diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index 7c1dd2ec87..db5a720462 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module=gettextutils
 module=importutils
 module=log
 module=test
+module=fixture
 
 # The base module to hold the copy of openstack.common
 base=rally
diff --git a/rally/openstack/common/fixture/__init__.py b/rally/openstack/common/fixture/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/rally/openstack/common/fixture/config.py b/rally/openstack/common/fixture/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf52a66255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rally/openstack/common/fixture/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# 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
+
+
+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 kw.iteritems():
+            self.conf.set_override(k, v, group)
diff --git a/rally/openstack/common/fixture/mockpatch.py b/rally/openstack/common/fixture/mockpatch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd0d6ca6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rally/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/rally/openstack/common/fixture/moxstubout.py b/rally/openstack/common/fixture/moxstubout.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f277fdd739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rally/openstack/common/fixture/moxstubout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# 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
+import stubout
+
+
+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 = stubout.StubOutForTesting()
+        self.addCleanup(self.mox.UnsetStubs)
+        self.addCleanup(self.stubs.UnsetAll)
+        self.addCleanup(self.stubs.SmartUnsetAll)
+        self.addCleanup(self.mox.VerifyAll)