diff --git a/tests/functional/posting_test.php b/tests/functional/posting_test.php
index f54a3591b2..6aa7a46974 100644
--- a/tests/functional/posting_test.php
+++ b/tests/functional/posting_test.php
@@ -15,88 +15,21 @@ class phpbb_functional_posting_test extends phpbb_functional_test_case
 	public function test_post_new_topic()
 	{
 		$this->login();
-		$this->add_lang('posting');
 
-		$crawler = $this->request('GET', 'posting.php?mode=post&f=2&sid=' . $this->sid);
-		$this->assertContains($this->lang('POST_TOPIC'), $crawler->filter('html')->text());
+		// Test creating topic
+		$post = $this->create_topic(2, 'Test Topic 1', 'This is a test topic posted by the testing framework.');
 
-		$hidden_fields = array();
-		$hidden_fields[] = $crawler->filter('[type="hidden"]')->each(function ($node, $i) {
-			return array('name' => $node->getAttribute('name'), 'value' => $node->getAttribute('value'));
-		});
+		$crawler = $this->request('GET', "viewtopic.php?t={$post['topic_id']}&sid={$this->sid}");
+		$this->assertContains('This is a test topic posted by the testing framework.', $crawler->filter('html')->text());
 
-		$test_message = 'This is a test topic posted by the testing framework.';
-		$form_data = array(
-			'subject'		=> 'Test Topic 1',
-			'message'		=> $test_message,
-			'post'			=> true,
-			'f'				=> 2,
-			'mode'			=> 'post',
-			'sid'			=> $this->sid,
-		);
+		// Test creating a reply
+		$post2 = $this->create_post(2, $post['topic_id'], 'Re: Test Topic 1', 'This is a test post posted by the testing framework.');
 
-		foreach ($hidden_fields as $fields)
-		{
-			foreach($fields as $field)
-			{
-				$form_data[$field['name']] = $field['value'];
-			}
-		}
+		$crawler = $this->request('GET', "viewtopic.php?t={$post2['topic_id']}&sid={$this->sid}");
+		$this->assertContains('This is a test post posted by the testing framework.', $crawler->filter('html')->text());
 
-		// Bypass time restriction that said that if the lastclick time (i.e. time when the form was opened)
-		// is not at least 2 seconds before submission, cancel the form
-		$form_data['lastclick'] = 0;
-
-		// I use a request because the form submission method does not allow you to send data that is not
-		// contained in one of the actual form fields that the browser sees (i.e. it ignores "hidden" inputs)
-		// Instead, I send it as a request with the submit button "post" set to true.
-		$crawler = $this->client->request('POST', 'posting.php', $form_data);
-		$this->assertContains($this->lang('POST_STORED'), $crawler->filter('html')->text());
-
-		$crawler = $this->request('GET', 'viewtopic.php?t=2&sid=' . $this->sid);
-		$this->assertContains($test_message, $crawler->filter('html')->text());
-	}
-
-	public function test_post_reply()
-	{
-		$this->login();
-		$this->add_lang('posting');
-
-		$crawler = $this->request('GET', 'posting.php?mode=reply&t=2&f=2&sid=' . $this->sid);
-		$this->assertContains($this->lang('POST_REPLY'), $crawler->filter('html')->text());
-
-		$hidden_fields = array();
-		$hidden_fields[] = $crawler->filter('[type="hidden"]')->each(function ($node, $i) {
-			return array('name' => $node->getAttribute('name'), 'value' => $node->getAttribute('value'));
-		});
-
-		$test_message = 'This is a test post posted by the testing framework.';
-		$form_data = array(
-			'subject'		=> 'Re: Test Topic 1',
-			'message'		=> $test_message,
-			'post'			=> true,
-			't'				=> 2,
-			'f'				=> 2,
-			'mode'			=> 'reply',
-			'sid'			=> $this->sid,
-		);
-
-		foreach ($hidden_fields as $fields)
-		{
-			foreach($fields as $field)
-			{
-				$form_data[$field['name']] = $field['value'];
-			}
-		}
-
-		// For reasoning behind the following command, see the test_post_new_topic() test
-		$form_data['lastclick'] = 0;
-
-		// Submit the post
-		$crawler = $this->client->request('POST', 'posting.php', $form_data);
-		$this->assertContains($this->lang('POST_STORED'), $crawler->filter('html')->text());
-
-		$crawler = $this->request('GET', 'viewtopic.php?t=2&sid=' . $this->sid);
-		$this->assertContains($test_message, $crawler->filter('html')->text());
+		// Test quoting a message
+		$crawler = $this->request('GET', "posting.php?mode=quote&f=2&t={$post2['topic_id']}&p={$post2['post_id']}&sid={$this->sid}");
+		$this->assertContains('This is a test post posted by the testing framework.', $crawler->filter('html')->text());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_framework/phpbb_functional_test_case.php b/tests/test_framework/phpbb_functional_test_case.php
index 8ab6469e9a..e6a9023a3b 100644
--- a/tests/test_framework/phpbb_functional_test_case.php
+++ b/tests/test_framework/phpbb_functional_test_case.php
@@ -275,6 +275,107 @@ class phpbb_functional_test_case extends phpbb_test_case
 		return user_add($user_row);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	* Creates a topic
+	* 
+	* Be sure to login before creating
+	* 
+	* @param int $forum_id
+	* @param string $subject
+	* @param string $message
+	* @param array $additional_form_data Any additional form data to be sent in the request
+	* @return array post_id, topic_id
+	*/
+	protected function create_topic($forum_id, $subject, $message, $additional_form_data = array())
+	{
+		$posting_url = "posting.php?mode=post&f={$forum_id}&sid={$this->sid}";
+
+		$form_data = array_merge(array(
+			'subject'		=> $subject,
+			'message'		=> $message,
+			'post'			=> true,
+		), $additional_form_data);
+
+		return $this->submit_post($posting_url, 'POST_TOPIC', $form_data);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* Creates a post
+	* 
+	* Be sure to login before creating
+	* 
+	* @param int $forum_id
+	* @param string $subject
+	* @param string $message
+	* @param array $additional_form_data Any additional form data to be sent in the request
+	* @return array post_id, topic_id
+	*/
+	protected function create_post($forum_id, $topic_id, $subject, $message, $additional_form_data = array())
+	{
+		$posting_url = "posting.php?mode=reply&f={$forum_id}&t={$topic_id}&sid={$this->sid}";
+
+		$form_data = array_merge(array(
+			'subject'		=> $subject,
+			'message'		=> $message,
+			'post'			=> true,
+		), $additional_form_data);
+
+		return $this->submit_post($posting_url, 'POST_REPLY', $form_data);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	* Helper for submitting posts
+	* 
+	* @param string $posting_url
+	* @param string $posting_contains
+	* @param array $form_data
+	* @return array post_id, topic_id
+	*/
+	protected function submit_post($posting_url, $posting_contains, $form_data)
+	{
+		$this->add_lang('posting');
+
+		$crawler = $this->request('GET', $posting_url);
+		$this->assertContains($this->lang($posting_contains), $crawler->filter('html')->text());
+
+		$hidden_fields = array(
+			$crawler->filter('[type="hidden"]')->each(function ($node, $i) {
+				return array('name' => $node->getAttribute('name'), 'value' => $node->getAttribute('value'));
+			}),
+		);
+
+		foreach ($hidden_fields as $fields)
+		{
+			foreach($fields as $field)
+			{
+				$form_data[$field['name']] = $field['value'];
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Bypass time restriction that said that if the lastclick time (i.e. time when the form was opened)
+		// is not at least 2 seconds before submission, cancel the form
+		$form_data['lastclick'] = 0;
+
+		// I use a request because the form submission method does not allow you to send data that is not
+		// contained in one of the actual form fields that the browser sees (i.e. it ignores "hidden" inputs)
+		// Instead, I send it as a request with the submit button "post" set to true.
+		$crawler = $this->client->request('POST', $posting_url, $form_data);
+		$this->assertContains($this->lang('POST_STORED'), $crawler->filter('html')->text());
+
+		$url = $crawler->selectLink(str_replace('%s', '', $this->lang['VIEW_MESSAGE']))->link()->getUri();
+		
+		$matches = $topic_id = $post_id = false;
+		preg_match_all('#&t=([0-9]+)(&p=([0-9]+))?#', $url, $matches);
+		
+		$topic_id = (int) (isset($matches[1][0])) ? $matches[1][0] : 0;
+		$post_id = (int) (isset($matches[3][0])) ? $matches[3][0] : 0;
+
+		return array(
+			'topic_id'	=> $topic_id,
+			'post_id'	=> $post_id,
+		);
+	}
+
 	protected function login($username = 'admin')
 	{
 		$this->add_lang('ucp');