diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Tests/FilesystemTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Tests/FilesystemTest.php
index 02969f300b0e..6dcf38ddf5e1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Tests/FilesystemTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Tests/FilesystemTest.php
@@ -16,63 +16,17 @@
 /**
  * Test class for Filesystem.
  */
-class FilesystemTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+class FilesystemTest extends FilesystemTestCase
 {
-    /**
-     * @var string $workspace
-     */
-    private $workspace = null;
-
     /**
      * @var \Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem $filesystem
      */
     private $filesystem = null;
 
-    private static $symlinkOnWindows = null;
-
-    public static function setUpBeforeClass()
-    {
-        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR')) {
-            self::$symlinkOnWindows = true;
-            $originDir = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'sl');
-            $targetDir = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'sl');
-            if (true !== @symlink($originDir, $targetDir)) {
-                $report = error_get_last();
-                if (is_array($report) && false !== strpos($report['message'], 'error code(1314)')) {
-                    self::$symlinkOnWindows = false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     public function setUp()
     {
+        parent::setUp();
         $this->filesystem = new Filesystem();
-        $this->workspace = rtrim(sys_get_temp_dir(), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.time().rand(0, 1000);
-        mkdir($this->workspace, 0777, true);
-        $this->workspace = realpath($this->workspace);
-    }
-
-    public function tearDown()
-    {
-        $this->clean($this->workspace);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $file
-     */
-    private function clean($file)
-    {
-        if (is_dir($file) && !is_link($file)) {
-            $dir = new \FilesystemIterator($file);
-            foreach ($dir as $childFile) {
-                $this->clean($childFile);
-            }
-
-            rmdir($file);
-        } else {
-            unlink($file);
-        }
     }
 
     public function testCopyCreatesNewFile()
@@ -406,8 +360,8 @@ public function testChmodChangesFileMode()
         $this->filesystem->chmod($file, 0400);
         $this->filesystem->chmod($dir, 0753);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(753, $this->getFilePermissions($dir));
-        $this->assertEquals(400, $this->getFilePermissions($file));
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(753, $dir);
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(400, $file);
     }
 
     public function testChmodWrongMod()
@@ -432,8 +386,8 @@ public function testChmodRecursive()
         $this->filesystem->chmod($file, 0400, 0000, true);
         $this->filesystem->chmod($dir, 0753, 0000, true);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(753, $this->getFilePermissions($dir));
-        $this->assertEquals(753, $this->getFilePermissions($file));
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(753, $dir);
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(753, $file);
     }
 
     public function testChmodAppliesUmask()
@@ -444,7 +398,7 @@ public function testChmodAppliesUmask()
         touch($file);
 
         $this->filesystem->chmod($file, 0770, 0022);
-        $this->assertEquals(750, $this->getFilePermissions($file));
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(750, $file);
     }
 
     public function testChmodChangesModeOfArrayOfFiles()
@@ -460,8 +414,8 @@ public function testChmodChangesModeOfArrayOfFiles()
 
         $this->filesystem->chmod($files, 0753);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(753, $this->getFilePermissions($file));
-        $this->assertEquals(753, $this->getFilePermissions($directory));
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(753, $file);
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(753, $directory);
     }
 
     public function testChmodChangesModeOfTraversableFileObject()
@@ -477,8 +431,8 @@ public function testChmodChangesModeOfTraversableFileObject()
 
         $this->filesystem->chmod($files, 0753);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(753, $this->getFilePermissions($file));
-        $this->assertEquals(753, $this->getFilePermissions($directory));
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(753, $file);
+        $this->assertFilePermissions(753, $directory);
     }
 
     public function testChown()
@@ -908,7 +862,7 @@ public function testDumpFile()
 
         // skip mode check on windows
         if (!defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR')) {
-            $this->assertEquals(753, $this->getFilePermissions($filename));
+            $this->assertFilePermissions(753, $filename);
         }
     }
 
@@ -922,61 +876,4 @@ public function testDumpFileOverwritesAnExistingFile()
         $this->assertFileExists($filename);
         $this->assertSame('bar', file_get_contents($filename));
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns file permissions as three digits (i.e. 755)
-     *
-     * @param string $filePath
-     *
-     * @return integer
-     */
-    private function getFilePermissions($filePath)
-    {
-        return (int) substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms($filePath)), -3);
-    }
-
-    private function getFileOwner($filepath)
-    {
-        $this->markAsSkippedIfPosixIsMissing();
-
-        $infos = stat($filepath);
-        if ($datas = posix_getpwuid($infos['uid'])) {
-            return $datas['name'];
-        }
-    }
-
-    private function getFileGroup($filepath)
-    {
-        $this->markAsSkippedIfPosixIsMissing();
-
-        $infos = stat($filepath);
-        if ($datas = posix_getgrgid($infos['gid'])) {
-            return $datas['name'];
-        }
-    }
-
-    private function markAsSkippedIfSymlinkIsMissing()
-    {
-        if (!function_exists('symlink')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('symlink is not supported');
-        }
-
-        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR') && false === self::$symlinkOnWindows) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('symlink requires "Create symbolic links" privilege on windows');
-        }
-    }
-
-    private function markAsSkippedIfChmodIsMissing()
-    {
-        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('chmod is not supported on windows');
-        }
-    }
-
-    private function markAsSkippedIfPosixIsMissing()
-    {
-        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR') || !function_exists('posix_isatty')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('Posix is not supported');
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Tests/FilesystemTestCase.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Tests/FilesystemTestCase.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4b2230189a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Tests/FilesystemTestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Tests;
+
+class FilesystemTestCase extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var string $workspace
+     */
+    protected $workspace = null;
+
+    protected static $symlinkOnWindows = null;
+
+    public static function setUpBeforeClass()
+    {
+        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR')) {
+            static::$symlinkOnWindows = true;
+            $originDir = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'sl');
+            $targetDir = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'sl');
+            if (true !== @symlink($originDir, $targetDir)) {
+                $report = error_get_last();
+                if (is_array($report) && false !== strpos($report['message'], 'error code(1314)')) {
+                    static::$symlinkOnWindows = false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->workspace = rtrim(sys_get_temp_dir(), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.time().rand(0, 1000);
+        mkdir($this->workspace, 0777, true);
+        $this->workspace = realpath($this->workspace);
+    }
+
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        $this->clean($this->workspace);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $file
+     */
+    protected function clean($file)
+    {
+        if (is_dir($file) && !is_link($file)) {
+            $dir = new \FilesystemIterator($file);
+            foreach ($dir as $childFile) {
+                $this->clean($childFile);
+            }
+
+            rmdir($file);
+        } else {
+            unlink($file);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param int $expectedFilePerms expected file permissions as three digits (i.e. 755)
+     * @param string $filePath
+     */
+    protected function assertFilePermissions($expectedFilePerms, $filePath)
+    {
+        $actualFilePerms = (int) substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms($filePath)), -3);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $expectedFilePerms,
+            $actualFilePerms,
+            sprintf('File permissions for %s must be %s. Actual %s', $filePath, $expectedFilePerms, $actualFilePerms)
+        );
+    }
+
+    protected function getFileOwner($filepath)
+    {
+        $this->markAsSkippedIfPosixIsMissing();
+
+        $infos = stat($filepath);
+        if ($datas = posix_getpwuid($infos['uid'])) {
+            return $datas['name'];
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function getFileGroup($filepath)
+    {
+        $this->markAsSkippedIfPosixIsMissing();
+
+        $infos = stat($filepath);
+        if ($datas = posix_getgrgid($infos['gid'])) {
+            return $datas['name'];
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function markAsSkippedIfSymlinkIsMissing()
+    {
+        if (!function_exists('symlink')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('symlink is not supported');
+        }
+
+        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR') && false === static::$symlinkOnWindows) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('symlink requires "Create symbolic links" privilege on windows');
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function markAsSkippedIfChmodIsMissing()
+    {
+        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('chmod is not supported on windows');
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function markAsSkippedIfPosixIsMissing()
+    {
+        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_MAJOR') || !function_exists('posix_isatty')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Posix is not supported');
+        }
+    }
+}