diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 6c39393a742..b4d8a6b8f46 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -208,6 +208,23 @@ Description: Display server for Ubuntu - test development headers and library
  Contains header files and static library for testing of server and/or client
  development.
 
+Package: mirtest-internal-dev
+Section: libdevel
+Architecture: linux-any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
+Depends: mirtest-dev
+         libmirserver-dev (= ${binary:Version}),
+         libboost-filesystem-dev,
+         libboost-system-dev,
+         ${misc:Depends},
+Description: Display server for Ubuntu - test development headers and library
+ Mir is a display server running on linux systems, with a focus on efficiency,
+ robust operation and a well-defined driver model.
+ .
+ Contains header files and static library for testing of server and/or client
+ development.
+
 Package: mir-demos
 Architecture: linux-any
 Breaks: miral-examples
diff --git a/debian/mirtest-internal-dev.install b/debian/mirtest-internal-dev.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba534445301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/mirtest-internal-dev.install
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+usr/include/mirtest-internal
+usr/lib/*/pkgconfig/mirtest-internal.pc
+usr/lib/*/libmir-test-assist-internal.a
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f81513a27e..40bb6957aab 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ configure_file(
 install(TARGETS mir-test-assist
   ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 )
+install(TARGETS mir-test-assist-internal
+  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+)
 install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/test/mir
   DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/mirtest"
 )