diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index ff735e42f4c..648c4e198af 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ group :assets do
 end
 
 group :test do
+  gem 'guard'
+  gem 'guard-rspec', '~> 0.5.0'
   gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.7.0'
   gem 'factory_girl_rails', '~> 1.4.0'
   gem 'rcov'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 30466b36edf..035ddf42b08 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ GEM
     ffi (1.0.11)
     gherkin (2.4.21)
       json (>= 1.4.6)
+    guard (0.8.8)
+      thor (~> 0.14.6)
+    guard-rspec (0.5.4)
+      guard (>= 0.8.4)
     highline (1.6.2)
     hike (1.2.1)
     i18n (0.6.0)
@@ -262,6 +266,8 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   database_cleaner (= 0.6.7)
   factory_girl_rails (~> 1.4.0)
   faker
+  guard
+  guard-rspec (~> 0.5.0)
   json
   launchy
   mysql2 (~> 0.3.6)
diff --git a/api/Guardfile b/api/Guardfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f2814fecbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Guardfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+guard 'rspec', :version => 2, :spec_paths => %w(spec),
+  :cli => (File.read('.rspec').split("\n").join(' ') if File.exists?('.rspec')) do
+  watch(%r{^spec/.+_spec\.rb$})
+  watch(%r{^app/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^lib/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/lib/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^app/controllers/(.+)_(controller)\.rb$})  { |m| ["spec/#{m[2]}s/#{m[1]}_#{m[2]}_spec.rb", "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb"] }
+  watch(%r{^spec/support/(.+)\.rb$})                  { "spec" }
+  watch("spec/spec_helper.rb")                        { "spec" }
+  watch("config/routes.rb")
+  watch("app/controllers/application_controller.rb")  { "spec/controllers" }
+  # Capybara request specs
+  watch(%r{^app/views/(.+)/.*\.(erb|haml)$})          { |m| "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+end
diff --git a/auth/Guardfile b/auth/Guardfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f2814fecbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auth/Guardfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+guard 'rspec', :version => 2, :spec_paths => %w(spec),
+  :cli => (File.read('.rspec').split("\n").join(' ') if File.exists?('.rspec')) do
+  watch(%r{^spec/.+_spec\.rb$})
+  watch(%r{^app/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^lib/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/lib/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^app/controllers/(.+)_(controller)\.rb$})  { |m| ["spec/#{m[2]}s/#{m[1]}_#{m[2]}_spec.rb", "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb"] }
+  watch(%r{^spec/support/(.+)\.rb$})                  { "spec" }
+  watch("spec/spec_helper.rb")                        { "spec" }
+  watch("config/routes.rb")
+  watch("app/controllers/application_controller.rb")  { "spec/controllers" }
+  # Capybara request specs
+  watch(%r{^app/views/(.+)/.*\.(erb|haml)$})          { |m| "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+end
diff --git a/core/Guardfile b/core/Guardfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f2814fecbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/Guardfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+guard 'rspec', :version => 2, :spec_paths => %w(spec),
+  :cli => (File.read('.rspec').split("\n").join(' ') if File.exists?('.rspec')) do
+  watch(%r{^spec/.+_spec\.rb$})
+  watch(%r{^app/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^lib/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/lib/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^app/controllers/(.+)_(controller)\.rb$})  { |m| ["spec/#{m[2]}s/#{m[1]}_#{m[2]}_spec.rb", "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb"] }
+  watch(%r{^spec/support/(.+)\.rb$})                  { "spec" }
+  watch("spec/spec_helper.rb")                        { "spec" }
+  watch("config/routes.rb")
+  watch("app/controllers/application_controller.rb")  { "spec/controllers" }
+  # Capybara request specs
+  watch(%r{^app/views/(.+)/.*\.(erb|haml)$})          { |m| "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+end
diff --git a/dash/Guardfile b/dash/Guardfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f2814fecbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dash/Guardfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+guard 'rspec', :version => 2, :spec_paths => %w(spec),
+  :cli => (File.read('.rspec').split("\n").join(' ') if File.exists?('.rspec')) do
+  watch(%r{^spec/.+_spec\.rb$})
+  watch(%r{^app/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^lib/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/lib/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^app/controllers/(.+)_(controller)\.rb$})  { |m| ["spec/#{m[2]}s/#{m[1]}_#{m[2]}_spec.rb", "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb"] }
+  watch(%r{^spec/support/(.+)\.rb$})                  { "spec" }
+  watch("spec/spec_helper.rb")                        { "spec" }
+  watch("config/routes.rb")
+  watch("app/controllers/application_controller.rb")  { "spec/controllers" }
+  # Capybara request specs
+  watch(%r{^app/views/(.+)/.*\.(erb|haml)$})          { |m| "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+end
diff --git a/promo/Guardfile b/promo/Guardfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f2814fecbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/promo/Guardfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+guard 'rspec', :version => 2, :spec_paths => %w(spec),
+  :cli => (File.read('.rspec').split("\n").join(' ') if File.exists?('.rspec')) do
+  watch(%r{^spec/.+_spec\.rb$})
+  watch(%r{^app/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^lib/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/lib/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+  watch(%r{^app/controllers/(.+)_(controller)\.rb$})  { |m| ["spec/#{m[2]}s/#{m[1]}_#{m[2]}_spec.rb", "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb"] }
+  watch(%r{^spec/support/(.+)\.rb$})                  { "spec" }
+  watch("spec/spec_helper.rb")                        { "spec" }
+  watch("config/routes.rb")
+  watch("app/controllers/application_controller.rb")  { "spec/controllers" }
+  # Capybara request specs
+  watch(%r{^app/views/(.+)/.*\.(erb|haml)$})          { |m| "spec/requests/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
+end