diff --git a/include/tests/gui.h b/include/tests/gui.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74d48049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/tests/gui.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 (c) Anna Schumaker.
+ */
+#ifndef OCARINA_TESTS_GUI_H
+#define OCARINA_TESTS_GUI_H
+
+static GMainLoop *__gui_test_main_loop;
+
+static int __gui_test_on_idle(gpointer data)
+{
+	g_main_loop_quit(__gui_test_main_loop);
+	return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+static void gui_test_init()
+{
+	__gui_test_main_loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
+	g_idle_add(__gui_test_on_idle, NULL);
+}
+
+static void gui_test_deinit()
+{
+	g_main_loop_unref(__gui_test_main_loop);
+}
+
+static void gui_test_main_loop()
+{
+	g_main_loop_run(__gui_test_main_loop);
+}
+#endif /* OCARINA_TESTS_GUI_H */
diff --git a/tests/gui/idle.c b/tests/gui/idle.c
index 5b828c0d..1c4705ff 100644
--- a/tests/gui/idle.c
+++ b/tests/gui/idle.c
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 #include <gui/view.h>
 #include <gui/window.h>
 #include <tests/test.h>
+#include <tests/gui.h>
 
 static const unsigned int N = 100;
 static unsigned int cur = -1;
 struct core_init_data init_data;
-static GMainLoop *main_loop;
 
 static bool inc_cur(void *data)
 {
@@ -22,21 +22,12 @@ static bool inc_cur(void *data)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int test_on_idle()
-{
-	g_main_loop_quit(main_loop);
-	return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
-}
-
 static void test_idle()
 {
 	GtkProgressBar *progress;
 	unsigned int i;
 	float fraction;
 
-	main_loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
-	g_idle_add(test_on_idle, gui_window());
-
 	progress = GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(gui_builder_widget("o_idle_progress"));
 	g_assert_false(gtk_widget_is_visible(GTK_WIDGET(progress)));
 
@@ -47,7 +38,7 @@ static void test_idle()
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
 		g_assert_true(gtk_widget_is_visible(GTK_WIDGET(progress)));
-		g_main_loop_run(main_loop);
+		gui_test_main_loop();
 		g_assert_cmpfloat(idle_progress(), ==, (float)(i + 1) / N);
 		if (i != (N - 1)) {
 			fraction = gtk_progress_bar_get_fraction(progress);
@@ -66,12 +57,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	core_init(&argc, NULL, &init_data);
 	gui_builder_init("share/ocarina/ocarina.ui");
 	gui_view_init();
+	gui_test_init();
 	while (idle_run_task()) {}
 
 	g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
 	g_test_add_func("/Gui/Idle", test_idle);
 	ret = g_test_run();
 
+	gui_test_deinit();
 	gui_builder_deinit();
 	core_deinit();
 	return ret;
diff --git a/tests/gui/view.c b/tests/gui/view.c
index 9b3d59f7..06109364 100644
--- a/tests/gui/view.c
+++ b/tests/gui/view.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <gui/model.h>
 #include <gui/view.h>
 #include <tests/test.h>
+#include <tests/gui.h>
 
 const gchar *QUEUE_SETTINGS[Q_MODEL_N_COLUMNS] = {
 	[Q_MODEL_TRACK_NR]  = "gui.queue.track",
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ const gchar *QUEUE_SETTINGS[Q_MODEL_N_COLUMNS] = {
 	[Q_MODEL_FONT]      = "gui.queue.font",
 };
 
-GMainLoop *main_loop;
 unsigned int load_count = 0;
 
 static void test_load(struct track *track) { load_count++; }
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ struct core_init_data init_data = {
 	.audio_ops = &test_audio_ops,
 };
 
-static int test_on_idle(gpointer data)
-{
-	g_main_loop_quit(main_loop);
-	return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
-}
-
 static void test_treeview()
 {
 	GtkTreeViewColumn *col;
@@ -63,8 +57,6 @@ static void test_treeview()
 	filter = GTK_TREE_MODEL(gui_view_get_filter());
 
 	treeview  = GTK_TREE_VIEW(gui_builder_widget("o_treeview"));
-	main_loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
-	g_idle_add(test_on_idle, NULL);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < Q_MODEL_N_COLUMNS; i++)
 		g_assert_false(settings_has(QUEUE_SETTINGS[i]));
@@ -76,7 +68,7 @@ static void test_treeview()
 		gtk_tree_view_column_set_fixed_width(col, (i + 2) * 10);
 	}
 
-	g_main_loop_run(main_loop);
+	gui_test_main_loop();
 	for (i = 0; i < Q_MODEL_N_COLUMNS; i++) {
 		bool has = (i < Q_MODEL_LAST_PLAY);
 		g_assert(settings_has(QUEUE_SETTINGS[i]) == has);
@@ -107,6 +99,7 @@ static void test_treeview()
 	gtk_tree_path_free(path);
 
 	gui_view_set_queue(NULL);
+	gui_test_deinit();
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -116,6 +109,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	gui_builder_init("share/ocarina/ocarina.ui");
 	gui_queue_model_init();
 	gui_view_init();
+	gui_test_init();
 	while (idle_run_task()) {};
 
 	g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/gui/window.c b/tests/gui/window.c
index a4e8f1b5..c036c34e 100644
--- a/tests/gui/window.c
+++ b/tests/gui/window.c
@@ -3,29 +3,18 @@
  */
 #include <core/settings.h>
 #include <gui/window.h>
+#include <tests/gui.h>
 #include <tests/test.h>
 
-GMainLoop *main_loop;
-
-static int test_on_idle(gpointer data)
-{
-	g_main_loop_quit(main_loop);
-	return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
-}
-
 static void test_window()
 {
-	GtkWindow *window;
-
-	main_loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
-	window    = gui_window();
-	g_idle_add(test_on_idle, window);
+	GtkWindow *window = gui_window();
 
 	g_assert_false(settings_has("gui.window.width"));
 	g_assert_false(settings_has("gui.window.height"));
 	g_assert_cmpstr(gtk_window_get_title(window), ==, "Ocarina " CONFIG_VERSION);
 
-	g_main_loop_run(main_loop);
+	gui_test_main_loop();
 	g_assert_true(settings_has("gui.window.width"));
 	g_assert_true(settings_has("gui.window.height"));
 
@@ -33,11 +22,9 @@ static void test_window()
 	settings_set("gui.window.height", 600);
 	gui_window_init("share/ocarina/ocarina.png");
 
-	g_main_loop_run(main_loop);
+	gui_test_main_loop();
 	g_assert_cmpuint(settings_get("gui.window.width"),  ==, 800);
 	g_assert_cmpuint(settings_get("gui.window.height"), ==, 600);
-
-	g_main_loop_unref(main_loop);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -48,11 +35,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	gtk_init(&argc, NULL);
 	gui_builder_init("share/ocarina/ocarina.ui");
 	gui_window_init("share/ocarina/ocarina.png");
+	gui_test_init();
 
 	g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
 	g_test_add_func("/Gui/Window", test_window);
 	ret = g_test_run();
 
+	gui_test_deinit();
 	gui_window_deinit();
 	gui_builder_deinit();
 	settings_deinit();