diff --git a/unit/testing-utils/require_type.cpp b/unit/testing-utils/require_type.cpp
index 882f39005c4..9d8233a52d8 100644
--- a/unit/testing-utils/require_type.cpp
+++ b/unit/testing-utils/require_type.cpp
@@ -59,11 +59,26 @@ code_typet require_type::require_code(const typet &type)
   return to_code_type(type);
 }
 
+/// Verify a given type is an code_typet, and that the code it represents
+/// accepts a given number of parameters
+/// \param type The type to check
+/// \param num_params check the the given code_typet expects this
+/// number of parameters
+/// \return The type cast to a code_typet
+code_typet require_type::require_code(
+  const typet &type,
+  const size_t num_params)
+{
+  code_typet code_type=require_code(type);
+  REQUIRE(code_type.parameters().size()==num_params);
+  return code_type;
+}
+
 /// Verify that a function has a parameter of a specific name.
 /// \param function_type: The type of the function
 /// \param param_name: The name of the parameter
 /// \return: A reference to the parameter structure corresponding to this
-///   parameter name.
+/// parameter name.
 code_typet::parametert require_type::require_parameter(
   const code_typet &function_type,
   const irep_idt &param_name)
@@ -78,3 +93,111 @@ code_typet::parametert require_type::require_parameter(
   REQUIRE(param != function_type.parameters().end());
   return *param;
 }
+
+/// Helper function for testing that java_generic_parametert types match
+/// a given expectation.
+/// \param param The generic parameter to test
+/// \param expected The expected value of the parameter
+/// \return true if the generic parameter type meets the expectations
+bool require_java_generic_parametert_expectation(
+  const java_generic_parametert &param,
+  const require_type::expected_type_parametert &expected)
+{
+  switch(expected.kind)
+  {
+    case require_type::type_parameter_kindt::Var:
+      REQUIRE(!is_java_generic_inst_parameter((param)));
+      REQUIRE(param.type_variable().get_identifier()==expected.description);
+      return true;
+    case require_type::type_parameter_kindt::Inst:
+      REQUIRE(is_java_generic_inst_parameter((param)));
+      REQUIRE(param.subtype()==symbol_typet(expected.description));
+      return true;
+  }
+  // Should be unreachable...
+  REQUIRE(false);
+  return false;
+}
+
+
+/// Verify a given type is a java_generic_type, optionally checking
+/// that it's associated type variables match a given set of identifiers.
+/// Expected usage is something like this:
+///
+/// require_java_generic_type(type,
+///                          {{Inst,"java::java.lang.Integer"},{Var,"T"}})
+///
+/// \param type The type to check
+/// \param type_expectations An optional set of type variable kinds
+/// and identifiers which should be expected as the type parameters of the
+/// given generic type.
+/// \return The given type, cast to a java_generic_typet
+java_generic_typet require_type::require_java_generic_type(
+  const typet &type,
+  const optionalt<require_type::expected_type_parameterst> &type_expectations)
+{
+  REQUIRE(is_java_generic_type(type));
+  const java_generic_typet &generic_type=to_java_generic_type(type);
+  if(type_expectations)
+  {
+    const java_generic_typet::generic_type_variablest &generic_type_vars=
+      generic_type.generic_type_variables();
+    REQUIRE(generic_type_vars.size()==type_expectations->size());
+    REQUIRE(
+      std::equal(
+        generic_type_vars.begin(),
+        generic_type_vars.end(),
+        type_expectations->begin(),
+        require_java_generic_parametert_expectation));
+  }
+
+  return generic_type;
+}
+
+/// Verify a given type is a java_generic_parameter, optionally checking
+/// that it's associated type variables match a given set of expectations.
+/// Expected usage is something like this:
+///
+/// require_java_generic_parameter(parameter, {Inst,"java::java.lang.Integer"})
+///
+/// or
+///
+/// require_java_generic_parameter(parameter, {Var,"T"})
+///
+/// \param type The type to check
+/// \param type_expectation An optional description of the identifiers/kinds
+/// which / should be expected as the type parameter of the generic parameter.
+/// \return The given type, cast to a java_generic_parametert
+java_generic_parametert require_type::require_java_generic_parameter(
+  const typet &type,
+  const optionalt<require_type::expected_type_parametert> &type_expectation)
+{
+  REQUIRE(is_java_generic_parameter(type));
+  const java_generic_parametert &generic_param=to_java_generic_parameter(type);
+  if(type_expectation)
+  {
+    REQUIRE(
+      require_java_generic_parametert_expectation(
+        generic_param,
+        type_expectation.value()));
+  }
+
+  return generic_param;
+}
+
+/// Test a type to ensure it is not a java generics type.
+/// \param type The type to test
+/// \param expect_subtype Optionally, also test that the subtype of the given
+/// type matches this parameter
+/// \return The value passed in the first argument
+const typet &require_type::require_java_non_generic_type(
+  const typet &type,
+  const optionalt<symbol_typet> &expect_subtype)
+{
+  REQUIRE(!is_java_generic_parameter(type));
+  REQUIRE(!is_java_generic_type(type));
+  REQUIRE(!is_java_generic_inst_parameter(type));
+  if(expect_subtype)
+    REQUIRE(type.subtype()==expect_subtype.value());
+  return type;
+}
diff --git a/unit/testing-utils/require_type.h b/unit/testing-utils/require_type.h
index 488abb5da44..215f5335cf0 100644
--- a/unit/testing-utils/require_type.h
+++ b/unit/testing-utils/require_type.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include <util/optional.h>
 #include <util/std_types.h>
+#include <java_bytecode/java_types.h>
+
 
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability/namespace)
 namespace require_type
@@ -29,8 +31,37 @@ struct_typet::componentt require_component(
   const irep_idt &component_name);
 
 code_typet require_code(const typet &type);
+
 code_typet::parametert
 require_parameter(const code_typet &function_type, const irep_idt &param_name);
+
+code_typet require_code(
+  const typet &type,
+  const size_t num_params);
+
+// A mini DSL for describing an expected set of type parameters for a
+// java_generic_typet
+enum class type_parameter_kindt { Inst, Var };
+struct expected_type_parametert
+{
+  type_parameter_kindt kind;
+  irep_idt description;
+};
+typedef std::initializer_list<expected_type_parametert>
+  expected_type_parameterst;
+
+java_generic_typet require_java_generic_type(
+  const typet &type,
+  const optionalt<require_type::expected_type_parameterst> &type_expectations);
+
+
+java_generic_parametert require_java_generic_parameter(
+  const typet &type,
+  const optionalt<require_type::expected_type_parametert> &type_expectation);
+
+const typet &require_java_non_generic_type(
+  const typet &type,
+  const optionalt<symbol_typet> &expect_subtype);
 }
 
-#endif
+#endif // CPROVER_TESTING_UTILS_REQUIRE_TYPE_H