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 IF (ENABLE_TESTS)
   IF (APPLE)
     # override default data path, otherwise looks for Resources in app bundle
-    SET (QGIS_DATA_SUBDIR    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources")
+    SET (QGIS_DATA_SUBDIR    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/resources")
   ENDIF (APPLE)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(src)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(bench)
diff --git a/tests/src/python/utilities.py b/tests/src/python/utilities.py
index a744da1921e..6a09d12d8a2 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/utilities.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/utilities.py
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ def getQgisTestApp():
             myUseDefaultPathFlag = True
             QGISAPP.setPrefixPath(myPath, myUseDefaultPathFlag)
 
+        if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
+            # override resource paths, otherwise looks for Resources in app
+            if 'QGIS_MAC_PKGDATA_DIR' in os.environ:
+                myPkgPath = os.environ['QGIS_MAC_PKGDATA_DIR']
+                QGISAPP.setPkgDataPath(myPkgPath)
+            if 'QGIS_MAC_SVG_DIR'  in os.environ:
+                mySVGPath = os.environ['QGIS_MAC_SVG_DIR']
+                mySVGPaths = QGISAPP.svgPaths()
+                # doesn't get rid of incorrect path, just adds correct one
+                mySVGPaths.prepend(mySVGPath)
+                QGISAPP.setDefaultSvgPaths(mySVGPaths)
+
         QGISAPP.initQgis()
         s = QGISAPP.showSettings()
         print s