diff --git a/Code/max/Testing/TestingExport.hpp b/Code/max/Testing/TestingExport.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02ff012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Code/max/Testing/TestingExport.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2026, The max Contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef MAX_TESTING_EXPORT_HPP
+#define MAX_TESTING_EXPORT_HPP
+
+// There are functions which are only used within a given translation unit.
+// They should not be exported to the linker.
+
+// However, you will want to test those functions. And since the test code
+// likely lives in a different file, you *will* want the functions to be
+// exported to the linker.
+
+// If a project has the definition MAX_TEST, these macros will export the
+// functions marked with them.
+// A normal project won't define MAX_TEST and so the functions remain hidden.
+
+#ifdef MAX_TEST
+ #define MAX_TESTING_EXPORT_DECLARATION( Declaration ) Declaration
+ #define MAX_TESTING_EXPORT_DEFINITION( Definition ) Definition
+#else
+ #define MAX_TESTING_EXPORT_DECLARATION( Declaration )
+ #define MAX_TESTING_EXPORT_DEFINITION( Definition ) static Definition
+#endif
+
+#endif // #ifndef MAX_TESTING_EXPORT_HPP
diff --git a/Projects/VisualStudio/max/max.vcxproj b/Projects/VisualStudio/max/max.vcxproj
index 54ee0a8..526ad8b 100644
--- a/Projects/VisualStudio/max/max.vcxproj
+++ b/Projects/VisualStudio/max/max.vcxproj
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@
+
diff --git a/Projects/VisualStudio/max/max.vcxproj.filters b/Projects/VisualStudio/max/max.vcxproj.filters
index 4f8f626..a6ddfe4 100644
--- a/Projects/VisualStudio/max/max.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Projects/VisualStudio/max/max.vcxproj.filters
@@ -492,6 +492,9 @@
Code\max\Algorithms
+
+ Code\max\Testing
+