diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ee19c2a2202..0af02780fe7 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -209,6 +209,19 @@ Description: Display server for Ubuntu - test development headers and library
  Contains header files and static library for testing of server and/or client
  development.
 
+Package: mirtest-internal-dev
+Section: libdevel
+Architecture: linux-any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
+Depends: mirtest-dev
+Description: Display server for Ubuntu - test development headers and library
+ Mir is a display server running on linux systems, with a focus on efficiency,
+ robust operation and a well-defined driver model.
+ .
+ Contains header files and static library for testing of server and/or client
+ development.
+
 Package: mir-demos
 Architecture: linux-any
 Breaks: miral-examples
diff --git a/debian/mirtest-internal-dev.install b/debian/mirtest-internal-dev.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c8eae6c774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/mirtest-internal-dev.install
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+usr/include/mirtest-internal
+usr/lib/*/pkgconfig/mirtest-internal.pc
+usr/lib/*/libmir-test-assist.a