diff --git a/php-packages/testing/tests/integration/TestCase.php b/php-packages/testing/tests/integration/TestCase.php
index 2d295d11d..9fa641df0 100644
--- a/php-packages/testing/tests/integration/TestCase.php
+++ b/php-packages/testing/tests/integration/TestCase.php
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@
 
 namespace Flarum\Tests\integration;
 
+use Dflydev\FigCookies\SetCookie;
 use Flarum\Foundation\InstalledSite;
 use Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
+use Zend\Diactoros\CallbackStream;
+use Zend\Diactoros\ServerRequest;
 
 abstract class TestCase extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
 {
@@ -88,4 +93,69 @@ abstract class TestCase extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
         // And finally, turn on foreign key checks again.
         $this->database()->getSchemaBuilder()->enableForeignKeyConstraints();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a full HTTP request through Flarum's middleware stack.
+     */
+    protected function send(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
+    {
+        return $this->server->handle($request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a HTTP request that can be passed through middleware.
+     *
+     * This method simplifies building HTTP request for use in our HTTP-level
+     * integration tests. It provides options for all features repeatedly being
+     * used in those tests.
+     *
+     * @param string $method
+     * @param string $path
+     * @param array $options
+     *   An array of optional request properties.
+     *   Currently supported:
+     *   - "json" should point to a JSON-serializable object that will be
+     *     serialized and used as request body. The corresponding Content-Type
+     *     header will be set automatically.
+     *   - "cookiesFrom" should hold a response object from a previous HTTP
+     *     interaction. All cookies returned from the server in that response
+     *     (via the "Set-Cookie" header) will be copied to the cookie params of
+     *     the new request.
+     * @return ServerRequestInterface
+     */
+    protected function request(string $method, string $path, array $options = []): ServerRequestInterface
+    {
+        $request = new ServerRequest([], [], $path, $method);
+
+        // Do we want a JSON request body?
+        if (isset($options['json'])) {
+            $request = $request
+                ->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+                ->withBody(
+                    new CallbackStream(function () use ($options) {
+                        return json_encode($options['json']);
+                    })
+                );
+        }
+
+        // Let's copy the cookies from a previous response
+        if (isset($options['cookiesFrom'])) {
+            /** @var ResponseInterface $previousResponse */
+            $previousResponse = $options['cookiesFrom'];
+
+            $cookies = array_reduce(
+                $previousResponse->getHeader('Set-Cookie'),
+                function ($memo, $setCookieString) {
+                    $setCookie = SetCookie::fromSetCookieString($setCookieString);
+                    $memo[$setCookie->getName()] = $setCookie->getValue();
+                    return $memo;
+                },
+                []
+            );
+
+            $request = $request->withCookieParams($cookies);
+        }
+
+        return $request;
+    }
 }