diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index ff84404..dabf5a0 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 module=lockutils
 module=log
 module=importlib
+module=fixture
 
 # The base module to hold the copy of openstack.common
 base=tempest
diff --git a/tempest/common/tempest_fixtures.py b/tempest/common/tempest_fixtures.py
index ebc9ad3..73c02e8 100644
--- a/tempest/common/tempest_fixtures.py
+++ b/tempest/common/tempest_fixtures.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.openstack.common import lockutils
+from tempest.openstack.common.fixture import lockutils
 
 
 class LockFixture(lockutils.LockFixture):
diff --git a/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/__init__.py b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/config.py b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b044ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+#
+# Copyright 2013 Mirantis, Inc.
+# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+import fixtures
+from oslo.config import cfg
+import six
+
+
+class Config(fixtures.Fixture):
+    """Override some configuration values.
+
+    The keyword arguments are the names of configuration options to
+    override and their values.
+
+    If a group argument is supplied, the overrides are applied to
+    the specified configuration option group.
+
+    All overrides are automatically cleared at the end of the current
+    test by the reset() method, which is registred by addCleanup().
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, conf=cfg.CONF):
+        self.conf = conf
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(Config, self).setUp()
+        self.addCleanup(self.conf.reset)
+
+    def config(self, **kw):
+        group = kw.pop('group', None)
+        for k, v in six.iteritems(kw):
+            self.conf.set_override(k, v, group)
diff --git a/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/lockutils.py b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/lockutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21b4a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/lockutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2011 OpenStack Foundation.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import fixtures
+
+from tempest.openstack.common.lockutils import lock
+
+
+class LockFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
+    """External locking fixture.
+
+    This fixture is basically an alternative to the synchronized decorator with
+    the external flag so that tearDowns and addCleanups will be included in
+    the lock context for locking between tests. The fixture is recommended to
+    be the first line in a test method, like so::
+
+        def test_method(self):
+            self.useFixture(LockFixture)
+                ...
+
+    or the first line in setUp if all the test methods in the class are
+    required to be serialized. Something like::
+
+        class TestCase(testtools.testcase):
+            def setUp(self):
+                self.useFixture(LockFixture)
+                super(TestCase, self).setUp()
+                    ...
+
+    This is because addCleanups are put on a LIFO queue that gets run after the
+    test method exits. (either by completing or raising an exception)
+    """
+    def __init__(self, name, lock_file_prefix=None):
+        self.mgr = lock(name, lock_file_prefix, True)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(LockFixture, self).setUp()
+        self.addCleanup(self.mgr.__exit__, None, None, None)
+        self.mgr.__enter__()
diff --git a/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/mockpatch.py b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/mockpatch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd0d6ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/mockpatch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
+# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
+# Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import fixtures
+import mock
+
+
+class PatchObject(fixtures.Fixture):
+    """Deal with code around mock."""
+
+    def __init__(self, obj, attr, **kwargs):
+        self.obj = obj
+        self.attr = attr
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(PatchObject, self).setUp()
+        _p = mock.patch.object(self.obj, self.attr, **self.kwargs)
+        self.mock = _p.start()
+        self.addCleanup(_p.stop)
+
+
+class Patch(fixtures.Fixture):
+
+    """Deal with code around mock.patch."""
+
+    def __init__(self, obj, **kwargs):
+        self.obj = obj
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(Patch, self).setUp()
+        _p = mock.patch(self.obj, **self.kwargs)
+        self.mock = _p.start()
+        self.addCleanup(_p.stop)
diff --git a/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/moxstubout.py b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/moxstubout.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0e74fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/openstack/common/fixture/moxstubout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
+# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
+# Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import fixtures
+import mox
+
+
+class MoxStubout(fixtures.Fixture):
+    """Deal with code around mox and stubout as a fixture."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(MoxStubout, self).setUp()
+        # emulate some of the mox stuff, we can't use the metaclass
+        # because it screws with our generators
+        self.mox = mox.Mox()
+        self.stubs = self.mox.stubs
+        self.addCleanup(self.mox.UnsetStubs)
+        self.addCleanup(self.mox.VerifyAll)