diff --git a/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/Helpers/DisposeHelperTests.cs b/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/Helpers/DisposeHelperTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c64fa84115
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+++ b/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/Helpers/DisposeHelperTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using Microsoft.Testing.Platform.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Testing.Platform.Helpers;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests;
+
+[TestClass]
+public sealed class DisposeHelperTests
+{
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task DisposeAsync_Null_DoesNothing()
+        => await DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(null);
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task DisposeAsync_UnsupportedObject_DoesNothing()
+        => await DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(new object());
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task DisposeAsync_CleanableDisposable_CleansUpBeforeDisposing()
+    {
+        RecordingSyncResource resource = new();
+
+        await DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(resource);
+
+        Assert.AreSequenceEqual(
+            new[] { nameof(RecordingSyncResource.CleanupAsync), nameof(RecordingSyncResource.Dispose) },
+            resource.Invocations);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task DisposeAsync_CleanupThrows_PropagatesExceptionWithoutDisposing()
+    {
+        InvalidOperationException expectedException = new("Cleanup failed.");
+        RecordingSyncResource resource = new(() => Task.FromException(expectedException));
+
+        InvalidOperationException actualException = await Assert.ThrowsExactlyAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+            () => DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(resource));
+
+        Assert.AreSame(expectedException, actualException);
+        Assert.AreSequenceEqual(new[] { nameof(RecordingSyncResource.CleanupAsync) }, resource.Invocations);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task DisposeAsync_SynchronousDisposeThrows_PropagatesException()
+    {
+        InvalidOperationException expectedException = new("Dispose failed.");
+        RecordingSyncResource resource = new(dispose: () => throw expectedException);
+
+        InvalidOperationException actualException = await Assert.ThrowsExactlyAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+            () => DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(resource));
+
+        Assert.AreSame(expectedException, actualException);
+        Assert.AreSequenceEqual(
+            new[] { nameof(RecordingSyncResource.CleanupAsync), nameof(RecordingSyncResource.Dispose) },
+            resource.Invocations);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task DisposeAsync_CalledTwice_InvokesCleanupAndDisposeTwice()
+    {
+        RecordingSyncResource resource = new();
+
+        await DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(resource);
+        await DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(resource);
+
+        Assert.AreSequenceEqual(
+            new[]
+            {
+                nameof(RecordingSyncResource.CleanupAsync),
+                nameof(RecordingSyncResource.Dispose),
+                nameof(RecordingSyncResource.CleanupAsync),
+                nameof(RecordingSyncResource.Dispose),
+            },
+            resource.Invocations);
+    }
+
+#if NETCOREAPP
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task DisposeAsync_AsyncDisposable_CleansUpThenPrefersAsyncDispose()
+    {
+        RecordingAsyncResource resource = new();
+
+        await DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(resource);
+
+        Assert.AreSequenceEqual(
+            new[] { nameof(RecordingAsyncResource.CleanupAsync), nameof(RecordingAsyncResource.DisposeAsync) },
+            resource.Invocations);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task DisposeAsync_AsyncDisposeIsCanceled_PropagatesCancellationWithoutSynchronousDispose()
+    {
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = new(canceled: true);
+        OperationCanceledException expectedException = new(cancellationToken);
+        RecordingAsyncResource resource = new(() => ValueTask.FromException(expectedException));
+
+        OperationCanceledException actualException = await Assert.ThrowsExactlyAsync<OperationCanceledException>(
+            () => DisposeHelper.DisposeAsync(resource));
+
+        Assert.AreSame(expectedException, actualException);
+        Assert.AreEqual(cancellationToken, actualException.CancellationToken);
+        Assert.AreSequenceEqual(
+            new[] { nameof(RecordingAsyncResource.CleanupAsync), nameof(RecordingAsyncResource.DisposeAsync) },
+            resource.Invocations);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    private sealed class RecordingSyncResource : IAsyncCleanableExtension, IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly Func<Task> _cleanupAsync;
+        private readonly Action _dispose;
+
+        public RecordingSyncResource(Func<Task>? cleanupAsync = null, Action? dispose = null)
+        {
+            _cleanupAsync = cleanupAsync ?? (() => Task.CompletedTask);
+            _dispose = dispose ?? (() => { });
+        }
+
+        public List<string> Invocations { get; } = [];
+
+        public Task CleanupAsync()
+        {
+            Invocations.Add(nameof(CleanupAsync));
+            return _cleanupAsync();
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Invocations.Add(nameof(Dispose));
+            _dispose();
+        }
+    }
+
+#if NETCOREAPP
+    private sealed class RecordingAsyncResource : IAsyncCleanableExtension, IAsyncDisposable, IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly Func<ValueTask> _disposeAsync;
+
+        public RecordingAsyncResource(Func<ValueTask>? disposeAsync = null)
+            => _disposeAsync = disposeAsync ?? (() => ValueTask.CompletedTask);
+
+        public List<string> Invocations { get; } = [];
+
+        public Task CleanupAsync()
+        {
+            Invocations.Add(nameof(CleanupAsync));
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+        {
+            Invocations.Add(nameof(DisposeAsync));
+            return _disposeAsync();
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+            => Invocations.Add(nameof(Dispose));
+    }
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests.csproj b/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests.csproj
index b82c156f88..7e79ac576f 100644
--- a/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/test/UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests/Microsoft.Testing.Platform.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     <!-- Embedded helpers from Microsoft.Testing.Platform -->
     <Compile Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Platform\Microsoft.Testing.Platform\Helpers\RoslynString.cs" Link="Helpers\RoslynString.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Platform\Microsoft.Testing.Platform\Helpers\ApplicationStateGuard.cs" Link="Helpers\ApplicationStateGuard.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Platform\Microsoft.Testing.Platform\Helpers\DisposeHelper.cs" Link="Helpers\DisposeHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Platform\Microsoft.Testing.Platform\Helpers\EnvironmentVariableConstants.cs" Link="Helpers\EnvironmentVariableConstants.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Platform\Microsoft.Testing.Platform\Helpers\ExitCodes.cs" Link="Helpers\ExitCodes.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Platform\Microsoft.Testing.Platform\Helpers\PasteArguments.cs" Link="Helpers\PasteArguments.cs" />