diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/blockstore_api/tests/base.py b/openedx/core/lib/blockstore_api/tests/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0888e8c81dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/blockstore_api/tests/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""
+Common code for tests that work with Blockstore
+"""
+from unittest import mock, skipUnless
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.test.client import RequestFactory
+
+# Decorators for tests that require the blockstore service/app
+requires_blockstore = skipUnless(settings.RUN_BLOCKSTORE_TESTS, "Requires a running Blockstore server")
+
+requires_blockstore_app = skipUnless(settings.BLOCKSTORE_USE_BLOCKSTORE_APP_API, "Requires blockstore app")
+
+
+class BlockstoreAppTestMixin:
+    """
+    Sets up the environment for tests to be run using the installed Blockstore app.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Ensure there's an active request, so that bundle file URLs can be made absolute.
+        """
+        super().setUp()
+
+        # Patch the blockstore get_current_request to use our live_server_url
+        mock.patch('blockstore.apps.api.methods.get_current_request',
+                   mock.Mock(return_value=self._get_current_request())).start()
+        self.addCleanup(mock.patch.stopall)
+
+    def _get_current_request(self):
+        """
+        Returns a request object using the live_server_url, if available.
+        """
+        request_args = {}
+        if hasattr(self, 'live_server_url'):
+            live_server_url = urlparse(self.live_server_url)
+            name, port = live_server_url.netloc.split(':')
+            request_args['SERVER_NAME'] = name
+            request_args['SERVER_PORT'] = port or '80'
+            request_args['wsgi.url_scheme'] = live_server_url.scheme
+        return RequestFactory().request(**request_args)
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/blockstore_api/tests/test_blockstore_api.py b/openedx/core/lib/blockstore_api/tests/test_blockstore_api.py
index a1239d5a0068..9c15e16668d0 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/blockstore_api/tests/test_blockstore_api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/blockstore_api/tests/test_blockstore_api.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from openedx.core.lib import blockstore_api as api
-from openedx.core.djangoapps.content_libraries.tests.base import (
+from openedx.core.lib.blockstore_api.tests.base import (
     BlockstoreAppTestMixin,
     requires_blockstore,
     requires_blockstore_app,