diff --git a/System.IO.Abstractions.sln b/System.IO.Abstractions.sln
index fadf2577a..100eec389 100644
--- a/System.IO.Abstractions.sln
+++ b/System.IO.Abstractions.sln
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Benchmarks", "Benchmarks",
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 EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "tests", "tests", "{5971F640-8BBA-4264-BCD6-60A97DD54B4A}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		tests\Directory.Build.props = tests\Directory.Build.props
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ Global
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 		{7DE6AD74-E2B3-498E-90C5-DDF3188F333A} = {BCEC61BD-4941-41EC-975A-ACEFC7AC1780}
+		{5971F640-8BBA-4264-BCD6-60A97DD54B4A} = {BBF7AD8D-5522-48C0-A906-00CBB72308A0}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
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diff --git a/tests/Directory.Build.props b/tests/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e00e9bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<Project>
+
+    <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/../Directory.Build.props"
+            Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/../Directory.Build.props')"/>
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net9.0;net8.0;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks Condition="!$([MSBuild]::IsOsUnixLike())">$(TargetFrameworks);net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+        <IsTestable>true</IsTestable>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
+            <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+            <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+        </PackageReference>
+        <PackageReference Include="GitHubActionsTestLogger" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Moq" />
+        <PackageReference Include="NUnit" />
+        <PackageReference Include="NUnit.Analyzers">
+            <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+            <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+        </PackageReference>
+        <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <!--
+          Allow deprecated binary formatter functionality on .NET 8 so that we can test it
+        -->
+        <EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">true</EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    
+</Project>
diff --git a/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Api.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Api.Tests.csproj b/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Api.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Api.Tests.csproj
index 01697a037..dc026d8bc 100644
--- a/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Api.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Api.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Api.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Api.Tests.csproj
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
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-		<PackageReference Include="NUnit.Analyzers"/>
-		<PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter"/>
 		<PackageReference Include="PublicApiGenerator"/>
 		<PackageReference Include="aweXpect"/>
 	</ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests.csproj b/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests.csproj
index e33677d44..5d83134e6 100644
--- a/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
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   <PropertyGroup>
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-    <TargetFrameworks Condition="!$([MSBuild]::IsOsUnixLike())">$(TargetFrameworks);net472</TargetFrameworks>
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     <AssemblyName>System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests</RootNamespace>
-    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <IsTestable>true</IsTestable>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="../../src/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!--  
       Ensure that test logger is copied to output directory, see 
@@ -15,39 +17,12 @@
     -->
     <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  
   <ItemGroup>
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-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" />
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-      Allow deprecated binary formatter functionality on .NET 8 so that we can test it
-    -->
-    <EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">true</EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  
 </Project>
diff --git a/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.Tests.csproj b/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.Tests.csproj
index 30973de72..45fd3b956 100644
--- a/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.Tests/TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,33 +1,17 @@
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   <PropertyGroup>
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-    <TargetFrameworks Condition="!$([MSBuild]::IsOsUnixLike())">$(TargetFrameworks);net472</TargetFrameworks>
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     <RootNamespace>System.IO.Abstractions.Tests</RootNamespace>
-    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <IsTestable>true</IsTestable>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers\TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.csproj" />
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-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" />
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-    -->
-    <EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">true</EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  
 </Project>