diff --git a/chef-test-kitchen-enterprise.gemspec b/chef-test-kitchen-enterprise.gemspec
index 5f7b91daf..115c16d76 100644
--- a/chef-test-kitchen-enterprise.gemspec
+++ b/chef-test-kitchen-enterprise.gemspec
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   # TK is not under Chef EULA
   gem.add_dependency "license-acceptance", ">= 1.0.11", "< 3.0" # pinning until we can confirm 3+ works
   gem.add_dependency "chef-licensing",     "~> 1.0"
+  gem.add_dependency "berkshelf",          "~> 8.0" # for managing berks cookbooks
 end
diff --git a/habitat/plan.sh b/habitat/plan.sh
index ef7e232b8..c25014ef9 100644
--- a/habitat/plan.sh
+++ b/habitat/plan.sh
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ do_install() {
   build_line "Setting GEM_PATH=$GEM_HOME"
   export GEM_PATH="$GEM_HOME"
   gem install chef-test-kitchen-enterprise-*.gem --no-document
-  gem install chef-cli
   wrap_ruby_kitchen
-  wrap_ruby_chef_cli
   set_runtime_env "GEM_PATH" "${pkg_prefix}/vendor"
 }
 
@@ -74,12 +72,6 @@ wrap_ruby_kitchen() {
   wrap_bin_with_ruby "$bin" "$real_bin"
 }
 
-wrap_ruby_chef_cli() {
-  local bin="$pkg_prefix/bin/chef-cli"
-  local real_bin="$GEM_HOME/bin/chef-cli"
-  wrap_bin_with_ruby "$bin" "$real_bin"
-}
-
 wrap_bin_with_ruby() {
   local bin="$1"
   local real_bin="$2"
diff --git a/lib/kitchen/provisioner/chef/policyfile.rb b/lib/kitchen/provisioner/chef/policyfile.rb
index 743fea636..4b40b7934 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/provisioner/chef/policyfile.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/provisioner/chef/policyfile.rb
@@ -150,16 +150,29 @@ def escape_path(path)
         # @api private
         # @returns [String]
         def cli_path
-          @cli_path ||= which("chef-cli") || which("chef") || no_cli_found_error
+          @cli_path ||= which("chef-cli") || hab_chef_cli || no_cli_found_error
+        end
+
+        # If the habitat package for chef-cli is installed and not binlinked,
+        # return the hab pkg exec command to run chef-cli.
+        def hab_chef_cli
+          "hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli" if hab_pkg_installed?("chef/chef-cli")
+        end
+
+        # Check whether a habitat package is installed or not
+        def hab_pkg_installed?(pkg)
+          if which("hab")
+            `hab pkg list #{pkg} 2>/dev/null`.include?(pkg)
+          else
+            false
+          end
         end
 
         # @api private
         def no_cli_found_error
-          @logger.fatal("The `chef` or `chef-cli` executables cannot be found in your " \
-                        "PATH. Ensure you have installed Chef Workstation " \
-                        "from https://www.chef.io/downloads/ and that your PATH " \
-                        "setting includes the path to the `chef` or `chef-cli` commands.")
-          raise UserError, "Could not find the chef or chef-cli executables in your PATH."
+          @logger.fatal("The `chef-cli` executable or the `chef/chef-cli` Habitat package cannot be found in your PATH. " \
+                        "Ensure that you have installed the Chef Development Kit Enterprise Habitat package.")
+          raise UserError, "Could not find the chef-cli executables or the chef/chef-cli hab package."
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/kitchen/provisioner/chef/policyfile_spec.rb b/spec/kitchen/provisioner/chef/policyfile_spec.rb
index 5590b3db9..c24cc124a 100644
--- a/spec/kitchen/provisioner/chef/policyfile_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/kitchen/provisioner/chef/policyfile_spec.rb
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
   describe "#resolve" do
     subject { described_object.resolve }
 
-    describe "on Unix with chef" do
+    describe "on Unix with chef-cli hab pkg" do
       before do
         described_object.expects(:which).with("chef-cli").returns(false)
-        described_object.expects(:which).with("chef").returns("chef")
+        described_object.expects(:hab_pkg_installed?).with("chef/chef-cli").returns(true)
       end
 
       let(:os) { "linux-gnu" }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         let(:path) { "/tmp/kitchen/cookbooks" }
         let(:license) { "accept" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with("chef export /home/user/cookbook/Policyfile.rb /tmp/kitchen/cookbooks --force --chef-license accept")
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with("hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli export /home/user/cookbook/Policyfile.rb /tmp/kitchen/cookbooks --force --chef-license accept")
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         let(:path) { "/tmp/kitchen/cookbooks" }
         let(:license) { "accept-silent" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with("chef export /home/jenkins/My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook/workspace/current/Policyfile.rb /tmp/kitchen/cookbooks --force --chef-license accept-silent")
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with("hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli export /home/jenkins/My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook/workspace/current/Policyfile.rb /tmp/kitchen/cookbooks --force --chef-license accept-silent")
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         let(:path) { "/tmp/kitchen/cookbooks" }
         let(:license) { "accept-no-persist" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with("chef export /home/user/cookbook/Policyfile.rb /tmp/kitchen/cookbooks --force --chef-license accept-no-persist")
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with("hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli export /home/user/cookbook/Policyfile.rb /tmp/kitchen/cookbooks --force --chef-license accept-no-persist")
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@
       end
     end
 
-    describe "on Windows with chef" do
+    describe "on Windows with chef-cli hab pkg" do
       before do
         described_object.expects(:which).with("chef-cli").returns(false)
-        described_object.expects(:which).with("chef").returns("chef")
+        described_object.expects(:hab_pkg_installed?).with("chef/chef-cli").returns(true)
       end
 
       let(:os) { "mswin" }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         let(:path) { 'C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks' }
         let(:license) { "accept" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('chef export C:\\cookbook\\Policyfile.rb C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks --force --chef-license accept')
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli export C:\\cookbook\\Policyfile.rb C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks --force --chef-license accept')
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         let(:path) { 'C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks' }
         let(:license) { "accept-silent" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('chef export "C:\\\\Program\\ Files\\\\Jenkins\\\\My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook\\\\workspace\\\\current\\\\Policyfile.rb" C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks --force --chef-license accept-silent')
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli export "C:\\\\Program\\ Files\\\\Jenkins\\\\My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook\\\\workspace\\\\current\\\\Policyfile.rb" C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks --force --chef-license accept-silent')
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         let(:path) { 'C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks' }
         let(:license) { "accept-no-persist" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('chef export "C:\\\\Program\\ Files\\\\Jenkins\\\\My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook\\\\workspace\\\\current\\\\Policyfile.rb" C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks --force --chef-license accept-no-persist')
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli export "C:\\\\Program\\ Files\\\\Jenkins\\\\My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook\\\\workspace\\\\current\\\\Policyfile.rb" C:\\Temp\\kitchen\\cookbooks --force --chef-license accept-no-persist')
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
     describe "failure to resolve paths" do
       before do
         described_object.expects(:which).with("chef-cli").returns(false)
-        described_object.expects(:which).with("chef").returns(false)
+        described_object.expects(:hab_pkg_installed?).with("chef/chef-cli").returns(false)
       end
 
       let(:os) { "linux-gnu" }
@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@
       end
     end
 
-    describe "on Unix with chef" do
+    describe "on Unix with chef-cli hab pkg" do
       before do
         described_object.expects(:which).with("chef-cli").returns(false)
-        described_object.expects(:which).with("chef").returns("chef")
+        described_object.expects(:hab_pkg_installed?).with("chef/chef-cli").returns(true)
       end
 
       let(:os) { "linux-gnu" }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
         let(:policyfile) { "/home/user/cookbook/Policyfile.rb" }
         let(:license) { "accept" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with("chef install /home/user/cookbook/Policyfile.rb --chef-license accept")
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with("hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli install /home/user/cookbook/Policyfile.rb --chef-license accept")
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
         let(:policyfile) { "/home/jenkins/My Chef Cookbook/workspace/current/Policyfile.rb" }
         let(:license) { "accept-silent" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('chef install /home/jenkins/My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook/workspace/current/Policyfile.rb --chef-license accept-silent')
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli install /home/jenkins/My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook/workspace/current/Policyfile.rb --chef-license accept-silent')
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -322,16 +322,16 @@
         let(:policyfile) { "/home/jenkins/My Chef Cookbook/workspace/current/Policyfile.rb" }
         let(:license) { "accept-no-persist" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('chef install /home/jenkins/My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook/workspace/current/Policyfile.rb --chef-license accept-no-persist')
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli install /home/jenkins/My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook/workspace/current/Policyfile.rb --chef-license accept-no-persist')
           subject
         end
       end
     end
 
-    describe "on Windows with chef" do
+    describe "on Windows with chef-cli hab pkg" do
       before do
         described_object.expects(:which).with("chef-cli").returns(false)
-        described_object.expects(:which).with("chef").returns("chef")
+        described_object.expects(:hab_pkg_installed?).with("chef/chef-cli").returns(true)
       end
 
       let(:os) { "mswin" }
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
         let(:policyfile) { 'C:\\cookbook\\Policyfile.rb' }
         let(:license) { "accept" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('chef install C:\\cookbook\\Policyfile.rb --chef-license accept')
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli install C:\\cookbook\\Policyfile.rb --chef-license accept')
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
         let(:policyfile) { 'C:\\Program Files\\Jenkins\\My Chef Cookbook\\workspace\\current\\Policyfile.rb' }
         let(:license) { "accept-silent" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('chef install "C:\\\\Program\\ Files\\\\Jenkins\\\\My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook\\\\workspace\\\\current\\\\Policyfile.rb" --chef-license accept-silent')
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli install "C:\\\\Program\\ Files\\\\Jenkins\\\\My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook\\\\workspace\\\\current\\\\Policyfile.rb" --chef-license accept-silent')
           subject
         end
       end
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
         let(:policyfile) { 'C:\\Program Files\\Jenkins\\My Chef Cookbook\\workspace\\current\\Policyfile.rb' }
         let(:license) { "accept-no-persist" }
         it do
-          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('chef install "C:\\\\Program\\ Files\\\\Jenkins\\\\My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook\\\\workspace\\\\current\\\\Policyfile.rb" --chef-license accept-no-persist')
+          described_object.expects(:run_command).with('hab pkg exec chef/chef-cli chef-cli install "C:\\\\Program\\ Files\\\\Jenkins\\\\My\\ Chef\\ Cookbook\\\\workspace\\\\current\\\\Policyfile.rb" --chef-license accept-no-persist')
           subject
         end
       end