diff --git a/tests/unit/crypto-tls-x509-helpers.h b/tests/unit/crypto-tls-x509-helpers.h
index cf6329e653..247e7160eb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/crypto-tls-x509-helpers.h
+++ b/tests/unit/crypto-tls-x509-helpers.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include <libtasn1.h>
 
 
+#define QCRYPTO_TLS_TEST_CLIENT_NAME "ACME QEMU Client"
+#define QCRYPTO_TLS_TEST_CLIENT_HOSTILE_NAME "ACME Hostile Client"
+
 /*
  * This contains parameter about how to generate
  * certificates.
@@ -118,6 +121,56 @@ void test_tls_cleanup(const char *keyfile);
     };                                                                  \
     test_tls_generate_cert(&varname, NULL)
 
+# define TLS_ROOT_REQ_SIMPLE(varname, fname)                            \
+    QCryptoTLSTestCertReq varname = {                                   \
+        .filename = fname,                                              \
+        .cn = "qemu-CA",                                                \
+        .basicConstraintsEnable = true,                                 \
+        .basicConstraintsCritical = true,                               \
+        .basicConstraintsIsCA = true,                                   \
+        .keyUsageEnable = true,                                         \
+        .keyUsageCritical = true,                                       \
+        .keyUsageValue = GNUTLS_KEY_KEY_CERT_SIGN,                      \
+    };                                                                  \
+    test_tls_generate_cert(&varname, NULL)
+
+# define TLS_CERT_REQ_SIMPLE_CLIENT(varname, cavarname, cname, fname)   \
+    QCryptoTLSTestCertReq varname = {                                   \
+        .filename = fname,                                              \
+        .cn = cname,                                                    \
+        .basicConstraintsEnable = true,                                 \
+        .basicConstraintsCritical = true,                               \
+        .basicConstraintsIsCA = false,                                  \
+        .keyUsageEnable = true,                                         \
+        .keyUsageCritical = true,                                       \
+        .keyUsageValue =                                                \
+        GNUTLS_KEY_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE | GNUTLS_KEY_KEY_ENCIPHERMENT,     \
+        .keyPurposeEnable = true,                                       \
+        .keyPurposeCritical = true,                                     \
+        .keyPurposeOID1 = GNUTLS_KP_TLS_WWW_CLIENT,                     \
+    };                                                                  \
+    test_tls_generate_cert(&varname, cavarname.crt)
+
+# define TLS_CERT_REQ_SIMPLE_SERVER(varname, cavarname, fname,          \
+                                    hostname, ipaddr)                   \
+    QCryptoTLSTestCertReq varname = {                                   \
+        .filename = fname,                                              \
+        .cn = hostname ? hostname : ipaddr,                             \
+        .altname1 = hostname,                                           \
+        .ipaddr1 = ipaddr,                                              \
+        .basicConstraintsEnable = true,                                 \
+        .basicConstraintsCritical = true,                               \
+        .basicConstraintsIsCA = false,                                  \
+        .keyUsageEnable = true,                                         \
+        .keyUsageCritical = true,                                       \
+        .keyUsageValue =                                                \
+        GNUTLS_KEY_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE | GNUTLS_KEY_KEY_ENCIPHERMENT,     \
+        .keyPurposeEnable = true,                                       \
+        .keyPurposeCritical = true,                                     \
+        .keyPurposeOID1 = GNUTLS_KP_TLS_WWW_SERVER,                     \
+    };                                                                  \
+    test_tls_generate_cert(&varname, cavarname.crt)
+
 extern const asn1_static_node pkix_asn1_tab[];
 
 #endif