diff --git a/util/gitutil/gitutil.go b/util/gitutil/gitutil.go
index b933cb46..8ab76ab2 100644
--- a/util/gitutil/gitutil.go
+++ b/util/gitutil/gitutil.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -68,6 +69,14 @@ func (c *Git) RootDir() (string, error) {
 	return c.clean(c.run("rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"))
 }
 
+func (c *Git) GitDir() (string, error) {
+	dir, err := c.RootDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(dir, ".git"), nil
+}
+
 func (c *Git) RemoteURL() (string, error) {
 	// Try to get the remote URL from the origin remote first
 	if ru, err := c.clean(c.run("remote", "get-url", "origin")); err == nil && ru != "" {
diff --git a/util/gitutil/testutil.go b/util/gitutil/testutil.go
index 8cdabc15..ea9dd058 100644
--- a/util/gitutil/testutil.go
+++ b/util/gitutil/testutil.go
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ func GitCheckoutBranch(c *Git, tb testing.TB, name string) {
 	require.Empty(tb, out)
 }
 
-func GitAdd(c *Git, tb testing.TB, file string) {
+func GitAdd(c *Git, tb testing.TB, files ...string) {
 	tb.Helper()
-	_, err := fakeGit(c, "add", file)
+	args := append([]string{"add"}, files...)
+	_, err := fakeGit(c, args...)
 	require.NoError(tb, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/util/gitutil/testutilserve.go b/util/gitutil/testutilserve.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..631ed693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/gitutil/testutilserve.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package gitutil
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func GitServeHTTP(c *Git, t testing.TB) (url string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	gitUpdateServerInfo(c, t)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
+
+	ready := make(chan struct{})
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+
+	name := "test.git"
+	dir, err := c.GitDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		cancel()
+	}
+
+	var addr string
+	go func() {
+		mux := http.NewServeMux()
+		prefix := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/", name)
+		mux.Handle(prefix, http.StripPrefix(prefix, http.FileServer(http.Dir(dir))))
+		l, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		addr = l.Addr().String()
+
+		close(ready)
+
+		s := http.Server{Handler: mux} //nolint:gosec // potential attacks are not relevant for tests
+		go s.Serve(l)
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		s.Shutdown(context.TODO())
+		l.Close()
+
+		close(done)
+	}()
+	<-ready
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		cancel()
+		<-done
+	})
+	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/%s", addr, name)
+}
+
+func gitUpdateServerInfo(c *Git, tb testing.TB) {
+	tb.Helper()
+	_, err := fakeGit(c, "update-server-info")
+	require.NoError(tb, err)
+}