diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1953f9889dd0..6b33ff22797d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 - `[jest-config]` Add `haste.computeSha1` option to compute the sha-1 of the files in the haste map ([#7345](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7345))
 - `[expect]` `expect(Infinity).toBeCloseTo(Infinity)` Treats `Infinity` as equal in toBeCloseTo matcher ([#7405](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7405))
 - `[jest-worker]` Add node worker-thread support to jest-worker ([#7408](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7408))
+- `[jest-config]` Always resolve jest-environment-jsdom from jest-config ([#7476](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7476))
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
index b29e3e690091..1d7a22b6752f 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
@@ -401,12 +401,10 @@ export default function normalize(options: InitialOptions, argv: Argv) {
     options = setupPreset(options, options.preset);
   }
 
-  if (options.testEnvironment) {
-    options.testEnvironment = getTestEnvironment({
-      rootDir: options.rootDir,
-      testEnvironment: options.testEnvironment,
-    });
-  }
+  options.testEnvironment = getTestEnvironment({
+    rootDir: options.rootDir,
+    testEnvironment: options.testEnvironment || 'jsdom',
+  });
 
   if (!options.roots && options.testPathDirs) {
     options.roots = options.testPathDirs;