diff --git a/lib/phpunit/classes/advanced_testcase.php b/lib/phpunit/classes/advanced_testcase.php
index aed50f64227..2d4cea8d670 100644
--- a/lib/phpunit/classes/advanced_testcase.php
+++ b/lib/phpunit/classes/advanced_testcase.php
@@ -710,4 +710,38 @@ abstract class advanced_testcase extends base_testcase {
         }
         $tasks->close();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to load a fixture from a component's fixture directory.
+     *
+     * @param string $component
+     * @param string $path
+     * @throws coding_exception
+     */
+    protected static function load_fixture(
+        string $component,
+        string $path,
+    ): void {
+        $fullpath = sprintf(
+            "%s/tests/fixtures/%s",
+            \core_component::get_component_directory($component),
+            $path,
+        );
+        if (!file_exists($fullpath)) {
+            throw new \coding_exception("Fixture file not found: $fullpath");
+        }
+
+        global $ADMIN;
+        global $CFG;
+        global $DB;
+        global $SITE;
+        global $USER;
+        global $OUTPUT;
+        global $PAGE;
+        global $SESSION;
+        global $COURSE;
+        global $SITE;
+
+        require_once($fullpath);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/upgrade.txt b/lib/upgrade.txt
index acb52e2369a..c35f76add92 100644
--- a/lib/upgrade.txt
+++ b/lib/upgrade.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 === 4.2.9 ===
 
 * Added the ability for unit tests to autoload classes in the `\[component]\tests\` namespace from the `[path/to/component]/tests/classes` directory.
+* Added the `advanced_testcase::load_fixture()` helper to load fixtures from a components `tests/fixtures/` folder.
 
 === 4.2.7 ===