diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5d05ad023a..bfda3e3022 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -68,4 +68,11 @@ mvn install -DskipUnitTests
 
 # To skip all tests
 mvn install -DskipTests
-```
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+```
+
+
+## Native Image Testing
+Native Image testing is enabled for tests that follow a particular naming
+convention (`IT*` or `*ClientTest`). Unit tests that use Mockito or EasyMock
+have been excluded for the time being as they are not compatible with native
+image compilation. 
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diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/pom.xml b/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/pom.xml
index bccb3aeaf0..cbf7c840c5 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/pom.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
       <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>api-common</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/resource-config.json b/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/resource-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa986d630d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/resource-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "resources":{
+    "includes":[
+      {
+        "pattern":"\\Qgcloud/bigtable-linux-x86_64/platform/bigtable-emulator/cbtemulator\\E"
+      },
+      {
+        "pattern":"\\Qgcloud/bigtable-darwin-x86_64/platform/bigtable-emulator/cbtemulator\\E"
+      },
+      {
+        "pattern":"\\Qgcloud/bigtable-linux-x86/platform/bigtable-emulator/cbtemulator\\E"
+      },
+      {
+        "pattern": "\\Qgcloud/bigtable-windows-x86_64/platform/bigtable-emulator/cbtemulator.exe\\E"
+      },
+      {
+        "pattern":"\\Qgcloud/bigtable-linux-arm/platform/bigtable-emulator/cbtemulator\\E"
+      }
+    ]},
+  "bundles":[]
+}
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diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/emulator/v2/BigtableEmulatorRuleTest.java b/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/emulator/v2/ITBigtableEmulatorRuleTest.java
similarity index 98%
rename from google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/emulator/v2/BigtableEmulatorRuleTest.java
rename to google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/emulator/v2/ITBigtableEmulatorRuleTest.java
index f0eb965299..00e2969f80 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/emulator/v2/BigtableEmulatorRuleTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable-emulator/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/emulator/v2/ITBigtableEmulatorRuleTest.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
 
 @RunWith(JUnit4.class)
-public class BigtableEmulatorRuleTest {
+public class ITBigtableEmulatorRuleTest {
   @Rule public BigtableEmulatorRule bigtableRule = BigtableEmulatorRule.create();
   private BigtableTableAdminBlockingStub tableAdminStub;
   private BigtableBlockingStub dataStub;
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableInstanceAdminClientTest.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableInstanceAdminClientTests.java
similarity index 99%
rename from google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableInstanceAdminClientTest.java
rename to google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableInstanceAdminClientTests.java
index 8a21f95c1a..7e5d3a8b05 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableInstanceAdminClientTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableInstanceAdminClientTests.java
@@ -81,7 +81,12 @@
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
 
 @RunWith(JUnit4.class)
-public class BigtableInstanceAdminClientTest {
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link BigtableTableAdminClient}. This test class uses Mockito so it has been
+ * explicitly excluded from Native Image testing by not following the naming convention of (IT* and
+ * *ClientTest).
+ */
+public class BigtableInstanceAdminClientTests {
   @Rule public MockitoRule mockitoRule = MockitoJUnit.rule().strictness(Strictness.WARN);
 
   private static final String PROJECT_ID = "my-project";
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableTableAdminClientTest.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableTableAdminClientTests.java
similarity index 99%
rename from google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableTableAdminClientTest.java
rename to google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableTableAdminClientTests.java
index 6e6b445758..f3d2261869 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableTableAdminClientTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/BigtableTableAdminClientTests.java
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@
 import org.threeten.bp.Instant;
 
 @RunWith(JUnit4.class)
-public class BigtableTableAdminClientTest {
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link BigtableTableAdminClient}. This test class uses Mockito so it has been
+ * explicitly excluded from Native Image testing by not following the naming convention of (IT* and
+ * *ClientTest).
+ */
+public class BigtableTableAdminClientTests {
   @Rule public final MockitoRule mockitoRule = MockitoJUnit.rule();
 
   private static final String PROJECT_ID = "my-project";
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/BigtableDataClientTest.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/BigtableDataClientTests.java
similarity index 98%
rename from google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/BigtableDataClientTest.java
rename to google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/BigtableDataClientTests.java
index 940d632c12..34c9a29d71 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/BigtableDataClientTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/BigtableDataClientTests.java
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
 
 @RunWith(JUnit4.class)
-public class BigtableDataClientTest {
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link BigtableDataClient}. This test class uses Mockito so it has been explicitly
+ * excluded from Native Image testing by not following the naming convention of (IT* and
+ * *ClientTest).
+ */
+public class BigtableDataClientTests {
 
   @Rule public MockitoRule mockitoRule = MockitoJUnit.rule().strictness(Strictness.WARN);