diff --git a/src/bazel/InstallationDirectories.cc b/src/bazel/InstallationDirectories.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbf3b86bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bazel/InstallationDirectories.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Generate an installation directories file for bazel specifically
+
+#include <sdf/InstallationDirectories.hh>
+
+namespace sdf
+{
+
+inline namespace SDF_VERSION_NAMESPACE {
+
+std::string getInstallPrefix()
+{
+  return ".";
+}
+}  // namespace SDF_VERSION_NAMESPACE
+}  // namespace sdf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/BUILD.bazel b/test/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59b071333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+load("@rules_gazebo//gazebo:headers.bzl", "gz_configure_header")
+load("@rules_license//rules:license.bzl", "license")
+
+package(
+    default_applicable_licenses = ["//:license"],
+)
+
+license(
+    name = "license",
+    package_name = "sdformat-test",
+)
+
+gz_configure_header(
+    name = "TestConfig",
+    src = "test_config.hh.in",
+    package_xml = "//:package.xml",
+)
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "test_utils",
+    hdrs = [
+        "test_config.hh",
+        "test_utils.hh",
+    ],
+    includes = ["."],
+    visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
+)