diff --git a/channels/test/__init__.py b/channels/test/__init__.py
index 0c957f3..c781e85 100644
--- a/channels/test/__init__.py
+++ b/channels/test/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from .base import TransactionChannelTestCase, ChannelTestCase, Client, apply_routes  # NOQA isort:skip
 from .http import HttpClient  # NOQA isort:skip
+from .liveserver import ChannelLiveServerTestCase  # NOQA isort:skip
diff --git a/channels/test/liveserver.py b/channels/test/liveserver.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f942ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channels/test/liveserver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+import multiprocessing
+
+import django
+from daphne.server import Server
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+from django.db import connections
+from django.db.utils import load_backend
+from django.test.testcases import TransactionTestCase
+from django.test.utils import modify_settings, override_settings
+from twisted.internet import reactor
+
+from .. import DEFAULT_CHANNEL_LAYER
+from ..asgi import ChannelLayerManager
+from ..staticfiles import StaticFilesConsumer
+from ..worker import Worker, WorkerGroup
+
+# NOTE: We use ChannelLayerManager to prevent layer instance sharing
+# between forked process.  Some layers implementations create
+# connections inside the __init__ method.  After forking child
+# processes can lose the ability to use this connection and typically
+# stuck on some network operation.  To prevent this we use new
+# ChannelLayerManager each time we want to initiate default layer.
+# This gives us guaranty that new layer instance will be created and
+# new connection will be established.
+
+
+class ProcessSetup(multiprocessing.Process):
+    """Common initialization steps for test subprocess."""
+
+    def common_setup(self):
+
+        self.setup_django()
+        self.setup_databases()
+        self.override_settings()
+
+    def setup_django(self):
+
+        if django.VERSION >= (1, 10):
+            django.setup(set_prefix=False)
+        else:
+            django.setup()
+
+    def setup_databases(self):
+
+        for alias, db in self.databases.items():
+            backend = load_backend(db['ENGINE'])
+            conn = backend.DatabaseWrapper(db, alias)
+            if django.VERSION >= (1, 9):
+                connections[alias].creation.set_as_test_mirror(
+                    conn.settings_dict,
+                )
+            else:
+                test_db_name = conn.settings_dict['NAME']
+                connections[alias].settings_dict['NAME'] = test_db_name
+
+    def override_settings(self):
+
+        if self.overridden_settings:
+            overridden = override_settings(**self.overridden_settings)
+            overridden.enable()
+
+        if self.modified_settings:
+            modified = modify_settings(self.modified_settings)
+            modified.enable()
+
+
+class WorkerProcess(ProcessSetup):
+
+    def __init__(self, is_ready, n_threads, overridden_settings,
+                 modified_settings, databases):
+
+        self.is_ready = is_ready
+        self.n_threads = n_threads
+        self.overridden_settings = overridden_settings
+        self.modified_settings = modified_settings
+        self.databases = databases
+        super(WorkerProcess, self).__init__()
+        self.daemon = True
+
+    def run(self):
+
+        try:
+            self.common_setup()
+            channel_layers = ChannelLayerManager()
+            channel_layers[DEFAULT_CHANNEL_LAYER].router.check_default(
+                http_consumer=StaticFilesConsumer(),
+            )
+            if self.n_threads == 1:
+                self.worker = Worker(
+                    channel_layer=channel_layers[DEFAULT_CHANNEL_LAYER],
+                    signal_handlers=False,
+                )
+            else:
+                self.worker = WorkerGroup(
+                    channel_layer=channel_layers[DEFAULT_CHANNEL_LAYER],
+                    signal_handlers=False,
+                    n_threads=self.n_threads,
+                )
+            self.worker.ready()
+            self.is_ready.set()
+            self.worker.run()
+        except Exception:
+            self.is_ready.set()
+            raise
+
+
+class DaphneProcess(ProcessSetup):
+
+    def __init__(self, host, port_storage, is_ready, overridden_settings,
+                 modified_settings, databases):
+
+        self.host = host
+        self.port_storage = port_storage
+        self.is_ready = is_ready
+        self.overridden_settings = overridden_settings
+        self.modified_settings = modified_settings
+        self.databases = databases
+        super(DaphneProcess, self).__init__()
+        self.daemon = True
+
+    def run(self):
+
+        try:
+            self.common_setup()
+            channel_layers = ChannelLayerManager()
+            self.server = Server(
+                channel_layer=channel_layers[DEFAULT_CHANNEL_LAYER],
+                endpoints=['tcp:interface=%s:port=0' % (self.host)],
+                signal_handlers=False,
+            )
+            reactor.callLater(0.5, self.resolve_port)
+            self.server.run()
+        except Exception:
+            self.is_ready.set()
+            raise
+
+    def resolve_port(self):
+
+        port = self.server.listeners[0].result.getHost().port
+        self.port_storage.value = port
+        self.is_ready.set()
+
+
+class ChannelLiveServerTestCase(TransactionTestCase):
+    """
+    Does basically the same as TransactionTestCase but also launches a
+    live Daphne server and Channels worker in a separate process, so
+    that the tests may use another test framework, such as Selenium,
+    instead of the built-in dummy client.
+    """
+
+    host = 'localhost'
+    ProtocolServerProcess = DaphneProcess
+    WorkerProcess = WorkerProcess
+    worker_threads = 1
+
+    @property
+    def live_server_url(self):
+
+        return 'http://%s:%s' % (self.host, self._port_storage.value)
+
+    @property
+    def live_server_ws_url(self):
+
+        return 'ws://%s:%s' % (self.host, self._port_storage.value)
+
+    def _pre_setup(self):
+
+        for connection in connections.all():
+            if self._is_in_memory_db(connection):
+                raise ImproperlyConfigured(
+                    'ChannelLiveServerTestCase can not be used with in memory databases'
+                )
+
+        channel_layers = ChannelLayerManager()
+        if len(channel_layers.configs) > 1:
+            raise ImproperlyConfigured(
+                'ChannelLiveServerTestCase does not support multiple CHANNEL_LAYERS at this time'
+            )
+
+        channel_layer = channel_layers[DEFAULT_CHANNEL_LAYER]
+        if 'flush' in channel_layer.extensions:
+            channel_layer.flush()
+
+        super(ChannelLiveServerTestCase, self)._pre_setup()
+
+        server_ready = multiprocessing.Event()
+        self._port_storage = multiprocessing.Value('i')
+        self._server_process = self.ProtocolServerProcess(
+            self.host,
+            self._port_storage,
+            server_ready,
+            self._overridden_settings,
+            self._modified_settings,
+            connections.databases,
+        )
+        self._server_process.start()
+        server_ready.wait()
+
+        worker_ready = multiprocessing.Event()
+        self._worker_process = self.WorkerProcess(
+            worker_ready,
+            self.worker_threads,
+            self._overridden_settings,
+            self._modified_settings,
+            connections.databases,
+        )
+        self._worker_process.start()
+        worker_ready.wait()
+
+    def _post_teardown(self):
+
+        self._server_process.terminate()
+        self._server_process.join()
+        self._worker_process.terminate()
+        self._worker_process.join()
+        super(ChannelLiveServerTestCase, self)._post_teardown()
+
+    def _is_in_memory_db(self, connection):
+        """Check if DatabaseWrapper holds in memory database."""
+
+        if connection.vendor == 'sqlite':
+            if django.VERSION >= (1, 11):
+                return connection.is_in_memory_db()
+            else:
+                return connection.is_in_memory_db(
+                    connection.settings_dict['NAME'],
+                )
diff --git a/channels/tests/__init__.py b/channels/tests/__init__.py
index 27ae0e3..af4b25e 100644
--- a/channels/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/channels/tests/__init__.py
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ warnings.warn(
     DeprecationWarning,
 )
 
-from channels.test.base import TransactionChannelTestCase, ChannelTestCase, Client, apply_routes  # NOQA isort:skip
-from channels.test.http import HttpClient  # NOQA isort:skip
+from channels.test import *  # NOQA isort:skip
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.1.0.rst b/docs/releases/1.1.0.rst
index 5d72136..4b63a71 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.1.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.1.0.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Major Changes
   work but will trigger a deprecation warning, and ``channels.tests`` will be
   removed completely in version 1.3.
 
-
 Minor Changes & Bugfixes
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/testing.rst b/docs/testing.rst
index bc4a082..945bf03 100644
--- a/docs/testing.rst
+++ b/docs/testing.rst
@@ -294,3 +294,34 @@ mocked.
 
 You can pass an ``alias`` argument to ``get_next_message``, ``Client`` and ``Channel``
 to use a different layer too.
+
+Live Server Test Case
+---------------------
+
+You can use browser automation libraries like Selenium or Splinter to
+check your application against real layer installation.  Use
+``ChannelLiveServerTestCase`` for your acceptance tests.
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    from channels.test import ChannelLiveServerTestCase
+    from splinter import Browser
+
+    class IntegrationTest(ChannelLiveServerTestCase):
+
+        def test_browse_site_index(self):
+
+            with Browser() as browser:
+
+                browser.visit(self.live_server_url)
+                # the rest of your integration test...
+
+In the test above Daphne and Channels worker processes were fired up.
+These processes run your project against the test database and the
+default channel layer you spacify in the settings.  If channel layer
+support ``flush`` extension, initial cleanup will be done.  So do not
+run this code against your production environment.  When channels
+infrastructure is ready default web browser will be also started.  You
+can open your website in the real browser which can execute JavaScript
+and operate on WebSockets.  ``live_server_ws_url`` property is also
+provided if you decide to run messaging directly from Python.
diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index 925b27b..2f9b3f2 100755
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = "tests.settings"
     django.setup()
     TestRunner = get_runner(settings)
+    tests = sys.argv[1:] or ["tests"]
     test_runner = TestRunner()
-    failures = test_runner.run_tests(["tests"])
+    failures = test_runner.run_tests(tests)
     sys.exit(bool(failures))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9791a96..2163a6b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ setup(
             'mock ; python_version < "3.0"',
             'flake8>=2.0,<3.0',
             'isort',
-        ]
+        ],
     },
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
diff --git a/testproject/chtest/consumers.py b/testproject/chtest/consumers.py
index 85db43f..a761fd9 100644
--- a/testproject/chtest/consumers.py
+++ b/testproject/chtest/consumers.py
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ from channels.sessions import enforce_ordering
 
 
 def ws_message(message):
-    "Echoes messages back to the client"
+    "Echoes messages back to the client."
+
     message.reply_channel.send({'text': message['text']})
diff --git a/testproject/chtest/views.py b/testproject/chtest/views.py
index 4bed90e..d244010 100644
--- a/testproject/chtest/views.py
+++ b/testproject/chtest/views.py
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse
 
 
 def index(request):
+
     return HttpResponse("OK")
diff --git a/testproject/setup.py b/testproject/setup.py
index 916e2da..8d0865c 100644
--- a/testproject/setup.py
+++ b/testproject/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 setup(
     name='channels-benchmark',
+    packages=find_packages(),
     py_modules=['benchmark'],
-    install_requires=['autobahn', 'Twisted'],
+    install_requires=[
+        'autobahn',
+        'Twisted',
+        'statistics ; python_version < "3.0"',
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/testproject/testproject/settings/__init__.py b/testproject/testproject/settings/__init__.py
index 455876f..7b33d23 100644
--- a/testproject/testproject/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/testproject/testproject/settings/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#Blank on purpose
+# Blank on purpose
diff --git a/testproject/testproject/settings/base.py b/testproject/testproject/settings/base.py
index e0f8773..e9b51b5 100644
--- a/testproject/testproject/settings/base.py
+++ b/testproject/testproject/settings/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
+
 import os
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
@@ -23,5 +24,10 @@ DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
         'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
-    }
+        'TEST': {
+            'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'test_db.sqlite3'),
+        },
+    },
 }
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
diff --git a/testproject/testproject/settings/channels_ipc.py b/testproject/testproject/settings/channels_ipc.py
index 6098a12..3a02249 100644
--- a/testproject/testproject/settings/channels_ipc.py
+++ b/testproject/testproject/settings/channels_ipc.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Settings for channels specifically
 from testproject.settings.base import *
 
-
 INSTALLED_APPS += (
     'channels',
 )
diff --git a/testproject/testproject/settings/channels_rabbitmq.py b/testproject/testproject/settings/channels_rabbitmq.py
index 4754d09..005eb07 100644
--- a/testproject/testproject/settings/channels_rabbitmq.py
+++ b/testproject/testproject/settings/channels_rabbitmq.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 # Settings for channels specifically
 from testproject.settings.base import *
 
-INSTALLED_APPS += ('channels',)
+INSTALLED_APPS += (
+    'channels',
+)
 
 CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
     'default': {
         'BACKEND': 'asgi_rabbitmq.RabbitmqChannelLayer',
         'ROUTING': 'testproject.urls.channel_routing',
         'CONFIG': {
-            'url': os.environ['RABBITMQ_URL'],
+            'url': os.environ.get(
+                'RABBITMQ_URL',
+                'amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672/%2F',
+            ),
         },
     },
 }
diff --git a/tests/settings.py b/tests/settings.py
index bebbd2a..74fbcc3 100644
--- a/tests/settings.py
+++ b/tests/settings.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
     'fake_channel': {
         'BACKEND': 'tests.test_management.FakeChannelLayer',
         'ROUTING': [],
-    }
+    },
 }
 
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = []
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ecf9f79..11900b1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ deps =
 commands =
     flake8: flake8
     isort: isort --check-only --recursive channels
-    django: coverage run --parallel-mode {toxinidir}/runtests.py
+    django: coverage run --parallel-mode {toxinidir}/runtests.py {posargs}