diff --git a/tests/test-common.hpp b/tests/test-common.hpp
index 7bb4c20..5731292 100644
--- a/tests/test-common.hpp
+++ b/tests/test-common.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/util/scheduler.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/util/time-unit-test-clock.hpp>
 
 namespace nlsr {
 namespace test {
@@ -46,6 +47,41 @@
   ndn::Scheduler g_scheduler;
 };
 
+class UnitTestTimeFixture : public BaseFixture
+{
+protected:
+  UnitTestTimeFixture()
+    : steadyClock(make_shared<ndn::time::UnitTestSteadyClock>())
+    , systemClock(make_shared<ndn::time::UnitTestSystemClock>())
+  {
+    ndn::time::setCustomClocks(steadyClock, systemClock);
+  }
+
+  ~UnitTestTimeFixture()
+  {
+    ndn::time::setCustomClocks(nullptr, nullptr);
+  }
+
+  void
+  advanceClocks(const ndn::time::nanoseconds& tick, size_t nTicks = 1)
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < nTicks; ++i) {
+      steadyClock->advance(tick);
+      systemClock->advance(tick);
+
+      if (g_ioService.stopped()) {
+        g_ioService.reset();
+      }
+
+      g_ioService.poll();
+    }
+  }
+
+protected:
+  shared_ptr<ndn::time::UnitTestSteadyClock> steadyClock;
+  shared_ptr<ndn::time::UnitTestSystemClock> systemClock;
+};
+
 } // namespace test
 } // namespace nlsr