diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/firebase-dataconnect.gradle.kts b/firebase-dataconnect/firebase-dataconnect.gradle.kts
index add13046cb9..6369c0a4b19 100644
--- a/firebase-dataconnect/firebase-dataconnect.gradle.kts
+++ b/firebase-dataconnect/firebase-dataconnect.gradle.kts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ plugins {
   id("copy-google-services")
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlinx.serialization)
   id("com.google.firebase.dataconnect.gradle.plugin") apply false
+  id("com.google.firebase.dataconnect.sharedtest")
 }
 
 firebaseLibrary {
diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/build.gradle.kts b/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/build.gradle.kts
index b63e4ca4733..78f7d554fe1 100644
--- a/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ gradlePlugin {
       id = "com.google.firebase.dataconnect.gradle.plugin"
       implementationClass = "com.google.firebase.dataconnect.gradle.plugin.DataConnectGradlePlugin"
     }
+    create("sharedTest") {
+      id = "com.google.firebase.dataconnect.sharedtest"
+      implementationClass =
+        "com.google.firebase.dataconnect.gradle.sharedtest.SharedWithAndroidTestPlugin"
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/sharedtest/CopySharedWithAndroidTestFiles.kt b/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/sharedtest/CopySharedWithAndroidTestFiles.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11f39f42994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/sharedtest/CopySharedWithAndroidTestFiles.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.google.firebase.dataconnect.gradle.sharedtest
+
+import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
+import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty
+import org.gradle.api.logging.Logger
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputDirectory
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Optional
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
+import java.io.File
+
+/**
+ * A Gradle task that copies Kotlin source files annotated with `@file:SharedWithAndroidTest` from
+ * an input directory to an output directory.
+ *
+ * This driving motivation behind creating this task is to share test utilities or fixtures between
+ * unit tests and Android instrumentation tests by copying the annotated files into the appropriate
+ * source set before compilation.
+ */
+abstract class CopySharedWithAndroidTestFiles : DefaultTask() {
+
+  @get:Internal abstract val inputBaseDirectory: DirectoryProperty
+
+  @get:InputDirectory abstract val inputDirectory: DirectoryProperty
+
+  @get:OutputDirectory abstract val outputDirectory: DirectoryProperty
+
+  @TaskAction
+  fun run() {
+    val inputBaseDirectory: File = inputBaseDirectory.get().asFile
+    val inputDirectory: File = inputDirectory.get().asFile
+    val outputDirectory: File = outputDirectory.get().asFile
+
+    logger.info("inputBaseDirectory={}", inputBaseDirectory.absolutePath)
+    logger.info("inputDirectory={}", inputDirectory.absolutePath)
+    logger.info("outputDirectory={}", outputDirectory.absolutePath)
+
+    copyAnnotatedFiles(
+      srcBaseDir = inputBaseDirectory,
+      srcDir = inputDirectory,
+      destDir = outputDirectory,
+      taskPath = path,
+      logger = logger,
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recursively searches through [srcDir] for Kotlin source files (`.kt`) that contain the target
+ * annotation and copies them to [destDir], maintaining their relative directory structure.
+ *
+ * @param srcBaseDir The root directory to use when reporting file system paths in the generated
+ * files, rather than their absolute paths, to avoid defeating build caches; this **MUST** be a
+ * parent directory of [srcDir].
+ * @param srcDir The root directory to search for annotated Kotlin files.
+ * @param destDir The root directory where annotated files should be copied.
+ * @param taskPath The full Gradle path of the task performing the copy.
+ * @param logger The Gradle logger to use for logging the copy operations.
+ */
+private fun copyAnnotatedFiles(srcBaseDir: File, srcDir: File, destDir: File, taskPath: String, logger: Logger) {
+  if (!srcDir.exists()) {
+    logger.info("source directory was not found; no files copied")
+    return
+  }
+  if (!srcDir.isDirectory) {
+    logger.info("source directory is not a directory; no files copied")
+    return
+  }
+
+  val srcFilesToCopy = srcDir
+    .walk()
+    .filter { it.isFile && it.extension == "kt" && it.hasALineEqualToOneOf(sharedWithAndroidTestAnnotationLines) }
+    .toList()
+
+  logger.info(
+    "Found {} files in {} that have a line equal to one of: {}",
+    srcFilesToCopy.size,
+    srcDir,
+    sharedWithAndroidTestAnnotationLines.joinToString { "\"$it\"" }
+  )
+
+  if (srcFilesToCopy.isEmpty()) {
+    logger.info("No files found to copy; no files copied")
+    return
+  }
+
+  srcFilesToCopy.forEachIndexed { fileIndex, srcFile ->
+    val relativePath = srcFile.relativeTo(srcDir)
+    val destFile = File(destDir, relativePath.path)
+    logger.info("Copying file {}/{}: {} to {}", (fileIndex+1), srcFilesToCopy.size, srcFile, destFile)
+
+    destFile.parentFile?.mkdirs()
+
+    destFile.printWriter().use {
+      val srcFileRelative = srcFile.absoluteFile.relativeTo(srcBaseDir.absoluteFile)
+      it.println("// Generated from: $srcFileRelative")
+      it.println("// Generated by Gradle task: $taskPath")
+      it.println("//")
+      it.println("// WARNING: This file is generated!")
+      it.println("// Any changes made to this file will eventually be overwritten by the build.")
+      it.println("// If changes are desired, make them in the original file instead.")
+      it.println()
+
+      srcFile.useLines { lines ->
+        lines.forEach { line ->
+          it.println(line)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+private val sharedWithAndroidTestAnnotationLines = listOf(
+  "@file:SharedWithAndroidTest",
+  "@file:com.google.firebase.dataconnect.testutil.SharedWithAndroidTest",
+)
+
+private fun File.hasALineEqualToOneOf(desiredLines: Collection<String>): Boolean =
+  useLines { lines ->
+    lines.any {
+      it.trim() in desiredLines
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/sharedtest/SharedWithAndroidTestPlugin.kt b/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/sharedtest/SharedWithAndroidTestPlugin.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddb35be1b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firebase-dataconnect/gradleplugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/gradle/sharedtest/SharedWithAndroidTestPlugin.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.firebase.dataconnect.gradle.sharedtest
+
+import com.android.build.api.variant.AndroidComponentsExtension
+import com.android.build.api.variant.HasAndroidTest
+import com.android.build.api.variant.Variant
+import java.util.Locale
+import org.gradle.api.Plugin
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.ExtensionContainer
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskContainer
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.register
+
+/**
+ * A Gradle plugin that, when applied, makes all files in `src/test/kotlin` that are annotated with
+ * `@file:SharedWithAndroidTest` available to code in `src/androidTest/kotlin`, enabling test
+ * utilities written for unit tests to also be available to integration tests.
+ *
+ * This is achieved by adding a "code generation" step to the `androidTest` target which simply
+ * copies the appropriately-annotated files into the "generated code" directory.
+ *
+ * To apply this plugin to an Android application or library, simply register the plugin alongside
+ * other Gradle plugins in `build.gradle.kts`:
+ *
+ * ```
+ * plugins {
+ *   // other plugins
+ *   id("com.google.firebase.dataconnect.sharedtest")
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+@Suppress("unused")
+abstract class SharedWithAndroidTestPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
+  override fun apply(project: Project) = applyPlugin(project.extensions, project.tasks)
+}
+
+private fun applyPlugin(extensions: ExtensionContainer, tasks: TaskContainer) {
+  val androidComponents = extensions.getByType(AndroidComponentsExtension::class.java)
+  androidComponents.onVariants { variant -> handleVariant(variant, tasks) }
+}
+
+private fun handleVariant(variant: Variant, tasks: TaskContainer) {
+  val androidTest = (variant as? HasAndroidTest)?.androidTest ?: return
+  val variantNameTitleCase = variant.name.replaceFirstChar { it.titlecase(Locale.US) }
+
+  val task =
+    tasks.register<CopySharedWithAndroidTestFiles>(
+      "copy${variantNameTitleCase}SharedWithAndroidTestFiles"
+    ) {
+      val projectDirectory = project.layout.projectDirectory
+      inputBaseDirectory.set(projectDirectory)
+      inputDirectory.set(projectDirectory.dir("src/test/kotlin"))
+    }
+
+  androidTest.sources.java!!.addGeneratedSourceDirectory(
+    task,
+    CopySharedWithAndroidTestFiles::outputDirectory
+  )
+}
diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/testutil/SharedWithAndroidTest.kt b/firebase-dataconnect/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/testutil/SharedWithAndroidTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28e8bd57c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firebase-dataconnect/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/dataconnect/testutil/SharedWithAndroidTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+@file:SharedWithAndroidTest
+
+package com.google.firebase.dataconnect.testutil
+
+/**
+ * Annotation used to mark files that should be shared with the androidTest source set.
+ *
+ * This annotation is processed by the CopySharedWithAndroidTestFiles Gradle task. For performance
+ * and simplicity, the task performs a rudimentary string-based check on the file's contents. To be
+ * recognized, a line in the source file must, when trimmed, exactly equal either:
+ * - `@file:SharedWithAndroidTest`
+ * - `@file:com.google.firebase.dataconnect.testutil.SharedWithAndroidTest`
+ *
+ * Notably, "grouped syntax" like `@file:[JvmName("MyFile") SharedWithAndroidTest]` is NOT supported
+ * and will not be recognized by the task.
+ */
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.FILE)
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
+internal annotation class SharedWithAndroidTest