diff --git a/pw_unit_test/framework_test.cc b/pw_unit_test/framework_test.cc
index 10a0adace..1c0a1ce4d 100644
--- a/pw_unit_test/framework_test.cc
+++ b/pw_unit_test/framework_test.cc
@@ -173,5 +173,23 @@ class Expectations : public ::testing::Test {
 
 TEST_F(Expectations, SetCoolNumber) { cool_number_ = 14159; }
 
+class SetUpAndTearDown : public ::testing::Test {
+ protected:
+  SetUpAndTearDown() : value_(0) { EXPECT_EQ(value_, 0); }
+
+  ~SetUpAndTearDown() { EXPECT_EQ(value_, 1); }
+
+  void SetUp() override { value_ = 1337; }
+
+  void TearDown() override { value_ = 1; }
+
+  int value_;
+};
+
+TEST_F(SetUpAndTearDown, MakeSureItIsSet) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(value_, 1337);
+  value_ = 3210;
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace pw
diff --git a/pw_unit_test/public/pw_unit_test/framework.h b/pw_unit_test/public/pw_unit_test/framework.h
index 64b34f1c0..6115a00bc 100644
--- a/pw_unit_test/public/pw_unit_test/framework.h
+++ b/pw_unit_test/public/pw_unit_test/framework.h
@@ -338,12 +338,31 @@ class TestInfo {
 // the block provided to the TEST macro.
 class Test {
  public:
-  // Runs the unit test. Currently, this simply executes the test body, but it
-  // could be expanded to perform more bookkeeping operations.
-  void PigweedTestRun() { PigweedTestBody(); }
+  Test(const Test&) = delete;
+  Test& operator=(const Test&) = delete;
 
   virtual ~Test() = default;
 
+  // Runs the unit test.
+  void PigweedTestRun() {
+    SetUp();
+    PigweedTestBody();
+    TearDown();
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  Test() = default;
+
+  // Called immediately before executing the test body.
+  //
+  // Setup and cleanup can typically be done in the test fixture's constructor
+  // and destructor, but there are cases where SetUp/TearDown must be used
+  // instead. See the Google Test documentation for more information.
+  virtual void SetUp() {}
+
+  // Called immediately after executing the test body.
+  virtual void TearDown() {}
+
  private:
   friend class internal::Framework;
 
@@ -366,6 +385,7 @@ class Test {
       : public parent_class {                                           \
    private:                                                             \
     void PigweedTestBody() override;                                    \
+                                                                        \
     static ::pw::unit_test::internal::TestInfo test_info_;              \
   };                                                                    \
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