diff --git a/tests/src/psa_crypto_helpers.c b/tests/src/psa_crypto_helpers.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40877c7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/psa_crypto_helpers.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/** \file psa_crypto_helpers.c
+ *
+ * \brief Helper functions to test PSA crypto functionality.
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ *  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.
+ */
+
+#include <test/helpers.h>
+#include <test/macros.h>
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_C)
+
+#include <psa/crypto.h>
+
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_C */
diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
index 1d28df097..98b8d66f6 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\library\x509write_csr.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\library\xtea.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\helpers.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\psa_crypto_helpers.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tests\src\random.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\3rdparty\everest\library\everest.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\3rdparty\everest\library\Hacl_Curve25519_joined.c" />