diff --git a/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_test_pack_linear.c b/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_test_pack_linear.c
index 98ca1ef99f..f4c8955d4a 100644
--- a/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_test_pack_linear.c
+++ b/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_test_pack_linear.c
@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ object_setup(void)
 {
    if (widget_klass == EFL_UI_GROUP_ITEM_CLASS)
      {
-        Efl_Ui_Collection *collection = efl_add(EFL_UI_GRID_CLASS, win);
+        Efl_Ui_Collection *collection = collection_grid;
+        if (!collection) collection = efl_add(EFL_UI_GRID_CLASS, win);
         efl_content_set(win, collection);
         efl_pack_end(collection, widget);
      }
diff --git a/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_ui_spec_suite.c b/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_ui_spec_suite.c
index 92858cb69b..d59072b51e 100644
--- a/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_ui_spec_suite.c
+++ b/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_ui_spec_suite.c
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@
 
 Evas_Object *win = NULL;
 Evas_Object *widget = NULL;
+Eo *collection_grid = NULL;
 const Efl_Class *test_content_klass = NULL;
 const Efl_Class *widget_klass = NULL;
 EFL_CLASS_SIMPLE_CLASS(efl_ui_widget, "efl_ui_widget", EFL_UI_WIDGET_CLASS);
 EFL_CLASS_SIMPLE_CLASS(efl_ui_item, "efl_ui_item", EFL_UI_ITEM_CLASS);
 #define EFL_UI_ITEM_REALIZED_CLASS efl_ui_item_realized_class_get()
 
+
+#define NUM_TEST_WIDGETS 30
+static Eina_Hash *test_widgets;
+
 static void
 _setup_window_and_widget(const Efl_Class *klass, const Efl_Class *content_klass)
 {
@@ -37,11 +42,42 @@ _setup_window_and_widget(const Efl_Class *klass, const Efl_Class *content_klass)
 Eo*
 create_test_widget(void)
 {
+   static unsigned int i;
+
+   if (is_forked())
+     {
+        Eo **widgets = eina_hash_find(test_widgets, &test_content_klass);
+        ck_assert_int_lt(i, NUM_TEST_WIDGETS);
+        ck_assert(widgets[i]);
+        return widgets[i++];
+     }
    Eo *ret = efl_add(test_content_klass, win);
 
    return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+spec_suite_setup(Eo *global_win)
+{
+   const Efl_Class *test_classes[] =
+   {
+    EFL_UI_GRID_DEFAULT_ITEM_CLASS,
+    EFL_UI_LIST_DEFAULT_ITEM_CLASS,
+    EFL_UI_RADIO_CLASS,
+    EFL_UI_TAB_BAR_DEFAULT_ITEM_CLASS,
+    WIDGET_CLASS
+   };
+   collection_grid = efl_add(EFL_UI_GRID_CLASS, global_win);
+   test_widgets = eina_hash_pointer_new(NULL);
+   for (unsigned int t = 0; t < EINA_C_ARRAY_LENGTH(test_classes); t++)
+     {
+        Eo **widgets = malloc(NUM_TEST_WIDGETS * sizeof(void*));
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < NUM_TEST_WIDGETS; i++)
+          efl_wref_add(efl_add(test_classes[t], global_win), &widgets[i]);
+        eina_hash_set(test_widgets, &test_classes[t], widgets);
+     }
+}
+
 #include "efl_ui_spec_suite_gen.x"
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -54,6 +90,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
    if (!_efl_test_option_disp(argc, argv, etc))
      return 0;
 
+   suite_setup_cb_set(spec_suite_setup);
+
    failed_count = suite_setup(EINA_FALSE);
 
    failed_count += _efl_suite_build_and_run(argc - 1, (const char **)argv + 1,
diff --git a/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_ui_spec_suite.h b/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_ui_spec_suite.h
index 9b785c5ce5..463f44dc70 100644
--- a/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_ui_spec_suite.h
+++ b/src/tests/elementary/spec/efl_ui_spec_suite.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 extern Eo *win;
 extern Eo *widget;
+extern Eo *collection_grid;
 extern const Efl_Class *widget_klass;
 
 void efl_pack_behavior_test(TCase *tc);