diff --git a/tests/TestHelpers.cpp b/tests/TestHelpers.cpp
index ca32de0b..f58eee73 100644
--- a/tests/TestHelpers.cpp
+++ b/tests/TestHelpers.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ const std::vector<const sfz::Voice*> getActiveVoices(const sfz::Synth& synth)
     return activeVoices;
 }
 
+const std::vector<const sfz::Voice*> getPlayingVoices(const sfz::Synth& synth)
+{
+    std::vector<const sfz::Voice*> playingVoices;
+    for (int i = 0; i < synth.getNumVoices(); ++i) {
+        const auto* voice = synth.getVoiceView(i);
+        if (!voice->releasedOrFree())
+            playingVoices.push_back(voice);
+    }
+    return playingVoices;
+}
+
 unsigned numPlayingVoices(const sfz::Synth& synth)
 {
     return absl::c_count_if(getActiveVoices(synth), [](const sfz::Voice* v) {
diff --git a/tests/TestHelpers.h b/tests/TestHelpers.h
index ac8be3dc..e5e48671 100644
--- a/tests/TestHelpers.h
+++ b/tests/TestHelpers.h
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ void sortAll(C& container, Args&... others)
  */
 const std::vector<const sfz::Voice*> getActiveVoices(const sfz::Synth& synth);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get playing (unreleased) voices from the synth
+ *
+ * @param synth
+ * @return const std::vector<const sfz::Voice*>
+ */
+const std::vector<const sfz::Voice*> getPlayingVoices(const sfz::Synth& synth);
+
+
 /**
  * @brief Count the number of playing (unreleased) voices from the synth
  *