diff --git a/payments/db/test_kvdb.go b/payments/db/test_kvdb.go
index e0ee1738d..a4bbfccbd 100644
--- a/payments/db/test_kvdb.go
+++ b/payments/db/test_kvdb.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_db_sqlite && !test_db_postgres
+
 package paymentsdb
 
 import (
diff --git a/payments/db/test_postgres.go b/payments/db/test_postgres.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4f00f9b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/payments/db/test_postgres.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//go:build test_db_postgres && !test_db_sqlite
+
+package paymentsdb
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/sqldb"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// NewTestDB is a helper function that creates a SQLStore backed by a SQL
+// database for testing.
+func NewTestDB(t testing.TB, opts ...OptionModifier) DB {
+	return NewTestDBWithFixture(t, nil, opts...)
+}
+
+// NewTestDBFixture creates a new sqldb.TestPgFixture for testing purposes.
+func NewTestDBFixture(t *testing.T) *sqldb.TestPgFixture {
+	pgFixture := sqldb.NewTestPgFixture(
+		t, sqldb.DefaultPostgresFixtureLifetime,
+	)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		pgFixture.TearDown(t)
+	})
+	return pgFixture
+}
+
+// NewTestDBWithFixture is a helper function that creates a SQLStore backed by a
+// SQL database for testing.
+func NewTestDBWithFixture(t testing.TB,
+	pgFixture *sqldb.TestPgFixture, opts ...OptionModifier) DB {
+
+	var querier BatchedSQLQueries
+	if pgFixture == nil {
+		querier = newBatchQuerier(t)
+	} else {
+		querier = newBatchQuerierWithFixture(t, pgFixture)
+	}
+
+	store, err := NewSQLStore(
+		&SQLStoreConfig{
+			QueryCfg: sqldb.DefaultPostgresConfig(),
+		}, querier, opts...,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return store
+}
+
+// newBatchQuerier creates a new BatchedSQLQueries instance for testing
+// using a PostgreSQL database fixture.
+func newBatchQuerier(t testing.TB) BatchedSQLQueries {
+	pgFixture := sqldb.NewTestPgFixture(
+		t, sqldb.DefaultPostgresFixtureLifetime,
+	)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		pgFixture.TearDown(t)
+	})
+
+	return newBatchQuerierWithFixture(t, pgFixture)
+}
+
+// newBatchQuerierWithFixture creates a new BatchedSQLQueries instance for
+// testing using a PostgreSQL database fixture.
+func newBatchQuerierWithFixture(t testing.TB,
+	pgFixture *sqldb.TestPgFixture) BatchedSQLQueries {
+
+	db := sqldb.NewTestPostgresDB(t, pgFixture).BaseDB
+
+	return sqldb.NewTransactionExecutor(
+		db, func(tx *sql.Tx) SQLQueries {
+			return db.WithTx(tx)
+		},
+	)
+}
diff --git a/payments/db/test_sqlite.go b/payments/db/test_sqlite.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8664db484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/payments/db/test_sqlite.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+//go:build !test_db_postgres && test_db_sqlite
+
+package paymentsdb
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/sqldb"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// NewTestDB is a helper function that creates a SQLStore backed by a SQL
+// database for testing.
+func NewTestDB(t testing.TB, opts ...OptionModifier) DB {
+	return NewTestDBWithFixture(t, nil, opts...)
+}
+
+// NewTestDBFixture is a no-op for the sqlite build.
+func NewTestDBFixture(_ *testing.T) *sqldb.TestPgFixture {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NewTestDBWithFixture is a helper function that creates a SQLStore backed by a
+// SQL database for testing.
+func NewTestDBWithFixture(t testing.TB, _ *sqldb.TestPgFixture,
+	opts ...OptionModifier) DB {
+
+	store, err := NewSQLStore(
+		&SQLStoreConfig{
+			QueryCfg: sqldb.DefaultSQLiteConfig(),
+		}, newBatchQuerier(t), opts...,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return store
+}
+
+// newBatchQuerier creates a new BatchedSQLQueries instance for testing
+// using a SQLite database.
+func newBatchQuerier(t testing.TB) BatchedSQLQueries {
+	return newBatchQuerierWithFixture(t, nil)
+}
+
+// newBatchQuerierWithFixture creates a new BatchedSQLQueries instance for
+// testing using a SQLite database.
+func newBatchQuerierWithFixture(t testing.TB,
+	_ *sqldb.TestPgFixture) BatchedSQLQueries {
+
+	db := sqldb.NewTestSqliteDB(t).BaseDB
+
+	return sqldb.NewTransactionExecutor(
+		db, func(tx *sql.Tx) SQLQueries {
+			return db.WithTx(tx)
+		},
+	)
+}