diff --git a/dbusmock/pytest_fixtures.py b/dbusmock/pytest_fixtures.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a44c6c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbusmock/pytest_fixtures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+'''pytest fixtures for DBusMock'''
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+# later version.  See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html for the full text
+# of the license.
+
+__author__ = 'Martin Pitt'
+__copyright__ = '(c) 2023 Martin Pitt <martin@piware.de>'
+
+from typing import Iterator
+
+import pytest
+
+import dbusmock.testcase
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def dbusmock_testcase() -> Iterator[dbusmock.testcase.DBusTestCase]:
+    '''Export the whole DBusTestCase as a fixture.'''
+
+    testcase = dbusmock.testcase.DBusTestCase()
+    yield testcase
+    testcase.tearDownClass()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def dbusmock_testcase_system(dbusmock_testcase) -> Iterator[dbusmock.testcase.DBusTestCase]:
+    '''Export the whole DBusTestCase as a fixture, with system bus started'''
+
+    dbusmock_testcase.start_system_bus()
+    yield dbusmock_testcase
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def dbusmock_testcase_session(dbusmock_testcase) -> Iterator[dbusmock.testcase.DBusTestCase]:
+    '''Export the whole DBusTestCase as a fixture, with session bus started'''
+
+    dbusmock_testcase.start_session_bus()
+    yield dbusmock_testcase
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab7ecbaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pytest_plugins = "dbusmock.pytest_fixtures"
diff --git a/tests/run-debian b/tests/run-debian
index 04d9ba9d..6fc8ad5b 100644
--- a/tests/run-debian
+++ b/tests/run-debian
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ eatmydata apt-get -y --purge dist-upgrade
 # install build dependencies
 eatmydata apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y git \
     python3-all python3-setuptools python3-setuptools-scm python3-build python3-venv \
-    python3-dbus python3-gi gir1.2-glib-2.0 \
+    python3-dbus python3-pytest python3-gi gir1.2-glib-2.0 \
     dbus libnotify-bin upower network-manager bluez ofono ofono-scripts
 
 # systemd's tools otherwise fail on "not been booted with systemd"
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export TEST_CODE="$TEST_CODE"
 cp -r $(pwd) /tmp/source
 cd /tmp/source
 python3 -m unittest -v
+pytest -vv -k 'test_pytest or TestAPI'
 # massively parallel test to check for races
 for i in \$(seq 100); do
     ( PYTHONPATH=. python3 tests/test_api.py TestTemplates || touch /tmp/fail ) &
diff --git a/tests/run-fedora b/tests/run-fedora
index 6c0ec835..73386e67 100644
--- a/tests/run-fedora
+++ b/tests/run-fedora
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -eux
 # install build dependencies
 dnf -y install python3-setuptools python3 python3-gobject-base \
-    python3-dbus dbus-x11 util-linux \
+    python3-dbus python3-pytest dbus-x11 util-linux \
     upower NetworkManager bluez libnotify polkit
 
 if ! grep -q :el /etc/os-release; then
@@ -31,4 +31,12 @@ python3 -m unittest -v || {
   [ -z "$DEBUG" ] || sleep infinity
   exit 1
 }
+
+# run all tests with pytest only on TEST_CODE, as that is expensive
+if [ -n "$TEST_CODE"]; then
+    pytest -v
+else
+    pytest -vv -k 'test_pytest or TestAPI'
+fi
+fi
 EOF
diff --git a/tests/test_pytest.py b/tests/test_pytest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f7c46d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pytest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import subprocess
+
+import dbusmock
+
+
+def test_dbusmock_testcase_spawn_server(dbusmock_testcase_session):
+    test_iface = 'org.freedesktop.Test.Main'
+
+    p_mock = dbusmock_testcase_session.spawn_server(
+        'org.freedesktop.Test', '/', test_iface, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+    obj_test = dbusmock_testcase_session.get_dbus().get_object('org.freedesktop.Test', '/')
+
+    obj_test.AddMethod('', 'Upper', 's', 's', 'ret = args[0].upper()', interface_name=dbusmock.MOCK_IFACE)
+    assert obj_test.Upper('hello', interface=test_iface) == 'HELLO'
+
+    p_mock.terminate()
+    p_mock.wait()
+
+
+def test_dbusmock_testcase_spawn_system_template(dbusmock_testcase_system):
+    p_mock, _obj = dbusmock_testcase_system.spawn_server_template('upower', stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+    out = subprocess.check_output(['upower', '--dump'], universal_newlines=True)
+    assert 'version:' in out
+    assert '0.99' in out
+
+    p_mock.terminate()
+    p_mock.wait()