diff --git a/src/apps/lc-compliance/capture_test.cpp b/src/apps/lc-compliance/capture_test.cpp
index 923395cf..2b82443a 100644
--- a/src/apps/lc-compliance/capture_test.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/lc-compliance/capture_test.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include "environment.h"
 #include "simple_capture.h"
+#include "test_base.h"
 
 using namespace libcamera;
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const std::vector<StreamRole> ROLES = {
 	StreamRole::Viewfinder
 };
 
-class SingleStream : public testing::TestWithParam<std::tuple<StreamRole, int>>
+class SingleStream : public testing::TestWithParam<std::tuple<StreamRole, int>>, public CameraHolder
 {
 public:
 	static std::string nameParameters(const testing::TestParamInfo<SingleStream::ParamType> &info);
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ public:
 protected:
 	void SetUp() override;
 	void TearDown() override;
-
-	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera_;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -41,20 +39,12 @@ protected:
  */
 void SingleStream::SetUp()
 {
-	Environment *env = Environment::get();
-
-	camera_ = env->cm()->get(env->cameraId());
-
-	ASSERT_EQ(camera_->acquire(), 0);
+	acquireCamera();
 }
 
 void SingleStream::TearDown()
 {
-	if (!camera_)
-		return;
-
-	camera_->release();
-	camera_.reset();
+	releaseCamera();
 }
 
 std::string SingleStream::nameParameters(const testing::TestParamInfo<SingleStream::ParamType> &info)
diff --git a/src/apps/lc-compliance/meson.build b/src/apps/lc-compliance/meson.build
index 3b1927fd..fae290bb 100644
--- a/src/apps/lc-compliance/meson.build
+++ b/src/apps/lc-compliance/meson.build
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ lc_compliance_sources = files([
     'environment.cpp',
     'main.cpp',
     'simple_capture.cpp',
+    'test_base.cpp',
 ])
 
 lc_compliance  = executable('lc-compliance', lc_compliance_sources,
diff --git a/src/apps/lc-compliance/test_base.cpp b/src/apps/lc-compliance/test_base.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9957b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/lc-compliance/test_base.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021, Collabora Ltd.
+ *
+ * test_base.cpp - Base definitions for tests
+ */
+
+#include "test_base.h"
+
+#include "environment.h"
+
+void CameraHolder::acquireCamera()
+{
+	Environment *env = Environment::get();
+
+	camera_ = env->cm()->get(env->cameraId());
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(camera_->acquire(), 0);
+}
+
+void CameraHolder::releaseCamera()
+{
+	if (!camera_)
+		return;
+
+	camera_->release();
+	camera_.reset();
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/lc-compliance/test_base.h b/src/apps/lc-compliance/test_base.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52347749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/lc-compliance/test_base.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021, Collabora Ltd.
+ *
+ * test_base.h - Base definitions for tests
+ */
+
+#ifndef __LC_COMPLIANCE_TEST_BASE_H__
+#define __LC_COMPLIANCE_TEST_BASE_H__
+
+#include <libcamera/libcamera.h>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+class CameraHolder
+{
+protected:
+	void acquireCamera();
+	void releaseCamera();
+
+	std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera> camera_;
+};
+
+#endif /* __LC_COMPLIANCE_TEST_BASE_H__ */