diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs b/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
index 13b20f33bd0f..1a32372d2093 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ fn main() {
         check!(pal, &library_path);
 
         // Checks that need to be done for both the compiler and std libraries.
-        check!(unit_tests, &src_path);
-        check!(unit_tests, &compiler_path);
-        check!(unit_tests, &library_path);
+        check!(unit_tests, &src_path, false);
+        check!(unit_tests, &compiler_path, false);
+        check!(unit_tests, &library_path, true);
 
         if bins::check_filesystem_support(&[&root_path], &output_directory) {
             check!(bins, &root_path);
diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/unit_tests.rs b/src/tools/tidy/src/unit_tests.rs
index df9146b51474..90da1bc765a9 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/unit_tests.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/unit_tests.rs
@@ -1,44 +1,60 @@
 //! Tidy check to ensure `#[test]` and `#[bench]` are not used directly inside
-//! `core` or `alloc`.
+//! of the standard library.
 //!
 //! `core` and `alloc` cannot be tested directly due to duplicating lang items.
 //! All tests and benchmarks must be written externally in
 //! `{coretests,alloctests}/{tests,benches}`.
 //!
-//! Outside of `core` and `alloc`, tests and benchmarks should be outlined into
-//! separate files named `tests.rs` or `benches.rs`, or directories named
+//! Outside of the standard library, tests and benchmarks should be outlined
+//! into separate files named `tests.rs` or `benches.rs`, or directories named
 //! `tests` or `benches` unconfigured during normal build.
 
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use crate::walk::{filter_dirs, walk};
 
-pub fn check(root_path: &Path, bad: &mut bool) {
-    let core = root_path.join("core");
-    let core_copy = core.clone();
-    let is_core = move |path: &Path| path.starts_with(&core);
-    let alloc = root_path.join("alloc");
-    let alloc_copy = alloc.clone();
-    let is_alloc = move |path: &Path| path.starts_with(&alloc);
-
+pub fn check(root_path: &Path, stdlib: bool, bad: &mut bool) {
     let skip = move |path: &Path, is_dir| {
         let file_name = path.file_name().unwrap_or_default();
+
+        // Skip excluded directories and non-rust files
         if is_dir {
-            filter_dirs(path)
-                || path.ends_with("src/doc")
-                || (file_name == "tests" || file_name == "benches")
-                    && !is_core(path)
-                    && !is_alloc(path)
+            if filter_dirs(path) || path.ends_with("src/doc") {
+                return true;
+            }
         } else {
             let extension = path.extension().unwrap_or_default();
-            extension != "rs"
-                || (file_name == "tests.rs" || file_name == "benches.rs")
-                    && !is_core(path)
-                    && !is_alloc(path)
-                // Tests which use non-public internals and, as such, need to
-                // have the types in the same crate as the tests themselves. See
-                // the comment in alloctests/lib.rs.
-                || path.ends_with("library/alloc/src/collections/btree/borrow/tests.rs")
+            if extension != "rs" {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Tests in a separate package are always allowed
+        if is_dir && file_name != "tests" && file_name.as_encoded_bytes().ends_with(b"tests") {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if !stdlib {
+            // Outside of the standard library tests may also be in separate files in the same crate
+            if is_dir {
+                if file_name == "tests" || file_name == "benches" {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                if file_name == "tests.rs" || file_name == "benches.rs" {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if is_dir {
+            // FIXME remove those exceptions once no longer necessary
+            file_name == "std_detect" || file_name == "std" || file_name == "test"
+        } else {
+            // Tests which use non-public internals and, as such, need to
+            // have the types in the same crate as the tests themselves. See
+            // the comment in alloctests/lib.rs.
+            path.ends_with("library/alloc/src/collections/btree/borrow/tests.rs")
                 || path.ends_with("library/alloc/src/collections/btree/map/tests.rs")
                 || path.ends_with("library/alloc/src/collections/btree/node/tests.rs")
                 || path.ends_with("library/alloc/src/collections/btree/set/tests.rs")
@@ -50,22 +66,30 @@ pub fn check(root_path: &Path, bad: &mut bool) {
 
     walk(root_path, skip, &mut |entry, contents| {
         let path = entry.path();
-        let is_core = path.starts_with(&core_copy);
-        let is_alloc = path.starts_with(&alloc_copy);
+        let package = path
+            .strip_prefix(root_path)
+            .unwrap()
+            .components()
+            .next()
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_os_str()
+            .to_str()
+            .unwrap();
         for (i, line) in contents.lines().enumerate() {
             let line = line.trim();
             let is_test = || line.contains("#[test]") && !line.contains("`#[test]");
             let is_bench = || line.contains("#[bench]") && !line.contains("`#[bench]");
             let manual_skip = line.contains("//tidy:skip");
             if !line.starts_with("//") && (is_test() || is_bench()) && !manual_skip {
-                let explanation = if is_core {
-                    "`core` unit tests and benchmarks must be placed into `coretests`"
-                } else if is_alloc {
-                    "`alloc` unit tests and benchmarks must be placed into `alloctests`"
+                let explanation = if stdlib {
+                    format!(
+                        "`{package}` unit tests and benchmarks must be placed into `{package}tests`"
+                    )
                 } else {
                     "unit tests and benchmarks must be placed into \
                          separate files or directories named \
                          `tests.rs`, `benches.rs`, `tests` or `benches`"
+                        .to_owned()
                 };
                 let name = if is_test() { "test" } else { "bench" };
                 tidy_error!(