diff --git a/hooks-its/pom.xml b/hooks-its/pom.xml
index 41179f9..576530a 100644
--- a/hooks-its/pom.xml
+++ b/hooks-its/pom.xml
@@ -36,5 +36,29 @@
       <artifactId>gerrit-plugin-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+      <version>${slf4jVersion}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
+      <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
+      <version>${easymockVersion}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
+      <artifactId>powermock-module-junit4</artifactId>
+      <version>${powermockVersion}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
+      <artifactId>powermock-api-easymock</artifactId>
+      <version>${powermockVersion}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/LoggingMockingTestCase.java b/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/LoggingMockingTestCase.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70098e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/LoggingMockingTestCase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.hooks.testutil;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.hooks.testutil.log.LogUtil;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;
+import org.junit.After;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+public abstract class LoggingMockingTestCase extends MockingTestCase {
+
+  private java.util.Collection<LoggingEvent> loggedEvents;
+
+  protected final void assertLogMessageContains(String needle) {
+    LoggingEvent hit = null;
+    Iterator<LoggingEvent> iter = loggedEvents.iterator();
+    while (hit == null && iter.hasNext()) {
+      LoggingEvent event = iter.next();
+      if (event.getRenderedMessage().contains(needle)) {
+        hit = event;
+      }
+    }
+    assertNotNull("Could not find log message containing '" + needle + "'",
+        hit);
+    assertTrue("Could not remove log message containing '" + needle + "'",
+        loggedEvents.remove(hit));
+  }
+
+  protected final void assertLogThrowableMessageContains(String needle) {
+    LoggingEvent hit = null;
+    Iterator<LoggingEvent> iter = loggedEvents.iterator();
+    while (hit == null && iter.hasNext()) {
+      LoggingEvent event = iter.next();
+
+      if (event.getThrowableInformation().getThrowable().toString()
+          .contains(needle)) {
+        hit = event;
+      }
+    }
+    assertNotNull("Could not find log message with a Throwable containing '"
+        + needle + "'", hit);
+    assertTrue("Could not remove log message with a Throwable containing '"
+        + needle + "'", loggedEvents.remove(hit));
+  }
+
+  // As the PowerMock runner does not pass through runTest, we inject log
+  // verification through @After
+  @After
+  public final void assertNoUnassertedLogEvents() {
+    if (loggedEvents.size() > 0) {
+      LoggingEvent event = loggedEvents.iterator().next();
+      String msg = "Found untreated logged events. First one is:\n";
+      msg += event.getRenderedMessage();
+      if (event.getThrowableInformation() != null) {
+        msg += "\n" + event.getThrowableInformation().getThrowable();
+      }
+      fail(msg);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    super.setUp();
+    loggedEvents = Lists.newArrayList();
+
+    // The logger we're interested is class name without the trailing "Test".
+    // While this is not the most general approach it is sufficient for now,
+    // and we can improve later to allow tests to specify which loggers are
+    // to check.
+    String logName = this.getClass().getCanonicalName();
+    logName = logName.substring(0, logName.length()-4);
+    LogUtil.logToCollection(logName, loggedEvents);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void runTest() throws Throwable {
+    super.runTest();
+    // Plain JUnit runner does not pick up @After, so we add it here
+    // explicitly. Note, that we cannot put this into tearDown, as failure
+    // to verify mocks would bail out and might leave open resources from
+    // subclasses open.
+    assertNoUnassertedLogEvents();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/MockingTestCase.java b/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/MockingTestCase.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..819b138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/MockingTestCase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.hooks.testutil;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.easymock.EasyMock;
+import org.easymock.IMocksControl;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.powermock.api.easymock.PowerMock;
+import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Test case with some support for automatically verifying mocks.
+ */
+public abstract class MockingTestCase extends TestCase {
+  private Collection<Object> mocks;
+  private Collection<IMocksControl> mockControls;
+  private boolean mocksReplayed;
+  private boolean usePowerMock;
+
+  /**
+   * Create and register a mock control.
+   *
+   * @return The mock control instance.
+   */
+  protected final IMocksControl createMockControl() {
+    IMocksControl mockControl = EasyMock.createControl();
+    assertTrue("Adding mock control failed", mockControls.add(mockControl));
+    return mockControl;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create and register a mock.
+   *
+   * Creates a mock and registers it in the list of created mocks, so it gets
+   * treated automatically upon {@code replay} and {@code verify};
+   * @param toMock The class to create a mock for.
+   * @return The mock instance.
+   */
+  protected final <T> T createMock(Class<T> toMock) {
+    return createMock(toMock, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a mock for a mock control and register a mock.
+   *
+   * Creates a mock and registers it in the list of created mocks, so it gets
+   * treated automatically upon {@code replay} and {@code verify};
+   * @param toMock The class to create a mock for.
+   * @param control The mock control to create the mock on. If null, do not use
+   *    a specific control.
+   * @return The mock instance.
+   */
+  protected final <T> T createMock(Class<T> toMock, IMocksControl control) {
+    assertFalse("Mocks have already been set to replay", mocksReplayed);
+    final T mock;
+    if (control == null) {
+      if (usePowerMock) {
+        mock = PowerMock.createMock(toMock);
+      } else {
+        mock = EasyMock.createMock(toMock);
+      }
+      assertTrue("Adding " + toMock.getName() + " mock failed",
+          mocks.add(mock));
+    } else {
+      mock = control.createMock(toMock);
+    }
+    return mock;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set all registered mocks to replay
+   */
+  protected final void replayMocks() {
+    assertFalse("Mocks have already been set to replay", mocksReplayed);
+    if (usePowerMock) {
+      PowerMock.replayAll();
+    } else {
+      EasyMock.replay(mocks.toArray());
+    }
+    for (IMocksControl mockControl : mockControls) {
+      mockControl.replay();
+    }
+    mocksReplayed = true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Verify all registered mocks
+   *
+   * This method is called automatically at the end of a test. Nevertheless,
+   * it is safe to also call it beforehand, if this better meets the
+   * verification part of a test.
+   */
+  // As the PowerMock runner does not pass through runTest, we inject mock
+  // verification through @After
+  @After
+  public final void verifyMocks() {
+    if (!mocks.isEmpty() || !mockControls.isEmpty()) {
+      assertTrue("Created mocks have not been set to replay. Call replayMocks "
+          + "within the test", mocksReplayed);
+      if (usePowerMock) {
+        PowerMock.verifyAll();
+      } else {
+        EasyMock.verify(mocks.toArray());
+      }
+      for (IMocksControl mockControl : mockControls) {
+        mockControl.verify();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    super.setUp();
+
+    usePowerMock = false;
+    RunWith runWith = this.getClass().getAnnotation(RunWith.class);
+    if (runWith != null) {
+      usePowerMock = PowerMockRunner.class.isAssignableFrom(runWith.value());
+    }
+
+    mocks = new ArrayList<Object>();
+    mockControls = new ArrayList<IMocksControl>();
+    mocksReplayed = false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void runTest() throws Throwable {
+    super.runTest();
+    // Plain JUnit runner does not pick up @After, so we add it here
+    // explicitly. Note, that we cannot put this into tearDown, as failure
+    // to verify mocks would bail out and might leave open resources from
+    // subclasses open.
+    verifyMocks();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/log/CollectionAppender.java b/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/log/CollectionAppender.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f63c7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/log/CollectionAppender.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.hooks.testutil.log;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton;
+import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+
+/**
+ * Log4j appender that logs into a list
+ */
+public class CollectionAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
+  private Collection<LoggingEvent> events;
+
+  public CollectionAppender() {
+    events = new LinkedList<LoggingEvent>();
+  }
+
+  public CollectionAppender(Collection<LoggingEvent> events) {
+    this.events = events;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean requiresLayout() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void append(LoggingEvent event) {
+    if (! events.add(event)) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Could not append event " + event);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+  }
+
+  public Collection<LoggingEvent> getLoggedEvents() {
+    return Lists.newLinkedList(events);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/log/LogUtil.java b/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/log/LogUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57d98c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks-its/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/testutil/log/LogUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.hooks.testutil.log;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;
+
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+public class LogUtil {
+  public static CollectionAppender logToCollection(String logName,
+      Collection<LoggingEvent> collection) {
+    Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(logName);
+    CollectionAppender listAppender = new CollectionAppender(collection);
+    log.removeAllAppenders();
+    log.addAppender(listAppender);
+    return listAppender;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b67658..a1ee2c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - Issue tracker support</name>
   
+  <properties>
+    <easymockVersion>3.0</easymockVersion>
+    <powermockVersion>1.5</powermockVersion>
+    <slf4jVersion>1.6.2</slf4jVersion>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>hooks-its</module>
   </modules>