diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-address.c b/src/platform/tests/test-address.c
index ae8cfc547c..f77734d5f5 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-address.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-address.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 #define IP6_ADDRESS "2001:db8:a:b:1:2:3:4"
 #define IP6_PLEN 64
 
-static int DEVICE_IFINDEX = -1;
-static int EX = -1;
+#define DEVICE_IFINDEX NMTSTP_ENV1_IFINDEX
+#define EX             NMTSTP_ENV1_EX
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -366,62 +366,16 @@ _nmtstp_init_tests (int *argc, char ***argv)
  * SETUP TESTS
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-typedef struct {
-	const char *testpath;
-	GTestFunc test_func;
-} TestSetup;
-
-static void
-_g_test_run (gconstpointer user_data)
-{
-	const TestSetup *s = user_data;
-	int ifindex;
-
-	_LOGT ("TEST: start %s", s->testpath);
-
-	nm_platform_link_delete (NM_PLATFORM_GET, nm_platform_link_get_ifindex (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME));
-	g_assert (!nm_platform_link_get_by_ifname (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME));
-	g_assert_cmpint (nm_platform_link_dummy_add (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME, NULL), ==, NM_PLATFORM_ERROR_SUCCESS);
-
-	ifindex = nm_platform_link_get_ifindex (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME);
-	g_assert_cmpint (ifindex, >, 0);
-	g_assert_cmpint (DEVICE_IFINDEX, ==, -1);
-
-	DEVICE_IFINDEX = ifindex;
-	EX = nmtstp_run_command_check_external_global ();
-
-	s->test_func ();
-
-	g_assert_cmpint (DEVICE_IFINDEX, ==, ifindex);
-	DEVICE_IFINDEX = -1;
-
-	g_assert_cmpint (ifindex, ==, nm_platform_link_get_ifindex (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME));
-	g_assert (nm_platform_link_delete (NM_PLATFORM_GET, ifindex));
-	_LOGT ("TEST: finished %s", s->testpath);
-}
-
-static void
-_g_test_add_func (const char *testpath,
-                  GTestFunc   test_func)
-{
-	TestSetup *s;
-
-	s = g_new0 (TestSetup, 1);
-	s->testpath = testpath;
-	s->test_func = test_func;
-
-	g_test_add_data_func_full (testpath, s, _g_test_run, g_free);
-}
-
 void
 _nmtstp_setup_tests (void)
 {
-	_g_test_add_func ("/address/ipv4/general", test_ip4_address_general);
-	_g_test_add_func ("/address/ipv6/general", test_ip6_address_general);
+#define add_test_func(testpath, test_func) nmtstp_env1_add_test_func(testpath, test_func, FALSE)
+	add_test_func ("/address/ipv4/general", test_ip4_address_general);
+	add_test_func ("/address/ipv6/general", test_ip6_address_general);
 
-	_g_test_add_func ("/address/ipv4/general-2", test_ip4_address_general_2);
-	_g_test_add_func ("/address/ipv6/general-2", test_ip6_address_general_2);
+	add_test_func ("/address/ipv4/general-2", test_ip4_address_general_2);
+	add_test_func ("/address/ipv6/general-2", test_ip6_address_general_2);
 
-	_g_test_add_func ("/address/ipv4/peer", test_ip4_address_peer);
-	_g_test_add_func ("/address/ipv4/peer/zero", test_ip4_address_peer_zero);
+	add_test_func ("/address/ipv4/peer", test_ip4_address_peer);
+	add_test_func ("/address/ipv4/peer/zero", test_ip4_address_peer_zero);
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
index 76c18a187d..d5536b159f 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #define SIGNAL_DATA_FMT "'%s-%s' ifindex %d%s%s%s (%d times received)"
 #define SIGNAL_DATA_ARG(data) (data)->name, nm_platform_signal_change_type_to_string ((data)->change_type), (data)->ifindex, (data)->ifname ? " ifname '" : "", (data)->ifname ? (data)->ifname : "", (data)->ifname ? "'" : "", (data)->received_count
 
+int NMTSTP_ENV1_IFINDEX = -1;
+int NMTSTP_ENV1_EX = -1;
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 void
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.h b/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
index a52a5db571..b05e4b161a 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
@@ -231,6 +231,100 @@ void nmtstp_link_del (NMPlatform *platform,
                       int ifindex,
                       const char *name);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+extern int NMTSTP_ENV1_IFINDEX;
+extern int NMTSTP_ENV1_EX;
+
+static inline void
+_nmtstp_env1_wrapper_setup (const NmtstTestData *test_data)
+{
+	int *p_ifindex;
+	gpointer p_ifup;
+
+	nmtst_test_data_unpack (test_data, &p_ifindex, NULL, NULL, NULL, &p_ifup);
+
+	g_assert (p_ifindex && *p_ifindex == -1);
+
+	_LOGT ("TEST[%s]: setup", test_data->testpath);
+
+	nm_platform_link_delete (NM_PLATFORM_GET, nm_platform_link_get_ifindex (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME));
+	g_assert (!nm_platform_link_get_by_ifname (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME));
+	g_assert_cmpint (nm_platform_link_dummy_add (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME, NULL), ==, NM_PLATFORM_ERROR_SUCCESS);
+
+	*p_ifindex = nm_platform_link_get_ifindex (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME);
+	g_assert_cmpint (*p_ifindex, >, 0);
+	g_assert_cmpint (NMTSTP_ENV1_IFINDEX, ==, -1);
+
+	if (GPOINTER_TO_INT (p_ifup))
+		g_assert (nm_platform_link_set_up (NM_PLATFORM_GET, *p_ifindex, NULL));
+
+	nm_platform_process_events (NM_PLATFORM_GET);
+
+	NMTSTP_ENV1_IFINDEX = *p_ifindex;
+	NMTSTP_ENV1_EX = nmtstp_run_command_check_external_global ();
+}
+
+static inline void
+_nmtstp_env1_wrapper_run (gconstpointer user_data)
+{
+	const NmtstTestData *test_data = user_data;
+	GTestDataFunc test_func_data;
+	GTestFunc test_func;
+	gconstpointer d;
+
+	nmtst_test_data_unpack (test_data, NULL, &test_func, &test_func_data, &d, NULL);
+
+	_LOGT ("TEST[%s]: run", test_data->testpath);
+	if (test_func)
+		test_func ();
+	else
+		test_func_data (d);
+}
+
+static inline void
+_nmtstp_env1_wrapper_teardown (const NmtstTestData *test_data)
+{
+	int *p_ifindex;
+
+	nmtst_test_data_unpack (test_data, &p_ifindex, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	g_assert_cmpint (NMTSTP_ENV1_IFINDEX, ==, *p_ifindex);
+	NMTSTP_ENV1_IFINDEX = -1;
+
+	_LOGT ("TEST[%s]: teardown", test_data->testpath);
+
+	g_assert_cmpint (*p_ifindex, ==, nm_platform_link_get_ifindex (NM_PLATFORM_GET, DEVICE_NAME));
+	g_assert (nm_platform_link_delete (NM_PLATFORM_GET, *p_ifindex));
+
+	nm_platform_process_events (NM_PLATFORM_GET);
+
+	_LOGT ("TEST[%s]: finished", test_data->testpath);
+
+	*p_ifindex = -1;
+}
+
+/* add test function, that set's up a particular environment, consisting
+ * of a dummy device with ifindex NMTSTP_ENV1_IFINDEX. */
+#define _nmtstp_env1_add_test_func_full(testpath, test_func, test_data_func, arg, ifup) \
+	nmtst_add_test_func_full (testpath, \
+	                          _nmtstp_env1_wrapper_run, \
+	                          _nmtstp_env1_wrapper_setup, \
+	                          _nmtstp_env1_wrapper_teardown, \
+	                          ({ static int _ifindex = -1; &_ifindex; }), \
+	                          ({ GTestFunc _test_func = (test_func); _test_func; }), \
+	                          ({ GTestDataFunc _test_func = (test_data_func); _test_func; }), \
+	                          (arg), \
+	                          ({ gboolean _ifup = (ifup); GINT_TO_POINTER (_ifup);}))
+
+#define nmtstp_env1_add_test_func_data(testpath, test_func, arg, ifup) \
+	_nmtstp_env1_add_test_func_full(testpath, NULL, test_func, arg, ifup)
+
+#define nmtstp_env1_add_test_func(testpath, test_func, ifup) \
+	_nmtstp_env1_add_test_func_full(testpath, test_func, NULL, NULL, ifup)
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 typedef void (*NMTstpSetupFunc) (void);
 extern NMTstpSetupFunc const _nmtstp_setup_platform_func;