diff --git a/src/Autoload.php b/src/Autoload.php
index 5ea8c98..b1a255b 100644
--- a/src/Autoload.php
+++ b/src/Autoload.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 (static function () {
     $files = [
         'InteractsWithAuthentication.php',
+        'InteractsWithDatabase.php',
     ];
 
     foreach ($files as $file) {
diff --git a/src/InteractsWithDatabase.php b/src/InteractsWithDatabase.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1502545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/InteractsWithDatabase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase;
+
+if (!function_exists('assertDatabaseHas')) {
+    /**
+     * Assert that a table in the database contains the given data.
+     *
+     * @param string               $table
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $data
+     * @param string|null          $connection
+     */
+    function assertDatabaseHas($table, array $data, $connection = null): TestCase
+    {
+        return test()->assertDatabaseHas($table, $data, $connection);
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('assertDatabaseMissing')) {
+    /**
+     * Assert that a table in the database does not contain the given data.
+     *
+     * @param string               $table
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $data
+     * @param string|null          $connection
+     */
+    function assertDatabaseMissing($table, array $data, $connection = null): TestCase
+    {
+        return test()->assertDatabaseHas($table, $data, $connection);
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('assertDatabaseCount')) {
+    /**
+     * Assert the count of table entries.
+     *
+     * @param string      $table
+     * @param string|null $connection
+     */
+    function assertDatabaseCount($table, int $count, $connection = null): TestCase
+    {
+        return test()->assertDatabaseCount($table, $count, $connection);
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('assertDeleted')) {
+    /**
+     * Assert that the given record has been deleted.
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|string $table
+     * @param array<string, mixed>                       $data
+     * @param string|null                                $connection
+     */
+    function assertDeleted($table, array $data = [], $connection = null): TestCase
+    {
+        return test()->assertDeleted($table, $data, $connection);
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('assertSoftDeleted')) {
+    /**
+     * Assert that the given record has been "soft deleted".
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|string $table
+     * @param array<string, mixed>                       $data
+     * @param string|null                                $connection
+     * @param string|null                                $deletedAtColumn
+     */
+    function assertSoftDeleted($table, array $data = [], $connection = null, $deletedAtColumn = 'deleted_at'): TestCase
+    {
+        return test()->assertSoftDeleted($table, $data, $connection, $deletedAtColumn);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/InteractsWithDatabase.php b/tests/InteractsWithDatabase.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba344f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/InteractsWithDatabase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+it('has assertDatabaseHas')
+    ->assertTrue(function_exists('assertDatabaseHas'));
+
+it('has assertDatabaseMissing')
+    ->assertTrue(function_exists('assertDatabaseMissing'));
+
+it('has assertDatabaseCount')
+    ->assertTrue(function_exists('assertDatabaseCount'));
+
+it('has assertDeleted')
+    ->assertTrue(function_exists('assertDeleted'));
+
+it('has assertSoftDeleted')
+    ->assertTrue(function_exists('assertSoftDeleted'));