diff --git a/src/rebar_eunit.erl b/src/rebar_eunit.erl
index f1ddead9..b1f71029 100644
--- a/src/rebar_eunit.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_eunit.erl
@@ -90,16 +90,29 @@ eunit(Config, AppFile) ->
     %% {eunit_compile_opts, [{src_dirs, ["test"]}]}
     TestErls = rebar_utils:find_files("test", ".*\\.erl\$"),
 
+    %% Obtain all the test LFE modules for inclusion in the compile stage
+    TestLfes = rebar_utils:find_files("test", ".*\\.lfe\$"),
+
+    %% Obtain src/{*.erl, *.lfe} files
+    SrcErls = rebar_utils:find_files("src", ".*\\.erl\$"),
+
     %% Copy source files to eunit dir for cover in case they are not directly
     %% in src but in a subdirectory of src. Cover only looks in cwd and ../src
     %% for source files.
-    SrcErls = rebar_utils:find_files("src", ".*\\.erl\$"),
-    ok = rebar_file_utils:cp_r(SrcErls ++ TestErls, ?EUNIT_DIR),
+    case SrcErls ++ TestErls of
+        [] ->
+            %% List can be empty in a pure LFE project
+            ok;
+        Sources ->
+            ok = rebar_file_utils:cp_r(Sources, ?EUNIT_DIR)
+    end,
 
-    %% Compile erlang code to ?EUNIT_DIR, using a tweaked config
+    %% Compile erlang and lfe code to ?EUNIT_DIR, using a tweaked config
     %% with appropriate defines for eunit, and include all the test modules
     %% as well.
-    rebar_erlc_compiler:doterl_compile(eunit_config(Config), ?EUNIT_DIR, TestErls),
+    EUnitConfig = eunit_config(Config),
+    ok = rebar_erlc_compiler:doterl_compile(EUnitConfig, ?EUNIT_DIR, TestErls),
+    ok = rebar_lfe_compiler:dotlfe_compile(EUnitConfig, ?EUNIT_DIR, TestLfes),
 
     %% Build a list of all the .beams in ?EUNIT_DIR -- use this for cover
     %% and eunit testing. Normally you can just tell cover and/or eunit to
diff --git a/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
index 4451530c..bff5e413 100644
--- a/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 -export([compile/2]).
 
+-export([dotlfe_compile/3]).
+
 -include("rebar.hrl").
 
 %% ===================================================================
@@ -41,12 +43,32 @@ compile(Config, _AppFile) ->
     rebar_base_compiler:run(Config, FirstFiles, "src", ".lfe", "ebin", ".beam",
                             fun compile_lfe/3).
 
+%% ===================================================================
+%% .lfe Compilation API (externally used by only eunit)
+%% ===================================================================
+
+dotlfe_compile(Config, OutDir, Sources) ->
+    FirstFiles = rebar_config:get_list(Config, lfe_first_files, []),
+    LfeOpts = [{outdir, OutDir}] ++ rebar_config:get(Config, lfe_opts, []) ++
+        [{i, "include"}, report, return],
+    ?DEBUG("lfe_opts ~p~n",[LfeOpts]),
+    rebar_base_compiler:run(Config, FirstFiles, Sources,
+                            fun(S, _C) ->
+                                    compile_lfe(S, LfeOpts)
+                            end),
+    ok.
 
 %% ===================================================================
 %% Internal functions
 %% ===================================================================
 
 compile_lfe(Source, _Target, Config) ->
+    LfeOpts = rebar_config:get_list(Config, lfe_opts, []) ++
+        [{i, "include"}, {outdir, "ebin"}, report, return],
+    ?DEBUG("lfe_opts ~p~n",[LfeOpts]),
+    compile_lfe(Source, LfeOpts).
+
+compile_lfe(Source, LfeOpts) ->
     case code:which(lfe_comp) of
         non_existing ->
             ?CONSOLE("~n===============================================~n" ++
@@ -57,9 +79,7 @@ compile_lfe(Source, _Target, Config) ->
                      "===============================================~n~n", []),
             ?FAIL;
         _ ->
-            Opts = [{i, "include"}, {outdir, "ebin"}, report, return] ++
-                rebar_config:get_list(Config, lfe_opts, []),
-            case lfe_comp:file(Source,Opts) of
+            case lfe_comp:file(Source, LfeOpts) of
                 {ok, _, []} -> ok;
                 _ -> ?FAIL
             end