diff --git a/interface_test.go b/interface_test.go
index 66ea7926..f223375d 100644
--- a/interface_test.go
+++ b/interface_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+var (
+	// ignoreDbTypes are types which should be ignored when running tests
+	// that iterate all supported DB types.  This allows some tests to add
+	// bogus drivers for testing purposes while still allowing other tests
+	// to easily iterate all supported drivers.
+	ignoreDbTypes = map[string]bool{"createopenfail": true}
+)
+
 // testNewestShaEmpty ensures the NewestSha returns the values expected by
 // the interface contract.
 func testNewestShaEmpty(t *testing.T, db btcdb.Db) {
@@ -157,3 +165,79 @@ func TestCreateOpenUnsupported(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+// testInterface tests performs tests for the various interfaces of btcdb which
+// require state in the database for the given database type.
+func testInterface(t *testing.T, dbType string) {
+	db, teardown, err := setupDB(dbType, "interface")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to create test database %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer teardown()
+
+	// Load up a bunch of test blocks.
+	blocks, err := loadBlocks(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to load blocks from test data %v: %v",
+			blockDataFile, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Loaded %d blocks", len(blocks))
+	for height := int64(1); height < int64(len(blocks)); height++ {
+		block := blocks[height]
+
+		// Ensure there are no errors inserting each block into the
+		// database.
+		newHeight, err := db.InsertBlock(block)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("InsertBlock: failed to insert block %v err %v",
+				height, err)
+			return
+		}
+		if newHeight != height {
+			t.Errorf("InsertBlock: height mismatch got: %v, want: %v",
+				newHeight, height)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	// TODO(davec): Need to figure out how to handle the special checks
+	// required for the duplicate transactions allowed by blocks 91842 and
+	// 91880 on the main network due to the old miner + Satoshi client bug.
+
+	// TODO(davec): Add tests for the following functions:
+	/*
+	   Close()
+	   DropAfterBlockBySha(*btcwire.ShaHash) (err error)
+	   ExistsSha(sha *btcwire.ShaHash) (exists bool)
+	   FetchBlockBySha(sha *btcwire.ShaHash) (blk *btcutil.Block, err error)
+	   FetchBlockShaByHeight(height int64) (sha *btcwire.ShaHash, err error)
+	   FetchHeightRange(startHeight, endHeight int64) (rshalist []btcwire.ShaHash, err error)
+	   ExistsTxSha(sha *btcwire.ShaHash) (exists bool)
+	   FetchTxBySha(txsha *btcwire.ShaHash) ([]*TxListReply, error)
+	   FetchTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) []*TxListReply
+	   FetchUnSpentTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) []*TxListReply
+	   - InsertBlock(block *btcutil.Block) (height int64, err error)
+	   InvalidateBlockCache()
+	   InvalidateCache()
+	   InvalidateTxCache()
+	   NewIterateBlocks() (pbi BlockIterator, err error)
+	   NewestSha() (sha *btcwire.ShaHash, height int64, err error)
+	   RollbackClose()
+	   SetDBInsertMode(InsertMode)
+	   Sync()
+	*/
+}
+
+// TestInterface performs tests for the various interfaces of btcdb which
+// require state in the database for each supported database type (those loaded
+// in common_test.go that is).
+func TestInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, dbType := range btcdb.SupportedDBs() {
+		if _, exists := ignoreDbTypes[dbType]; !exists {
+			testInterface(t, dbType)
+		}
+	}
+}