diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index acfc75c..5cb750d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ categories = ["email", "network-programming"]
 [features]
 rustls-tls = ["rustls-connector"]
 default = ["native-tls"]
+# Used to expose helpers in the imap::testing module to build response objects
+test_helpers = []
 # Used to activate full integration tests when running against a more complete IMAP server
 test-full-imap = []
 
@@ -69,3 +71,6 @@ required-features = ["default"]
 [[test]]
 name = "imap_integration"
 required-features = ["default"]
+
+[package.metadata.docs.rs]
+all-features = true
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 97e49a9..d80862f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,5 +95,8 @@ pub use error::{Error, Result};
 
 pub mod extensions;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "test_helpers")]
+pub mod testing;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod mock_stream;
diff --git a/src/testing.rs b/src/testing.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5f7f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testing.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+//! Enable the test_helpers feature to expose helper methods to build
+//! mock response structures for testing your code that uses the imap crate
+//!
+//! To use add a dev-dependency on the imap extension adding the feature "test_helpers"
+//! e.g.
+//!
+//! ```toml
+//! [dependencies]
+//! imap = { version = "3.0" }
+//!
+//! [dev-dependencies]
+//! # mirror the same configuration your dependencies and add test_helpers
+//! imap = { version = "3.0", features = ["test_helpers"] }
+//! ```
+//!
+
+/// Methods to build a [`Capabilities`] response object
+pub mod capabilities {
+    use crate::types::Capabilities;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`Capabilities`] based on the provided input
+    ///
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "* CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 STARTTLS AUTH=GSSAPI LOGINDISABLED\r\n";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::capabilities::parse(input);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> Capabilities {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        Capabilities::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods to build a [`Fetches`] response object
+pub mod fetches {
+    use crate::types::Fetches;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`Fetches`] based on the provided input
+    ///
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "\
+    /// * 24 FETCH (FLAGS (\\Seen) UID 4827943)\r\n\
+    /// * 25 FETCH (FLAGS (\\Seen))\r\n\
+    /// ";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::fetches::parse(input);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> Fetches {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        Fetches::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods to build a [`Names`] response object
+pub mod names {
+    use crate::types::Names;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`Names`] based on the provided input
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "\
+    /// * LIST (\\HasNoChildren) \".\" \"INBOX\"\r\n\
+    /// ";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::names::parse(input);
+    ///```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> Names {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        Names::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods to build a [`ExtendedNames`] response object
+pub mod extended_names {
+    use crate::extensions::list_status::ExtendedNames;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`ExtendedNames`] based on the provided input
+    ///
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "\
+    /// * LIST () \".\" foo\r\n\
+    /// * STATUS foo (HIGHESTMODSEQ 122)\r\n\
+    /// * LIST () \".\" foo.bar\r\n\
+    /// * STATUS foo.bar (HIGHESTMODSEQ 132)\r\n\
+    /// * LIST (\\UnMarked) \".\" feeds\r\n\
+    /// * LIST () \".\" feeds.test\r\n\
+    /// * STATUS feeds.test (HIGHESTMODSEQ 757)\r\n\
+    /// ";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::extended_names::parse(input);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> ExtendedNames {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        ExtendedNames::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods to build a [`AclResponse`] response object
+pub mod acl_response {
+    use crate::types::AclResponse;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`AclResponse`] based on the provided input
+    ///
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "* ACL INBOX user1 lr user2 lrx\r\n";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::acl_response::parse(input);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> AclResponse {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        AclResponse::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods to build a [`ListRightsResponse`] response object
+pub mod list_rights_response {
+    use crate::types::ListRightsResponse;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`ListRightsResponse`] based on the provided input
+    ///
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "* LISTRIGHTS INBOX myuser lr x k\r\n";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::list_rights_response::parse(input);
+    ///```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> ListRightsResponse {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        ListRightsResponse::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods to build a [`MyRightsResponse`] response object
+pub mod my_rights_response {
+    use crate::types::MyRightsResponse;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`MyRightsResponse`] based on the provided input
+    ///
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "* MYRIGHTS INBOX lrxk\r\n";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::my_rights_response::parse(input);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> MyRightsResponse {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        MyRightsResponse::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods to build a [`QuotaResponse`] response object
+pub mod quota_response {
+    use crate::types::QuotaResponse;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`QuotaResponse`] based on the provided input
+    ///
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "* QUOTA my_root (STORAGE 10 500)\r\n";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::quota_response::parse(input);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> QuotaResponse {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        QuotaResponse::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Methods to build a [`QuotaRootResponse`] response object
+pub mod quota_root_response {
+    use crate::types::QuotaRootResponse;
+    use std::sync::mpsc;
+
+    /// Builds an [`QuotaRootResponse`] based on the provided input
+    ///
+    /// Example input.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let input = "\
+    /// * QUOTAROOT INBOX my_root\r\n\
+    /// * QUOTA my_root (STORAGE 10 500)\r\n\
+    /// ";
+    /// let response = imap::testing::quota_root_response::parse(input);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn parse(input: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> QuotaRootResponse {
+        let (mut tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        QuotaRootResponse::parse(input.into(), &mut tx).unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/types/quota.rs b/src/types/quota.rs
index 84f399f..cff88c4 100644
--- a/src/types/quota.rs
+++ b/src/types/quota.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub struct QuotaResponse {
 
 impl QuotaResponse {
     /// Parse the [`Quota`] response from a response buffer.
-    pub fn parse(
+    pub(crate) fn parse(
         owned: Vec<u8>,
         unsolicited: &mut mpsc::Sender<UnsolicitedResponse>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ pub(crate) struct InnerQuotaRootResponse<'a> {
 
 impl QuotaRootResponse {
     /// Parse the [`QuotaRoot`] response from a response buffer.
-    pub fn parse(
+    pub(crate) fn parse(
         owned: Vec<u8>,
         unsolicited: &mut mpsc::Sender<UnsolicitedResponse>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {