diff --git a/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp b/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
index 8e35f06e15828e62543964c9799f7fb5aaaeab70..992970db73b0373bfaaf40c2c4a88c1bce56a157 100644
--- a/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
+++ b/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void testing_blockchain::sign_transaction(SignedTransaction& trx) {
       trx.sign(fixture.get_private_key(key), chain_id_type{});
 }
 
-ProcessedTransaction testing_blockchain::push_transaction(SignedTransaction trx, uint32_t skip_flags) {
+fc::optional<ProcessedTransaction> testing_blockchain::push_transaction(SignedTransaction trx, uint32_t skip_flags) {
    if (skip_trx_sigs)
       skip_flags |= chain_controller::skip_transaction_signatures;
 
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ ProcessedTransaction testing_blockchain::push_transaction(SignedTransaction trx,
       sign_transaction(trx);
    }
 
+   if (hold_for_review) {
+      review_storage = std::make_pair(trx, skip_flags);
+      return {};
+   }
    return chain_controller::push_transaction(trx, skip_flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/common/database_fixture.hpp b/tests/common/database_fixture.hpp
index fd6d95603cb0812983111ebdcb100d07c94aa9dc..fa0893802c7f68eb1bc386e14b32ee867e542b9e 100644
--- a/tests/common/database_fixture.hpp
+++ b/tests/common/database_fixture.hpp
@@ -183,7 +183,18 @@ public:
    void sign_transaction(SignedTransaction& trx);
 
    /// @brief Override push_transaction to apply testing policies
-   ProcessedTransaction push_transaction(SignedTransaction trx, uint32_t skip_flags = 0);
+   /// If transactions are being held for review, transaction will be held after testing policies are applied
+   fc::optional<ProcessedTransaction> push_transaction(SignedTransaction trx, uint32_t skip_flags = 0);
+   /// @brief Review and optionally push last held transaction
+   /// @tparam F A callable with signature `bool f(SignedTransaction&, uint32_t&)`
+   /// @param reviewer Callable which inspects and potentially alters the held transaction and skip flags, and returns
+   /// whether it should be pushed or not
+   template<typename F>
+   fc::optional<ProcessedTransaction> review_transaction(F&& reviewer) {
+      if (reviewer(review_storage.first, review_storage.second))
+         return chain_controller::push_transaction(review_storage.first, review_storage.second);
+      return {};
+   }
 
    /// @brief Set whether testing_blockchain::push_transaction checks signatures by default
    /// @param skip_sigs If true, push_transaction will skip signature checks; otherwise, no changes will be made
@@ -194,12 +205,18 @@ public:
    void set_auto_sign_transactions(bool auto_sign) {
       auto_sign_trxs = auto_sign;
    }
+   /// @brief Set whether testing_blockchain::push_transaction holds transactions for review or not
+   void set_hold_transactions_for_review(bool hold_trxs) {
+      hold_for_review = hold_trxs;
+   }
 
 protected:
    chainbase::database& db;
    testing_fixture& fixture;
+   std::pair<SignedTransaction, uint32_t> review_storage;
    bool skip_trx_sigs = true;
    bool auto_sign_trxs = false;
+   bool hold_for_review = false;
 };
 
 using boost::signals2::scoped_connection;