diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index bdd26b76846..5f81513a27e 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ add_library(mir-test-assist STATIC
   $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mir-public-test-framework>
 )
 
+add_library(mir-test-assist-internal STATIC
+  $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mir-protected-test-framework>
+  $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mir-protected-test-doubles>
+)
+
 target_link_libraries(mir-test-assist
 PUBLIC
   miral
@@ -140,12 +145,29 @@ PRIVATE
   ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} # Link in pthread.
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(mir-test-assist-internal
+PUBLIC
+  mirserver
+
+  Boost::system
+  ${GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES}
+PRIVATE
+  ${GMOCK_MAIN_LIBRARY}
+  ${GMOCK_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
 configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mirtest.pc.in
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mirtest.pc
   @ONLY
 )
 
+configure_file(
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mirtest-internal.pc.in
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mirtest-internal.pc
+  @ONLY
+)
+
 install(TARGETS mir-test-assist
   ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 )
@@ -158,9 +180,18 @@ install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/test/mir_test_framework
 install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/test/miral
   DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/mirtest"
 )
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/include/mir
+  DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/mirtest-internal"
+)
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/include/mir_test_framework
+  DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/mirtest-internal"
+)
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mirtest.pc
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig
 )
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mirtest-internal.pc
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig
+)
 
 mir_add_memcheck_test()
 mir_add_detect_fd_leaks_test()
diff --git a/tests/mir_test_doubles/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/mir_test_doubles/CMakeLists.txt
index e24a66c5941..e32f2040347 100644
--- a/tests/mir_test_doubles/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/mir_test_doubles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-set(
-  TEST_UTILS_SRCS
-
+add_library(mir-protected-test-doubles OBJECT
   mock_input_device.cpp
   triggered_main_loop.cpp
   fake_alarm_factory.cpp
@@ -31,6 +29,13 @@ set(
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/include/mir/test/doubles/mock_output_surface.h
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(mir-protected-test-doubles
+  PUBLIC
+    mirplatform
+    mircommon
+    mircore
+)
+
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
   check_cxx_compiler_flag("-Wno-attributes=clang::" SUPPORTS_SCOPED_W_NO_ATTRIBUTES)
   if (SUPPORTS_SCOPED_W_NO_ATTRIBUTE)
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ target_link_libraries(mir-public-test-doubles
 
 add_library(mir-test-doubles-static STATIC
   $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mir-public-test-doubles>
-  ${TEST_UTILS_SRCS}
+  $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mir-protected-test-doubles>
 )
 
 target_include_directories(
diff --git a/tests/mirtest-internal.pc.in b/tests/mirtest-internal.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9a52d33262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mirtest-internal.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+libdir=@PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR@
+includedir=@PKGCONFIG_INCLUDEDIR@/mirtest-internal
+
+Name: mirtest-internal
+Description: Mir test assist internal library
+Version: @MIR_VERSION@
+Requires: mirtest mirserver mirserver-internal
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lmir-test-assist -lmir-test-assist-internal -ldl -lboost_filesystem -lboost_system
+Cflags: -I${includedir}