diff --git a/tests/bitcoind.rs b/tests/bitcoind.rs
index 41534fd..d6ec82c 100644
--- a/tests/bitcoind.rs
+++ b/tests/bitcoind.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,40 @@
-use bitcoind::bitcoincore_rpc;
+//! Test PSBT crate against Bitcoin Core using [`bitcoind`].
+
+mod client;
+
+use client::Client;
+use psbt_v2::bitcoin::Amount;
+
+#[track_caller]
+fn client() -> Client {
+    let client = Client::new().expect("failed to create client");
+    // Sanity check.
+    assert_eq!(0, client.get_blockchain_info().unwrap().blocks);
+
+    client.fund().expect("failed to fund client");
+    client
+}
 
 #[test]
-fn bitcoind_get_blockchain_info() {
-    use bitcoincore_rpc::RpcApi;
-    let bitcoind = bitcoind::BitcoinD::from_downloaded().expect("failed to init bitcoind");
-    assert_eq!(0, bitcoind.client.get_blockchain_info().unwrap().blocks);
+fn bitcoind_get_core_wallet_controlled_address() {
+    let client = client();
+    let address = client.core_wallet_controlled_address().expect("get_new_address failed");
+    println!("address: {}", address);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn bitcoind_fund_core_controlled_wallet() {
+    let client = client();
+    assert!(client.fund().is_ok())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn bitcoind_send() {
+    let client = client();
+
+    let address = client.core_wallet_controlled_address().expect("get_new_address failed");
+    let amount = Amount::ONE_BTC;
+
+    let txid = client.send(amount, &address).expect("send failed");
+    println!("txid: {}", txid);
 }
diff --git a/tests/client.rs b/tests/client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..073964d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use bitcoind::bitcoincore_rpc::bitcoincore_rpc_json::{AddressType, GetBlockchainInfoResult};
+use bitcoind::bitcoincore_rpc::RpcApi;
+use bitcoind::BitcoinD;
+use psbt_v2::bitcoin::{Address, Amount, Network, Txid};
+
+const NETWORK: Network = Network::Regtest;
+
+/// A custom bitcoind client.
+pub struct Client {
+    bitcoind: BitcoinD,
+}
+
+impl Client {
+    /// Creates a new [`Client`].
+    pub fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let bitcoind = BitcoinD::from_downloaded()?;
+        let client = Client { bitcoind };
+
+        Ok(client)
+    }
+
+    /// Calls through to bitcoincore_rpc client.
+    pub fn get_blockchain_info(&self) -> anyhow::Result<GetBlockchainInfoResult> {
+        let client = &self.bitcoind.client;
+        Ok(client.get_blockchain_info()?)
+    }
+
+    /// Gets an address controlled by the currently loaded Bitcoin Core wallet (via `bitcoind`).
+    pub fn core_wallet_controlled_address(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Address> {
+        let client = &self.bitcoind.client;
+        let label = None;
+        let address_type = Some(AddressType::Bech32m);
+        let address = client.get_new_address(label, address_type)?.require_network(NETWORK)?;
+        Ok(address)
+    }
+
+    /// Funds the bitcoind wallet with a spendable 50 BTC utxo.
+    pub fn fund(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let client = &self.bitcoind.client;
+        // Generate to an address controlled by the bitcoind wallet and wait for funds to mature.
+        let address = self.core_wallet_controlled_address()?;
+        let _ = client.generate_to_address(101, &address)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Send `amount` to `address` setting all other `bitcoincore_prc::send_to_address` args to `None`.
+    pub fn send(&self, amount: Amount, address: &Address) -> anyhow::Result<Txid> {
+        let client = &self.bitcoind.client;
+
+        let comment = None;
+        let comment_to = None;
+        let subtract_fee = None;
+        let replacable = None;
+        let confirmation_target = None;
+        let estimate_mode = None;
+
+        let txid = client.send_to_address(
+            address,
+            amount,
+            comment,
+            comment_to,
+            subtract_fee,
+            replacable,
+            confirmation_target,
+            estimate_mode,
+        )?;
+        Ok(txid)
+    }
+}