diff --git a/tests/include/test/memory.h b/tests/include/test/memory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa55165397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/include/test/memory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * \file memory.h
+ *
+ * \brief   Helper macros and functions related to testing memory management.
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef TEST_MEMORY_H
+#define TEST_MEMORY_H
+
+#include "test/helpers.h"
+#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
+
+#endif /* TEST_MEMORY_H */
diff --git a/tests/src/test_memory.c b/tests/src/test_memory.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cda91e5eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/test_memory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * \file memory.c
+ *
+ * \brief   Helper functions related to testing memory management.
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#include <test/helpers.h>
+#include <test/macros.h>
+#include <test/memory.h>
+
diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
index c75b353548..ccabcfd3df 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\tests\include\test\fake_external_rng_for_test.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\tests\include\test\helpers.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\tests\include\test\macros.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\tests\include\test\memory.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\tests\include\test\psa_crypto_helpers.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\tests\include\test\psa_exercise_key.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\tests\include\test\psa_helpers.h" />
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\psa_crypto_helpers.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\psa_exercise_key.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\random.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\test_memory.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\threading_helpers.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\drivers\hash.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\drivers\platform_builtin_keys.c" />