diff --git a/tests/core/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.cpp b/tests/core/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.cpp
index 64e4aaa67..138855f82 100644
--- a/tests/core/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 
 #include "proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp"
+#include "proc/control/command-def.hpp"
 
 
 
@@ -48,4 +49,37 @@ namespace test    {
   }
   
   
+  /* ==== global static prototype definitions for these commands ==== */
+  
+  /**
+   * @remark The following definition(s) will be evaluated automatically ON_GLOBAL_INIT
+   *      They result in "prototype" definitions of these dummy commands to be
+   *      registered under the names as used here in the macro invocation.
+   *      Thus `test_Dummy_command1` will invoke command1::operate(int) etc.
+   * @see CommandSetup_test
+   */
+  
+  COMMAND_DEFINITION (test_Dummy_command1)
+    {
+      def.operation(command1::operate)
+         .captureUndo(command1::capture)
+         .undoOperation(command1::undoIt);
+    };
+  
+  COMMAND_DEFINITION (test_Dummy_command2)
+    {
+      def.operation(command2::operate)
+         .captureUndo(command2::capture)
+         .undoOperation(command2::undoIt);
+    };
+  
+  COMMAND_DEFINITION (test_Dummy_command3)
+    {
+      def.operation(command3::operate)
+         .captureUndo(command3::capture)
+         .undoOperation(command3::undoIt);
+    };
+  
+  
+  
 }}} // namespace proc::control::test
diff --git a/tests/core/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp b/tests/core/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp
index ef90c0873..6f02ff0cd 100644
--- a/tests/core/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp
+++ b/tests/core/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "lib/error.hpp"
 #include "lib/test/test-helper.hpp"
+#include "proc/control/command-setup.hpp"
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -151,5 +152,18 @@ namespace test    {
   }
   
   
+  /* ==== global static prototype definitions for these commands ==== */
+  
+  /** test dummy command to add the argument to a global variable */
+  extern CommandSetup test_Dummy_command1;
+  
+  /** test dummy command to invoke the given functor and
+   *  append the result onto a global log string buffer */
+  extern CommandSetup test_Dummy_command2;
+  
+  /** test dummy command to increment a global variable; no arguments */
+  extern CommandSetup test_Dummy_command3;
+  
+  
 }}} // namespace proc::control::test
 #endif