diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests.csproj b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests.csproj
index b7f3581..872163a 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests.csproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Using Include="Xunit" />
+    <Using Include="SIGCM2.TestSupport" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/DatabaseCollection.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/DatabaseCollection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f6086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/DatabaseCollection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using SIGCM2.TestSupport;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace SIGCM2.Application.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Declares the "Database" xUnit collection backed by a single shared SqlTestFixture.
+/// All test classes decorated with [Collection("Database")] share one fixture instance
+/// per test run — eliminating concurrent Respawner collisions.
+/// </summary>
+[CollectionDefinition("Database")]
+public sealed class DatabaseCollection : ICollectionFixture<SqlTestFixture>
+{
+    // Intentionally empty: this class only exists to declare the collection/fixture binding.
+}
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests.csproj b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests.csproj
index d94bcf5..8c51a38 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests.csproj
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\api\SIGCM2.Application\SIGCM2.Application.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\api\SIGCM2.Infrastructure\SIGCM2.Infrastructure.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\api\SIGCM2.Domain\SIGCM2.Domain.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\SIGCM2.TestSupport\SIGCM2.TestSupport.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Using Include="Xunit" />
+    <Using Include="SIGCM2.TestSupport" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>