diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/context.py b/lib/galaxy/selenium/context.py
index 9119269427b..e961eade0ec 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/selenium/context.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/selenium/context.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from typing import Optional
+
 from six.moves.urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 from .driver_factory import ConfiguredDriver
@@ -35,7 +36,11 @@ class GalaxySeleniumContext(NavigatesGalaxy):
 
 
 class GalaxySeleniumContextImpl(GalaxySeleniumContext):
-    """Minimal, simplified GalaxySeleniumContext useful outside the context of test cases."""
+    """Minimal, simplified GalaxySeleniumContext useful outside the context of test cases.
+
+    A variant of this concept that can also populate content via the API
+    to then interact with via the Selenium is :class:galaxy_test.selenium.framework:`GalaxySeleniumContextImpl`.
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, from_dict: Optional[dict] = None) -> None:
         from_dict = from_dict or {}
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/framework.py b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/framework.py
index aec14bc2295..043e6a4b07f 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/framework.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/framework.py
@@ -185,7 +185,26 @@ class TestSnapshot:
         write_file_func("%s-stack.txt" % prefix, str(self.stack))
 
 
-class TestWithSeleniumMixin(GalaxySeleniumContext, UsesApiTestCaseMixin):
+class GalaxyTestSeleniumContext(GalaxySeleniumContext):
+    """Extend GalaxySeleniumContext with Selenium-aware galaxy_test.base.populators."""
+
+    @property
+    def dataset_populator(self) -> populators.BaseDatasetPopulator:
+        """A dataset populator connected to the Galaxy session described by Selenium context."""
+        return SeleniumSessionDatasetPopulator(self)
+
+    @property
+    def dataset_collection_populator(self) -> populators.BaseDatasetCollectionPopulator:
+        """A dataset collection populator connected to the Galaxy session described by Selenium context."""
+        return SeleniumSessionDatasetCollectionPopulator(self)
+
+    @property
+    def workflow_populator(self) -> populators.BaseWorkflowPopulator:
+        """A workflow populator connected to the Galaxy session described by Selenium context."""
+        return SeleniumSessionWorkflowPopulator(self)
+
+
+class TestWithSeleniumMixin(GalaxyTestSeleniumContext, UsesApiTestCaseMixin):
     # If run one-off via nosetests, the next line ensures test
     # tools and datatypes are used instead of configured tools.
     framework_tool_and_types = True
@@ -355,18 +374,6 @@ class TestWithSeleniumMixin(GalaxySeleniumContext, UsesApiTestCaseMixin):
         with self.main_panel():
             self.assert_no_error_message()
 
-    @property
-    def dataset_populator(self):
-        return SeleniumSessionDatasetPopulator(self)
-
-    @property
-    def dataset_collection_populator(self):
-        return SeleniumSessionDatasetCollectionPopulator(self)
-
-    @property
-    def workflow_populator(self):
-        return SeleniumSessionWorkflowPopulator(self)
-
     def workflow_upload_yaml_with_random_name(self, content, **kwds):
         workflow_populator = self.workflow_populator
         name = self._get_random_name()