diff --git a/test/unit/jest.config.js b/test/unit/jest.config.js
index 9df9e66c98545e..d60d797b4f86ca 100644
--- a/test/unit/jest.config.js
+++ b/test/unit/jest.config.js
@@ -21,19 +21,48 @@ const transpiledPackageNames = glob(
 	return relative.split( path.sep )[ 1 ];
 } );
 
+const dependenciesToTransform = [
+	'@ariakit/test',
+	'@ariakit/utils',
+	'@preact',
+	'comctx',
+	'docker-compose',
+	'marked',
+	'parsel-js',
+	'preact',
+	'uuid',
+	'yaml',
+];
+
 // Make sure the tests run in UTC timezone, regardless of the system timezone.
 process.env.TZ = 'UTC';
 
+/*
+ * Resolved rather than hardcoded to `<rootDir>/node_modules`,
+ * which is empty under non-hoisting installs.
+ */
+const ariakitTestDir = path.dirname(
+	require.resolve( '@ariakit/test/package.json', {
+		paths: [ path.join( ROOT_DIR, 'packages/components' ) ],
+	} )
+);
+const ariakitUtilsDir = path.dirname(
+	require.resolve( '@ariakit/utils/package.json', {
+		paths: [ ariakitTestDir ],
+	} )
+);
+
 module.exports = {
-	rootDir: '../../',
+	rootDir: ROOT_DIR,
 	moduleNameMapper: {
+		/**
+		 * Specific mappings first (before generic patterns)
+		 */
 		// Jest resolves dependencies from CommonJS and cannot select import-only
 		// package exports. Map Ariakit's ESM test helpers explicitly.
-		'^@ariakit/test$': '<rootDir>/node_modules/@ariakit/test/dist/index.js',
-		'^@ariakit/test/react$':
-			'<rootDir>/node_modules/@ariakit/test/dist/react.js',
-		'^@ariakit/utils$':
-			'<rootDir>/node_modules/@ariakit/utils/dist/index.js',
+		'^@ariakit/test$': path.join( ariakitTestDir, 'dist/index.js' ),
+		'^@ariakit/test/react$': path.join( ariakitTestDir, 'dist/react.js' ),
+		'^@ariakit/utils$': path.join( ariakitUtilsDir, 'dist/index.js' ),
 		// Mock @wordpress/vips/worker before the general pattern so it doesn't try to load the real file.
 		// The worker-code.ts file is auto-generated during full builds and is gitignored.
 		'@wordpress/vips/worker':
@@ -42,15 +71,20 @@ module.exports = {
 		// The worker-code.ts file is auto-generated during full builds and is gitignored.
 		'@wordpress/video-conversion/worker':
 			'<rootDir>/test/unit/config/video-conversion-worker-code-stub.js',
-		[ `@wordpress\\/(${ transpiledPackageNames.join( '|' ) })$` ]:
-			'packages/$1/src',
 		'@wordpress/theme/design-tokens.js':
 			'<rootDir>/packages/theme/prebuilt/js/design-tokens.mjs',
 		'@wordpress/block-library/build-module/(.*).mjs':
 			'<rootDir>/packages/block-library/src/$1.js',
 		'.+\\.wasm$': '<rootDir>/test/unit/config/wasm-stub.js',
+		// Map deep paths (e.g., @wordpress/block-editor/src/hooks/list-view)
+		[ `@wordpress\\/(${ transpiledPackageNames.join( '|' ) })\\/(.+)$` ]:
+			'packages/$1/$2',
+		// Then map exact package imports (e.g., @wordpress/compose)
+		[ `@wordpress\\/(${ transpiledPackageNames.join( '|' ) })$` ]:
+			'packages/$1/src',
 	},
 	preset: require.resolve( '@wordpress/jest-preset-default' ),
+	testEnvironment: require.resolve( 'jest-environment-jsdom' ),
 	setupFiles: [
 		'<rootDir>/test/unit/config/global-mocks.js',
 		'<rootDir>/test/unit/config/gutenberg-env.js',
@@ -78,7 +112,7 @@ module.exports = {
 		'^.+\\.m?[jt]sx?$': '<rootDir>/test/unit/scripts/babel-transformer.js',
 	},
 	transformIgnorePatterns: [
-		'/node_modules/(?!(docker-compose|yaml|preact|@preact|parsel-js|comctx|uuid|marked|@ariakit/(test|utils))/)',
+		`/node_modules/(?!(${ dependenciesToTransform.join( '|' ) })/)`,
 		'\\.pnp\\.[^\\/]+$',
 	],
 	snapshotSerializers: [