diff --git a/src/tests/dbusmock-templates/colord.py b/src/tests/dbusmock-templates/colord.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3901dbbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/dbusmock-templates/colord.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+'''colord proxy mock template
+'''
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+# later version.  See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html for the full text
+# of the license.
+
+__author__ = 'Jonas Ådahl'
+__copyright__ = '(c) 2021 Red Hat Inc.'
+
+import dbus
+import os
+import pwd
+from dbusmock import MOCK_IFACE
+
+
+BUS_PREFIX = 'org.freedesktop.ColorManager'
+PATH_PREFIX = '/org/freedesktop/ColorManager'
+
+BUS_NAME = BUS_PREFIX
+MAIN_OBJ = PATH_PREFIX
+MAIN_IFACE = BUS_NAME
+DEVICE_IFACE = BUS_PREFIX + '.Device'
+SYSTEM_BUS = True
+
+
+def load(mock, parameters=None):
+    mock.devices = {}
+
+def escape_unit_name(name):
+    for s in ['.', '-', '\'', ' ']:
+        name = name.replace(s, '_')
+    return name
+
+def get_username(uid):
+    return pwd.getpwuid(uid).pw_name
+
+def device_id_from_path(mock, path):
+    for device_id in mock.devices:
+        device_path = mock.devices[device_id]
+        if device_path == path:
+            return device_id
+    return None
+
+@dbus.service.method(MAIN_IFACE, in_signature='ssa{sv}', out_signature='o')
+def CreateDevice(self, device_id, scope, props):
+    uid = os.getuid()
+    username = get_username(uid)
+    device_path = PATH_PREFIX + '/devices/' + \
+        escape_unit_name(device_id) + \
+        '_' + username + '_' + str(uid)
+    self.devices[device_id] = device_path
+    self.AddObject(device_path,
+                   DEVICE_IFACE,
+                   {
+                     'DeviceId': device_id,
+                   },
+                   [])
+    self.EmitSignal(MAIN_IFACE, 'DeviceAdded', 'o', [device_path])
+    return device_path
+
+@dbus.service.method(MAIN_IFACE, in_signature='o')
+def DeleteDevice(self, device_path):
+    self.RemoveObject(device_path)
+    device_id = device_id_from_path(self, device_path)
+    del self.devices[device_id]
+    self.EmitSignal(MAIN_IFACE, 'DeviceRemoved', 'o', [device_path])
+
+
+@dbus.service.method(MAIN_IFACE, in_signature='s', out_signature='o')
+def FindDeviceById(self, device_id):
+    return self.devices[device_id]
+
+
+@dbus.service.method(MOCK_IFACE)
+def ClearDevices(self):
+    for device_path in self.devices.values():
+        self.RemoveObject(device_path)
+    self.devices = {}
diff --git a/src/tests/meta-backend-test.c b/src/tests/meta-backend-test.c
index 576990386..6916994e4 100644
--- a/src/tests/meta-backend-test.c
+++ b/src/tests/meta-backend-test.c
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ meta_backend_test_init_gpus (MetaBackendX11Nested *backend_x11_nested)
   meta_backend_add_gpu (META_BACKEND (backend_test), backend_test->gpu);
 }
 
-static void
-meta_backend_test_init (MetaBackendTest *backend_test)
-{
-}
-
 static MetaMonitorManager *
 meta_backend_test_create_monitor_manager (MetaBackend *backend,
                                           GError     **error)
@@ -175,6 +170,11 @@ meta_backend_test_remove_device (MetaBackendTest    *backend_test,
   clutter_event_free (event);
 }
 
+static void
+meta_backend_test_init (MetaBackendTest *backend_test)
+{
+}
+
 static void
 meta_backend_test_class_init (MetaBackendTestClass *klass)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/meta-context-test.c b/src/tests/meta-context-test.c
index 5a4e48876..f30070789 100644
--- a/src/tests/meta-context-test.c
+++ b/src/tests/meta-context-test.c
@@ -368,4 +368,30 @@ meta_context_test_class_init (MetaContextTestClass *klass)
 static void
 meta_context_test_init (MetaContextTest *context_test)
 {
+  GDBusProxy *proxy;
+  g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GVariant) ret = NULL;
+
+  proxy =
+    g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM,
+                                   G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_AUTO_START |
+                                   G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_CONNECT_SIGNALS,
+                                   NULL,
+                                   "org.freedesktop.ColorManager",
+                                   "/org/freedesktop/ColorManager",
+                                   "org.freedesktop.DBus.Mock",
+                                   NULL, &error);
+  if (!proxy)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Failed to find mocked color manager system service, %s",
+                 error->message);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (!g_dbus_proxy_call_sync (proxy,
+                               "ClearDevices",
+                               NULL,
+                               G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NO_AUTO_START, -1, NULL,
+                               &error))
+    g_warning ("Failed to clear mocked color devices: %s", error->message);
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/meta-dbus-runner.py b/src/tests/meta-dbus-runner.py
index 512328c35..41dcdab2d 100755
--- a/src/tests/meta-dbus-runner.py
+++ b/src/tests/meta-dbus-runner.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class MutterDBusTestCase(DBusTestCase):
             'meta-mocks-manager', {'templates-dir': get_templates_dir()})
 
         klass.start_from_local_template('localed')
+        klass.start_from_local_template('colord')
 
         klass.system_bus_con = klass.get_dbus(system_bus=True)
         klass.session_bus_con = klass.get_dbus(system_bus=False)