diff --git a/electrum/tests/test_qml_types.py b/electrum/tests/test_qml_types.py
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+++ b/electrum/tests/test_qml_types.py
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+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
+from electrum import SimpleConfig
+from electrum.gui.qml.qetypes import QEAmount
+from electrum.tests.test_qt_base import QETestCase, QEventReceiver, qt_test
+
+
+class WalletMock:
+    def __init__(self, electrum_path):
+        self.config = SimpleConfig({
+            'electrum_path': electrum_path,
+            'decimal_point': 5
+        })
+        self.contacts = None
+
+
+class QETestTypes(QETestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.electrum_path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.wallet = WalletMock(self.electrum_path)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super().tearDown()
+        shutil.rmtree(self.electrum_path)
+
+    @qt_test
+    def test_qeamount(self):
+        a = QEAmount()
+        self.assertTrue(a.isEmpty)
+        a_er = QEventReceiver(a.valueChanged)
+        a.satsInt = 1
+        self.assertTrue(bool(a_er.received))
+        self.assertFalse(a.isEmpty)
+
+        a_er.clear()
+        a.clear()
+        self.assertTrue(a.isEmpty)
+        self.assertTrue(bool(a_er.received))
+
+        a_er.clear()
+        a.isMax = True
+        self.assertTrue(a.isMax)
+        self.assertFalse(a.isEmpty)
+        self.assertTrue(bool(a_er.received))
+
+    @qt_test
+    def test_qeamount_copy(self):
+        a = QEAmount()
+        b = QEAmount()
+        b.satsInt = 1
+        c = QEAmount()
+        c.msatsInt = 1
+        d = QEAmount()
+        d.isMax = True
+
+        t = QEAmount()
+        t_er = QEventReceiver(t.valueChanged)
+
+        t.copyFrom(a)
+        self.assertTrue(t.isEmpty)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(t_er.received))
+
+        t.clear()
+        t_er.clear()
+        t.copyFrom(b)
+        self.assertFalse(t.isEmpty)
+        self.assertEqual(t.satsInt, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(t_er.received))
+
+        t.clear()
+        t_er.clear()
+        t.copyFrom(c)
+        self.assertFalse(t.isEmpty)
+        self.assertEqual(t.msatsInt, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(t_er.received))
+
+        t.clear()
+        t_er.clear()
+        t.copyFrom(d)
+        self.assertFalse(t.isEmpty)
+        self.assertTrue(t.isMax)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(t_er.received))
diff --git a/electrum/tests/test_qt_base.py b/electrum/tests/test_qt_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ea6a8a24
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+++ b/electrum/tests/test_qt_base.py
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+import threading
+import unittest
+from functools import wraps, partial
+from unittest import SkipTest
+
+from PyQt6.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QTimer, QMetaObject, Qt, pyqtSlot, QObject
+
+
+class TestQCoreApplication(QCoreApplication):
+    @pyqtSlot()
+    def doInvoke(self):
+        getattr(self._instance, self._method)()
+
+
+class QEventReceiver(QObject):
+    def __init__(self, *signals):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.received = []
+        self.signals = []
+        for signal in signals:
+            self.signals.append(signal)
+            signal.connect(partial(self.doReceive, signal))
+
+    # intentionally no pyqtSlot decorator, to catch all
+    def doReceive(self, signal, *args):
+        self.received.append((signal, args))
+
+    def receivedForSignal(self, signal):
+        return list(filter(lambda x: x[0] == signal, self.received))
+
+    def clear(self):
+        self.received.clear()
+
+
+class QETestCase(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.app = None
+        self._e = None
+        self._event = threading.Event()
+
+        def start_qt_task():
+            self.app = TestQCoreApplication([])
+
+            self.timer = QTimer(self.app)
+            self.timer.setSingleShot(False)
+            self.timer.setInterval(500)  # msec
+            self.timer.timeout.connect(lambda: None)  # periodically enter python scope
+
+            self.app.exec()
+            self.app = None
+
+        self.qt_thread = threading.Thread(target=start_qt_task)
+        self.qt_thread.start()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.app.exit()
+        if self.qt_thread.is_alive():
+            self.qt_thread.join()
+
+
+def qt_test(func):
+    @wraps(func)
+    def decorator(self, *args):
+        if threading.current_thread().name == 'MainThread':
+            self.app._instance = self
+            self.app._method = func.__name__
+            QMetaObject.invokeMethod(self.app, 'doInvoke', Qt.ConnectionType.QueuedConnection)
+            self._event.wait(15)
+            if self._e:
+                print(f'raising ex: {self._e!r}')
+                # deallocate stored exception from qt thread otherwise we SEGV garbage collector
+                # instead, re-create using the exception message, special casing AssertionError and SkipTest
+                e = None
+                if isinstance(self._e, AssertionError):
+                    e = AssertionError(str(self._e))
+                elif isinstance(self._e, SkipTest):
+                    e = SkipTest(str(self._e))
+                else:
+                    e = Exception(str(self._e))
+                self._e = None
+                raise e
+            return
+        try:
+            func(self, *args)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._e = e
+        finally:
+            self._event.set()
+            self._event.clear()
+    return decorator