diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.h b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.h
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.h
@@ -309,4 +309,15 @@
 /** Return whether a wallet database is currently loaded. */
 bool IsWalletLoaded(const fs::path &wallet_path);
 
+/** Return object for accessing database at specified path. */
+std::unique_ptr<BerkeleyDatabase> CreateWalletDatabase(const fs::path &path);
+
+/**
+ * Return object for accessing dummy database with no read/write capabilities.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<BerkeleyDatabase> CreateDummyWalletDatabase();
+
+/** Return object for accessing temporary in-memory database. */
+std::unique_ptr<BerkeleyDatabase> CreateMockWalletDatabase();
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_WALLET_WALLETDB_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -1128,3 +1128,23 @@
 bool IsWalletLoaded(const fs::path &wallet_path) {
     return IsBDBWalletLoaded(wallet_path);
 }
+
+/** Return object for accessing database at specified path. */
+std::unique_ptr<BerkeleyDatabase> CreateWalletDatabase(const fs::path &path) {
+    std::string filename;
+    return std::make_unique<BerkeleyDatabase>(GetWalletEnv(path, filename),
+                                              std::move(filename));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return object for accessing dummy database with no read/write capabilities.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<BerkeleyDatabase> CreateDummyWalletDatabase() {
+    return std::make_unique<BerkeleyDatabase>();
+}
+
+/** Return object for accessing temporary in-memory database. */
+std::unique_ptr<BerkeleyDatabase> CreateMockWalletDatabase() {
+    return std::make_unique<BerkeleyDatabase>(
+        std::make_shared<BerkeleyEnvironment>(), "");
+}