diff --git a/.changeset/olive-students-begin.md b/.changeset/olive-students-begin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f97d234293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/olive-students-begin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@primer/view-components': minor
+---
+
+Allow anonymous forms, mostly useful for tests
+
+<!-- Changed components: _none_ -->
diff --git a/app/helpers/primer/form_helper.rb b/app/helpers/primer/form_helper.rb
index 6e7b48a159..fcf7569bcb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/primer/form_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/primer/form_helper.rb
@@ -19,5 +19,15 @@ def primer_fields_for(record_name, record_object = nil, options = {}, &block)
         &block
       )
     end
+
+    def inline_form(*args, &block)
+      Primer::Forms.inline_form(*args, &block)
+    end
+
+    def render_inline_form(*args, &block)
+      # rubocop:disable GitHub/RailsViewRenderLiteral
+      render(inline_form(*args, &block))
+      # rubocop:enable GitHub/RailsViewRenderLiteral
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/primer/forms.rb b/lib/primer/forms.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca0b80e2be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/primer/forms.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Primer
+  # :nodoc:
+  module Forms
+    def self.inline_form(builder, base = nil, &block)
+      base ||= defined?(ApplicationForm) ? ApplicationForm : Primer::Forms::Base
+
+      klass = Class.new(base) do
+        form(&block)
+      end
+
+      klass.new(builder)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/primer/forms/utils.rb b/lib/primer/forms/utils.rb
index 4b16f7d772..595aab72ff 100644
--- a/lib/primer/forms/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/primer/forms/utils.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ module Utils
       # conventions, so it should work ok. Zeitwerk also has this information but lacks a
       # public API to map constants to source files.
       def const_source_location(class_name)
+        return nil unless class_name
+
         # NOTE: underscore respects namespacing, i.e. will convert Foo::Bar to foo/bar.
         class_path = "#{class_name.underscore}.rb"
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/checkbox_group_input_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/checkbox_group_input_test.rb
index 3086e5753f..e0c89d96b7 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/checkbox_group_input_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/checkbox_group_input_test.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,14 @@
 class Primer::Forms::CheckboxGroupInputTest < Minitest::Test
   include Primer::ComponentTestHelpers
 
-  class HiddenCheckboxGroupForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |check_form|
-      check_form.check_box_group(label: "Foobar", hidden: true) do |check_group|
-        check_group.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_hidden_checkbox_group
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(HiddenCheckboxGroupForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |check_form|
+          check_form.check_box_group(label: "Foobar", hidden: true) do |check_group|
+            check_group.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo")
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -24,36 +20,28 @@ def test_hidden_checkbox_group
     assert_selector ".FormControl-checkbox-wrap", visible: :hidden
   end
 
-  class DisabledCheckboxGroupForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |check_form|
-      check_form.check_box_group(label: "Foobar", disabled: true) do |check_group|
-        check_group.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_disabled_checkbox_group_disables_constituent_checkboxes
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(DisabledCheckboxGroupForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |check_form|
+          check_form.check_box_group(label: "Foobar", disabled: true) do |check_group|
+            check_group.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo")
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
     assert_selector ".FormControl-checkbox-wrap input[disabled]"
   end
 
-  class DisabledCheckboxInGroupForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |check_form|
-      check_form.check_box_group(label: "Foobar") do |check_group|
-        check_group.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo", disabled: true)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_checkbox_can_be_individually_disabled_in_group
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(DisabledCheckboxInGroupForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |check_form|
+          check_form.check_box_group(label: "Foobar") do |check_group|
+            check_group.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo", disabled: true)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/checkbox_input_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/checkbox_input_test.rb
index 0c51be70ae..6d55cbd5ee 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/checkbox_input_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/checkbox_input_test.rb
@@ -5,17 +5,13 @@
 class Primer::Forms::CheckboxInputTest < Minitest::Test
   include Primer::ComponentTestHelpers
 
-  class BadCheckboxesForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |check_form|
-      check_form.check_box(name: :alpha, label: "Alpha", scheme: :array)
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_array_checkboxes_require_values
     error = assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
       render_in_view_context do
         primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-          render(BadCheckboxesForm.new(f))
+          render_inline_form(f) do |check_form|
+            check_form.check_box(name: :alpha, label: "Alpha", scheme: :array)
+          end
         end
       end
     end
@@ -32,20 +28,16 @@ class NestedForm < ApplicationForm
     end
   end
 
-  class HiddenCheckboxForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |check_form|
-      check_form.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo", hidden: true) do |foo_check|
-        foo_check.nested_form do |builder|
-          NestedForm.new(builder)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_hidden_checkbox
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(HiddenCheckboxForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |check_form|
+          check_form.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo", hidden: true) do |foo_check|
+            foo_check.nested_form do |builder|
+              NestedForm.new(builder)
+            end
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -53,20 +45,16 @@ def test_hidden_checkbox
     assert_selector "input[name=bar]", visible: :hidden
   end
 
-  class CheckboxWithHiddenNestedForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |check_form|
-      check_form.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo") do |foo_check|
-        foo_check.nested_form(hidden: true) do |builder|
-          NestedForm.new(builder)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_nested_form_can_be_hidden_independently
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(CheckboxWithHiddenNestedForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |check_form|
+          check_form.check_box(name: :foo, label: "Foo") do |foo_check|
+            foo_check.nested_form(hidden: true) do |builder|
+              NestedForm.new(builder)
+            end
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/form_control_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/form_control_test.rb
index ce8492fb50..5f4915e23e 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/form_control_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/form_control_test.rb
@@ -6,25 +6,15 @@
 class Primer::Forms::FormControlTest < Minitest::Test
   include Primer::ComponentTestHelpers
 
-  class PlainTextFieldForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |test_form|
-      test_form.text_field(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer")
-    end
-  end
-
-  class AutoCheckTextFieldForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |test_form|
-      test_form.text_field(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer", auto_check_src: "/foo")
-    end
-  end
-
-  def test_plain_supports_server_errors
+  def test_supports_model_errors
     model = DeepThought.new(41)
     model.valid? # perform validations
 
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo", model: model) do |f|
-        render(PlainTextFieldForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |test_form|
+          test_form.text_field(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer")
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -42,7 +32,9 @@ def test_auto_check_generates_validation_elements
 
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo", model: model) do |f|
-        render(AutoCheckTextFieldForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |test_form|
+          test_form.text_field(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer", auto_check_src: "/foo")
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/multi_input_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/multi_input_test.rb
index 6437aa7775..32e0815fe7 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/multi_input_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/multi_input_test.rb
@@ -6,29 +6,16 @@
 class Primer::Forms::MultiInputTest < Minitest::Test
   include Primer::ComponentTestHelpers
 
-  class MultipleFieldsVisibleForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |test_form|
-      test_form.multi(name: :foo, label: "Thing") do |multi|
-        multi.text_field(name: :bar, label: "Text field")
-        multi.text_field(name: :baz, label: "Text field")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  class FieldsWithDifferentNamesForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |test_form|
-      test_form.multi(name: :foo, label: "Thing") do |multi|
-        multi.text_field(name: :bar, label: "Text field")
-        multi.text_field(name: :baz, label: "Text field", hidden: true)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_disallows_two_visible_inputs
     error = assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
       render_in_view_context do
         primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-          render(MultipleFieldsVisibleForm.new(f))
+          render_inline_form(f) do |test_form|
+            test_form.multi(name: :foo, label: "Thing") do |multi|
+              multi.text_field(name: :bar, label: "Text field")
+              multi.text_field(name: :baz, label: "Text field")
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end
@@ -39,7 +26,12 @@ def test_disallows_two_visible_inputs
   def test_inputs_have_data_name
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(FieldsWithDifferentNamesForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |test_form|
+          test_form.multi(name: :foo, label: "Thing") do |multi|
+            multi.text_field(name: :bar, label: "Text field")
+            multi.text_field(name: :baz, label: "Text field", hidden: true)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -47,22 +39,18 @@ def test_inputs_have_data_name
     assert_selector "input[data-name=baz]", visible: :hidden
   end
 
-  class MultiDeepThoughtForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |text_area_form|
-      text_area_form.multi(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer") do |ultimate_answer_multi|
-        ultimate_answer_multi.text_field(name: :foo)
-        ultimate_answer_multi.text_field(name: :bar, hidden: true)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_no_error_markup
     model = DeepThought.new(41)
     model.valid? # populate validation error messages
 
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(model: model, url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(MultiDeepThoughtForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |test_form|
+          test_form.multi(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer") do |ultimate_answer_multi|
+            ultimate_answer_multi.text_field(name: :foo)
+            ultimate_answer_multi.text_field(name: :bar, hidden: true)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/radio_button_group_input_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/radio_button_group_input_test.rb
index ab7940f21b..c5650d9924 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/radio_button_group_input_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/radio_button_group_input_test.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,14 @@
 class Primer::Forms::RadioButtonGroupInputTest < Minitest::Test
   include Primer::ComponentTestHelpers
 
-  class HiddenRadioGroupForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |radio_form|
-      radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foobar, label: "Foobar", hidden: true) do |radio_group|
-        radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, value: "Foo", label: "Foo")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_hidden_radio_button_group
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(HiddenRadioGroupForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |radio_form|
+          radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foobar, label: "Foobar", hidden: true) do |radio_group|
+            radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, value: "Foo", label: "Foo")
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -24,36 +20,28 @@ def test_hidden_radio_button_group
     assert_selector ".FormControl-radio-wrap", visible: :hidden
   end
 
-  class DisabledRadioGroupForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |radio_form|
-      radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foobar, label: "Foobar", disabled: true) do |radio_group|
-        radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, value: "Foo", label: "Foo")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_disabled_radio_group_disables_constituent_radios
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(DisabledRadioGroupForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |radio_form|
+          radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foobar, label: "Foobar", disabled: true) do |radio_group|
+            radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, value: "Foo", label: "Foo")
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
     assert_selector ".FormControl-radio-wrap input[disabled]"
   end
 
-  class DisabledRadioInGroupForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |radio_form|
-      radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foobar, label: "Foobar") do |radio_group|
-        radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, value: "Foo", label: "Foo", disabled: true)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_radio_can_be_individually_disabled_in_group
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(DisabledRadioInGroupForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |radio_form|
+          radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foobar, label: "Foobar") do |radio_group|
+            radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, value: "Foo", label: "Foo", disabled: true)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/radio_button_input_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/radio_button_input_test.rb
index 0ff7ae528f..887684c25d 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/radio_button_input_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/radio_button_input_test.rb
@@ -14,22 +14,18 @@ class NestedForm < ApplicationForm
     end
   end
 
-  class HiddenRadioButtonForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |radio_form|
-      radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foos, label: "Foos") do |radio_group|
-        radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, label: "Foo", value: "foo", hidden: true) do |radio_button|
-          radio_button.nested_form do |builder|
-            NestedForm.new(builder)
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_hidden_radio_button
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(HiddenRadioButtonForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |radio_form|
+          radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foos, label: "Foos") do |radio_group|
+            radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, label: "Foo", value: "foo", hidden: true) do |radio_button|
+              radio_button.nested_form do |builder|
+                NestedForm.new(builder)
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -38,22 +34,18 @@ def test_hidden_radio_button
     assert_selector "input[name=bar]", visible: :hidden
   end
 
-  class RadioButtonWithHiddenNestedForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |radio_form|
-      radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foos, label: "Foos") do |radio_group|
-        radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, label: "Foo", value: "foo") do |radio_button|
-          radio_button.nested_form(hidden: true) do |builder|
-            NestedForm.new(builder)
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_nested_form_can_be_hidden_independently
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(RadioButtonWithHiddenNestedForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |radio_form|
+          radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foos, label: "Foos") do |radio_group|
+            radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, label: "Foo", value: "foo") do |radio_button|
+              radio_button.nested_form(hidden: true) do |builder|
+                NestedForm.new(builder)
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -61,18 +53,14 @@ def test_nested_form_can_be_hidden_independently
     assert_selector "input[name=bar]", visible: :hidden
   end
 
-  class HiddenRadioButtonGroupForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |radio_form|
-      radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foos, label: "Foos", hidden: true) do |radio_group|
-        radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, label: "Foo", value: "foo")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_hidden_radio_button_group
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(HiddenRadioButtonGroupForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |radio_form|
+          radio_form.radio_button_group(name: :foos, label: "Foos", hidden: true) do |radio_group|
+            radio_group.radio_button(name: :foo, label: "Foo", value: "foo")
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/select_list_input_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/select_list_input_test.rb
index 9217cff035..8df1175eaf 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/select_list_input_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/select_list_input_test.rb
@@ -6,39 +6,31 @@
 class Primer::Forms::SelectInputTest < Minitest::Test
   include Primer::ComponentTestHelpers
 
-  class HiddenSelectForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |select_form|
-      select_form.select_list(name: :foo, label: "Foo", hidden: true) do |list|
-        list.option(label: "Foo", value: "foo")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_hidden_select_list
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(HiddenSelectForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |select_form|
+          select_form.select_list(name: :foo, label: "Foo", hidden: true) do |list|
+            list.option(label: "Foo", value: "foo")
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
     assert_selector "select#foo", visible: :hidden
   end
 
-  class SelectDeepThoughtForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |select_form|
-      select_form.select_list(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer") do |list|
-        list.option(label: "Foo", value: "foo")
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_no_error_markup
     model = DeepThought.new(41)
     model.valid? # populate validation error messages
 
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(model: model, url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(SelectDeepThoughtForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |select_form|
+          select_form.select_list(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer") do |list|
+            list.option(label: "Foo", value: "foo")
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/text_area_input_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/text_area_input_test.rb
index 4b1ac12ad2..4df92d3fdb 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/text_area_input_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/text_area_input_test.rb
@@ -6,35 +6,27 @@
 class Primer::Forms::TextAreaInputTest < Minitest::Test
   include Primer::ComponentTestHelpers
 
-  class HiddenTextAreaForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |text_area_form|
-      text_area_form.text_area(name: :foo, label: "Foo", hidden: true)
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_hidden_text_area
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(HiddenTextAreaForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |text_area_form|
+          text_area_form.text_area(name: :foo, label: "Foo", hidden: true)
+        end
       end
     end
 
     assert_selector "textarea#foo", visible: :hidden
   end
 
-  class TextAreaDeepThoughtForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |text_area_form|
-      text_area_form.text_area(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer")
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_no_error_markup
     model = DeepThought.new(41)
     model.valid? # populate validation error messages
 
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(model: model, url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(TextAreaDeepThoughtForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |text_area_form|
+          text_area_form.text_area(name: :ultimate_answer, label: "Ultimate answer")
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/primer/forms/text_field_input_test.rb b/test/lib/primer/forms/text_field_input_test.rb
index 80cf7690ac..51c624eece 100644
--- a/test/lib/primer/forms/text_field_input_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/primer/forms/text_field_input_test.rb
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@
 class Primer::Forms::TextFieldInputTest < Minitest::Test
   include Primer::ComponentTestHelpers
 
-  class HiddenTextFieldForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |text_field_form|
-      text_field_form.text_field(name: :foo, label: "Foo", hidden: true)
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_hidden_text_field
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(HiddenTextFieldForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |text_field_form|
+          text_field_form.text_field(name: :foo, label: "Foo", hidden: true)
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -35,16 +31,12 @@ def test_no_error_markup
     refute_selector ".field_with_errors", visible: :all
   end
 
-  class LeadingVisualTextFieldForm < ApplicationForm
-    form do |text_field_form|
-      text_field_form.text_field(name: :foo, label: "Foo", leading_visual: { icon: :search })
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_leading_visual
     render_in_view_context do
       primer_form_with(url: "/foo") do |f|
-        render(LeadingVisualTextFieldForm.new(f))
+        render_inline_form(f) do |text_field_form|
+          text_field_form.text_field(name: :foo, label: "Foo", leading_visual: { icon: :search })
+        end
       end
     end