diff --git a/curio/testcase.py b/curio/testcase.py
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+++ b/curio/testcase.py
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+import curio
+import inspect
+import unittest
+
+
+class CurioTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def __init__(self, methodName='runTest'):
+        super().__init__(methodName)
+        self._kernel = None
+
+    async def asyncSetUp(self):
+        pass
+
+    async def asyncTearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def addAsyncCleanup(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.addCleanup(*(func, *args), **kwargs)
+
+    async def enterAsyncContext(self, cm):
+        super().enterAsyncContext(cm)
+
+    def _callSetUp(self):
+        self.setUp()
+        self._call_async(self.asyncSetUp)
+
+    def _callTestMethod(self, method):
+        self._call_maybe_async(method)
+
+    def _callTearDown(self):
+        self._call_async(self.asyncTearDown)
+        self.tearDown()
+
+    def _callCleanup(self, function, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._call_maybe_async(function, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _call_async(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        assert self._kernel is not None, 'curio kernel is not initialized'
+        err_msg = f'{func!r} is not an async function'
+        assert inspect.iscoroutinefunction(func), err_msg
+        return self._kernel.run(
+            func(*args, **kwargs),
+        )
+
+    def _call_maybe_async(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(func):
+            return self._kernel.run(
+                func(*args, **kwargs),
+            )
+        else:
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _setup_curio_kernel(self):
+        assert self._kernel is None, 'curio kernel is already initialized'
+        kernel = curio.Kernel()
+        self._kernel = kernel
+
+    def _tear_down_curio_kernel(self):
+        kernel = self._kernel
+        kernel.run(self._shutdown, shutdown=True)
+
+    async def _shutdown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def run(self, result=None):
+        self._setup_curio_kernel()
+        try:
+            return super().run(result)
+        finally:
+            self._tear_down_curio_kernel()
+
+    def debug(self):
+        super().debug()
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        if self._kernel._shutdown_funcs is not None:
+            self._tear_down_curio_kernel()