diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 3469ffb..3bc1356 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+2.1.0
+-----
+
+- add generic VCR function to help with test implementation
+
 2.0.3
 -----
 
diff --git a/cassettedeck/deck.py b/cassettedeck/deck.py
index 4549e37..eada897 100644
--- a/cassettedeck/deck.py
+++ b/cassettedeck/deck.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 
 class CassetteDeck:
-    """This is the object to use as a fixture in tests.
-    """
 
     def __init__(self, cassette_library_dir=None, ignore_localhost=False,
                  ignore_hosts=(), mode='once', mocked_services=None):
diff --git a/cassettedeck/tests/test_vcr.py b/cassettedeck/tests/test_vcr.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a6422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cassettedeck/tests/test_vcr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+
+import aiohttp
+from aiounittest import AsyncTestCase
+
+from cassettedeck.vcr import vcr
+
+
+class TestVCR(AsyncTestCase):
+
+    async def test_should_store_cassette_at_expected_location(self):
+        expected_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "cassettes", f"{self.id()}.yaml")
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(expected_path))
+
+        with vcr(self):
+            async with aiohttp.request("GET", "https://example.com") as response:
+                response.raise_for_status()
+
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(expected_path))
+        os.remove(expected_path)
diff --git a/cassettedeck/vcr.py b/cassettedeck/vcr.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..447aa94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cassettedeck/vcr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import inspect
+import os
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from cassettedeck import CassetteDeck
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def vcr(test_case: TestCase):
+    """
+    Test utility which allows cassettes to be stored with a unique name near their point of use.
+    """
+    test_file = inspect.getfile(type(test_case))
+    library = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(test_file), "cassettes")
+    my_vcr = CassetteDeck(cassette_library_dir=library, ignore_localhost=True)
+    with my_vcr.use_cassette(f"{test_case.id()}.yaml", mode="once") as cassette:
+        yield cassette
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 988b9ee..43c047f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='cassettedeck',
-    version='2.0.3',
+    version='2.1.0',
     description='A library store and replay aiohttp requests',
     long_description='To simplify and speed up tests that make HTTP requests',
     author='Developer team at Onna Technologies',
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         'aiohttp',
+        "aiounittest",
         'vcrpy==1.12.0',
         'pyyaml==4.2b4',
     ]