diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index e5a8eafc81..0291e720d2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     "build": "backstage-cli build --outputs cjs",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",
-    "test:e2e": "node e2e-test/cli-e2e-test.js",
     "clean": "backstage-cli clean",
     "start": "nodemon --"
   },
@@ -69,9 +68,7 @@
     "jest-css-modules": "^2.1.0",
     "jest-esm-transformer": "^1.0.0",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^0.9.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
     "ora": "^4.0.3",
-    "pgtools": "^0.3.0",
     "raw-loader": "^4.0.1",
     "react": "^16.0.0",
     "react-dev-utils": "^10.2.1",
@@ -118,9 +115,7 @@
     "@types/webpack-dev-server": "^3.10.0",
     "del": "^5.1.0",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.2",
-    "tree-kill": "^1.2.2",
-    "ts-node": "^8.6.2",
-    "zombie": "^6.1.4"
+    "ts-node": "^8.6.2"
   },
   "files": [
     "asset-types",
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/.eslintrc.js b/packages/e2e-test/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69bec6cd2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = {
+  extends: [require.resolve('@backstage/cli/config/eslint.backend')],
+  ignorePatterns: ['templates/**'],
+  rules: {
+    'no-console': 0,
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/README.md b/packages/e2e-test/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cf50283c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# e2e-test
+
+End-to-end test for verifying Backstage packages.
+
+## Usage
+
+This package is only meant for usage within the Backstage monorepo.
+
+All packages need to be installed and built before running the test. In a fresh clone of this repo you first need to run the following from the repo root:
+
+```sh
+yarn install
+yarn tsc
+yarn build
+```
+
+Once those tasks have completed, you can now run the test using `yarn start` inside this package.
+
+If you make changes to other packages you will need to rerun `yarn tsc && yarn build`. Changes to this package do not require a rebuild.
+
+## Documentation
+
+- [Backstage Readme](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/blob/master/README.md)
+- [Backstage Documentation](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/blob/master/docs/README.md)
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/package.json b/packages/e2e-test/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2f9dc9784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "name": "e2e-test",
+  "description": "E2E test for verifying Backstage packages",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "homepage": "https://backstage.io",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/spotify/backstage",
+    "directory": "packages/e2e-test"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "backstage"
+  ],
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "main": "src/index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "ts-node .",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
+    "test": "backstage-cli test",
+    "test:e2e": "yarn start"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/cli-common": "^0.1.1-alpha.19",
+    "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
+    "@types/node": "^13.7.2",
+    "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
+    "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
+    "pgtools": "^0.3.0",
+    "tree-kill": "^1.2.2",
+    "ts-node": "^8.6.2",
+    "zombie": "^6.1.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e-test/.eslintrc.js b/packages/e2e-test/src/.eslintrc.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/e2e-test/.eslintrc.js
rename to packages/e2e-test/src/.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e-test/helpers.js b/packages/e2e-test/src/helpers.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/e2e-test/helpers.js
rename to packages/e2e-test/src/helpers.js
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e-test/cli-e2e-test.js b/packages/e2e-test/src/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/e2e-test/cli-e2e-test.js
rename to packages/e2e-test/src/index.js