diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rest/BaseRestClientExpectTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rest/BaseRestClientExpectTest.java
index 30124db3fe..61b54f2796 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rest/BaseRestClientExpectTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rest/BaseRestClientExpectTest.java
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ import static org.jclouds.rest.RestContextFactory.createContext;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Named;
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
 import com.google.common.base.Functions;
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
@@ -265,7 +268,42 @@ public abstract class BaseRestClientExpectTest<S> {
             HttpResponse responseB, HttpRequest requestC, HttpResponse responseC, Module module) {
       return requestsSendResponses(ImmutableMap.of(requestA, responseA, requestB, responseB, requestC, responseC), module);
    }
-   
+
+   public S orderedRequestsSendResponses(HttpRequest requestA, HttpResponse responseA) {
+      return orderedRequestsSendResponses(ImmutableList.of(requestA), ImmutableList.of(responseA));
+   }
+
+   public S orderedRequestsSendResponses(HttpRequest requestA, HttpResponse responseA, HttpRequest requestB,
+            HttpResponse responseB) {
+      return orderedRequestsSendResponses(ImmutableList.of(requestA, requestB), ImmutableList.of(responseA, responseB));
+   }
+
+   public S orderedRequestsSendResponses(HttpRequest requestA, HttpResponse responseA, HttpRequest requestB,
+            HttpResponse responseB, HttpRequest requestC, HttpResponse responseC) {
+      return orderedRequestsSendResponses(ImmutableList.of(requestA, requestB, requestC), ImmutableList.of(responseA, responseB, responseC));
+   }
+
+   public S orderedRequestsSendResponses(HttpRequest requestA, HttpResponse responseA, HttpRequest requestB,
+            HttpResponse responseB, HttpRequest requestC, HttpResponse responseC, HttpRequest requestD, HttpResponse responseD) {
+      return orderedRequestsSendResponses(ImmutableList.of(requestA, requestB, requestC, requestD), ImmutableList.of(responseA, responseB, responseC, responseD));
+   }
+
+   public S orderedRequestsSendResponses(final List<HttpRequest> requests, final List<HttpResponse> responses) {
+      final AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger(0);
+      
+      return createClient(new Function<HttpRequest,HttpResponse>() {
+         @Override
+         public HttpResponse apply(HttpRequest input) {
+            int index = counter.getAndIncrement();
+            if (index >= requests.size()) {
+               throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("request index "+index+", but only "+requests.size()+" request/response pairs");
+            }
+            assert input.equals(requests.get(index)) : "expected="+requests.get(index)+"; actual="+input;
+            return responses.get(index);
+         }
+      });
+   }
+
    /**
     * creates a client for a mock server which returns responses for requests based on the supplied
     * Map parameter.