diff --git a/src/lc-compliance/environment.cpp b/src/lc-compliance/environment.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a539848362f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lc-compliance/environment.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021, Collabora Ltd.
+ *
+ * environment.cpp - Common environment for tests
+ */
+
+#include "environment.h"
+
+Environment *Environment::get()
+{
+	static Environment instance;
+	return &instance;
+}
+
+void Environment::setup(CameraManager* cm, std::string cameraId)
+{
+	cm_ = cm;
+	cameraId_ = cameraId;
+}
diff --git a/src/lc-compliance/environment.h b/src/lc-compliance/environment.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..614eb2777800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lc-compliance/environment.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021, Collabora Ltd.
+ *
+ * environment.h - Common environment for tests
+ */
+#ifndef __LC_COMPLIANCE_ENVIRONMENT_H__
+#define __LC_COMPLIANCE_ENVIRONMENT_H__
+
+#include <libcamera/libcamera.h>
+
+using namespace libcamera;
+
+class Environment
+{
+public:
+	static Environment *get();
+
+	void setup(CameraManager* cm, std::string cameraId);
+
+	const std::string &cameraId() const { return cameraId_; }
+	CameraManager* cm() const { return cm_; }
+
+private:
+	Environment() {};
+
+	std::string cameraId_;
+	CameraManager* cm_;
+};
+
+#endif /* __LC_COMPLIANCE_ENVIRONMENT_H__ */
diff --git a/src/lc-compliance/meson.build b/src/lc-compliance/meson.build
index a2bfcceb1259..6dd49085569f 100644
--- a/src/lc-compliance/meson.build
+++ b/src/lc-compliance/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ lc_compliance_enabled = true
 lc_compliance_sources = files([
     '../cam/event_loop.cpp',
     '../cam/options.cpp',
+    'environment.cpp',
     'main.cpp',
     'results.cpp',
     'simple_capture.cpp',