diff --git a/kafka-streams-utils/build.gradle.kts b/kafka-streams-utils/build.gradle.kts
index 2fa8d41..52249d4 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-utils/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kafka-streams-utils/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(libs.mockito.core)
     testImplementation(libs.mockito.junit)
     testImplementation(libs.logcaptor)
+    testImplementation(group = "org.apache.kafka", name = "kafka-streams-test-utils")
 }
diff --git a/kafka-streams-utils/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/StoresX.java b/kafka-streams-utils/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/StoresX.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82b370c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka-streams-utils/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/StoresX.java
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 bakdata
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package com.bakdata.kafka.streams.kstream;
+
+import com.bakdata.kafka.Configurator;
+import com.bakdata.kafka.Preconfigured;
+import lombok.NonNull;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serde;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.KeyValueStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.SessionBytesStoreSupplier;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.SessionStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.StoreBuilder;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.Stores;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.TimestampedKeyValueStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.TimestampedWindowStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.VersionedBytesStoreSupplier;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.VersionedKeyValueStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.WindowBytesStoreSupplier;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.WindowStore;
+
+/**
+ * Use {@link Preconfigured} to lazily configure {@link Serde} for {@link Stores} using {@link Configurator}
+ */
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class StoresX {
+
+    private final @NonNull Configurator configurator;
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#sessionStoreBuilder(SessionBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<SessionStore<K, V>> sessionStoreBuilder(final SessionBytesStoreSupplier supplier,
+            final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<K>> keySerde, final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<V>> valueSerde) {
+        return Stores.sessionStoreBuilder(supplier, this.configurator.configureForKeys(keySerde),
+                this.configurator.configureForValues(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#sessionStoreBuilder(SessionBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<SessionStore<K, V>> sessionStoreBuilder(final SessionBytesStoreSupplier supplier,
+            final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V> valueSerde) {
+        return this.sessionStoreBuilder(supplier, Preconfigured.create(keySerde), Preconfigured.create(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#timestampedWindowStoreBuilder(WindowBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<TimestampedWindowStore<K, V>> timestampedWindowStoreBuilder(
+            final WindowBytesStoreSupplier supplier, final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<K>> keySerde,
+            final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<V>> valueSerde) {
+        return Stores.timestampedWindowStoreBuilder(supplier, this.configurator.configureForKeys(keySerde),
+                this.configurator.configureForValues(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#timestampedWindowStoreBuilder(WindowBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<TimestampedWindowStore<K, V>> timestampedWindowStoreBuilder(
+            final WindowBytesStoreSupplier supplier, final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V> valueSerde) {
+        return this.timestampedWindowStoreBuilder(supplier, Preconfigured.create(keySerde),
+                Preconfigured.create(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#windowStoreBuilder(WindowBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<WindowStore<K, V>> windowStoreBuilder(final WindowBytesStoreSupplier supplier,
+            final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<K>> keySerde, final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<V>> valueSerde) {
+        return Stores.windowStoreBuilder(supplier, this.configurator.configureForKeys(keySerde),
+                this.configurator.configureForValues(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#windowStoreBuilder(WindowBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<WindowStore<K, V>> windowStoreBuilder(final WindowBytesStoreSupplier supplier,
+            final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V> valueSerde) {
+        return this.windowStoreBuilder(supplier, Preconfigured.create(keySerde), Preconfigured.create(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#versionedKeyValueStoreBuilder(VersionedBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<VersionedKeyValueStore<K, V>> versionedKeyValueStoreBuilder(
+            final VersionedBytesStoreSupplier supplier, final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<K>> keySerde,
+            final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<V>> valueSerde) {
+        return Stores.versionedKeyValueStoreBuilder(supplier, this.configurator.configureForKeys(keySerde),
+                this.configurator.configureForValues(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#versionedKeyValueStoreBuilder(VersionedBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<VersionedKeyValueStore<K, V>> versionedKeyValueStoreBuilder(
+            final VersionedBytesStoreSupplier supplier, final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V> valueSerde) {
+        return this.versionedKeyValueStoreBuilder(supplier, Preconfigured.create(keySerde),
+                Preconfigured.create(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#timestampedKeyValueStoreBuilder(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<TimestampedKeyValueStore<K, V>> timestampedKeyValueStoreBuilder(
+            final KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier supplier, final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<K>> keySerde,
+            final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<V>> valueSerde) {
+        return Stores.timestampedKeyValueStoreBuilder(supplier, this.configurator.configureForKeys(keySerde),
+                this.configurator.configureForValues(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#timestampedKeyValueStoreBuilder(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<TimestampedKeyValueStore<K, V>> timestampedKeyValueStoreBuilder(
+            final KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier supplier, final Serde<K> keySerde,
+            final Serde<V> valueSerde) {
+        return this.timestampedKeyValueStoreBuilder(supplier, Preconfigured.create(keySerde),
+                Preconfigured.create(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#keyValueStoreBuilder(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<KeyValueStore<K, V>> keyValueStoreBuilder(final KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier supplier,
+            final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<K>> keySerde, final Preconfigured<? extends Serde<V>> valueSerde) {
+        return Stores.keyValueStoreBuilder(supplier, this.configurator.configureForKeys(keySerde),
+                this.configurator.configureForValues(valueSerde));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Stores#keyValueStoreBuilder(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier, Serde, Serde)
+     */
+    public <K, V> StoreBuilder<KeyValueStore<K, V>> keyValueStoreBuilder(final KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier supplier,
+            final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V> valueSerde) {
+        return this.keyValueStoreBuilder(supplier, Preconfigured.create(keySerde), Preconfigured.create(valueSerde));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kafka-streams-utils/src/test/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/SimpleProcessor.java b/kafka-streams-utils/src/test/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/SimpleProcessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..877ecc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka-streams-utils/src/test/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/SimpleProcessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 bakdata
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package com.bakdata.kafka.streams.kstream;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.StateStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.Processor;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.ProcessorContext;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.Record;
+
+abstract class SimpleProcessor<KIn, VIn, KOut, VOut> implements Processor<KIn, VIn, KOut, VOut> {
+    private ProcessorContext<KOut, VOut> context = null;
+
+    @Override
+    public void init(final ProcessorContext<KOut, VOut> context) {
+        this.context = context;
+    }
+
+    protected void forward(final Record<? extends KOut, ? extends VOut> outputRecord) {
+        this.context.forward(outputRecord);
+    }
+
+    protected <S extends StateStore> S getStateStore(final String name) {
+        return this.context.getStateStore(name);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/kafka-streams-utils/src/test/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/StoresXTest.java b/kafka-streams-utils/src/test/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/StoresXTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0008dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka-streams-utils/src/test/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/kstream/StoresXTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 bakdata
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package com.bakdata.kafka.streams.kstream;
+
+import com.bakdata.kafka.Configurator;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serdes;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.StreamsBuilder;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.TopologyTestDriver;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.kstream.Consumed;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.kstream.KStream;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.kstream.KTable;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.kstream.TimeWindows;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.kstream.Windowed;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.Processor;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.ProcessorSupplier;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.Record;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.KeyValueStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.SessionStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.StoreBuilder;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.Stores;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.TimestampedKeyValueStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.TimestampedWindowStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.ValueAndTimestamp;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.VersionedKeyValueStore;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.VersionedRecord;
+import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.WindowStore;
+import org.assertj.core.api.SoftAssertions;
+import org.assertj.core.api.junit.jupiter.InjectSoftAssertions;
+import org.assertj.core.api.junit.jupiter.SoftAssertionsExtension;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+
+@ExtendWith(SoftAssertionsExtension.class)
+class StoresXTest {
+
+    @InjectSoftAssertions
+    private SoftAssertions softly;
+
+    private static StoresX createStores() {
+        return new StoresX(new Configurator(Map.of()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldCreateKeyValueStore() {
+        final StreamsBuilder builder = new StreamsBuilder();
+        final KStream<String, String> input =
+                builder.stream("input", Consumed.with(Serdes.String(), Serdes.String()));
+        input.<String, String>process(new ProcessorSupplier<>() {
+            @Override
+            public Processor<String, String, String, String> get() {
+                return new SimpleProcessor<>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void process(final Record<String, String> inputRecord) {
+                        final KeyValueStore<String, String> store = this.getStateStore("my-store");
+                        store.put(inputRecord.key(), inputRecord.value());
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Set<StoreBuilder<?>> stores() {
+                final StoreBuilder<KeyValueStore<String, String>> store = createStores()
+                        .keyValueStoreBuilder(Stores.inMemoryKeyValueStore("my-store"), Serdes.String(),
+                                Serdes.String());
+                return Set.of(store);
+            }
+        });
+        try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(builder.build())) {
+            driver.createInputTopic("input", new StringSerializer(), new StringSerializer())
+                    .pipeInput("foo", "bar", 0);
+            final KeyValueStore<String, String> store = driver.getKeyValueStore("my-store");
+            this.softly.assertThat(store.get("foo")).isEqualTo("bar");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldCreateSessionStore() {
+        final StreamsBuilder builder = new StreamsBuilder();
+        final KTable<Windowed<String>, String> input =
+                builder.stream("input", Consumed.with(Serdes.String(), Serdes.String()))
+                        .groupByKey()
+                        .windowedBy(TimeWindows.ofSizeWithNoGrace(Duration.ofSeconds(60L)))
+                        .reduce((v1, v2) -> v1 + v2);
+        input.toStream().<String, String>process(new ProcessorSupplier<>() {
+            @Override
+            public Processor<Windowed<String>, String, String, String> get() {
+                return new SimpleProcessor<>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void process(final Record<Windowed<String>, String> inputRecord) {
+                        final SessionStore<String, String> store = this.getStateStore("my-store");
+                        store.put(inputRecord.key(), inputRecord.value());
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Set<StoreBuilder<?>> stores() {
+                final StoreBuilder<SessionStore<String, String>> store = createStores()
+                        .sessionStoreBuilder(Stores.inMemorySessionStore("my-store", Duration.ofSeconds(60L)),
+                                Serdes.String(),
+                                Serdes.String());
+                return Set.of(store);
+            }
+        });
+        try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(builder.build())) {
+            driver.createInputTopic("input", new StringSerializer(), new StringSerializer())
+                    .pipeInput("foo", "bar", 0);
+            final SessionStore<String, String> store = driver.getSessionStore("my-store");
+            this.softly.assertThat(store.fetchSession("foo", 0, 60000)).isEqualTo("bar");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldCreateTimestampedWindowStore() {
+        final StreamsBuilder builder = new StreamsBuilder();
+        final KStream<String, String> input =
+                builder.stream("input", Consumed.with(Serdes.String(), Serdes.String()));
+        input.<String, String>process(new ProcessorSupplier<>() {
+            @Override
+            public Processor<String, String, String, String> get() {
+                return new SimpleProcessor<>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void process(final Record<String, String> inputRecord) {
+                        final TimestampedWindowStore<String, String> store = this.getStateStore("my-store");
+                        store.put(inputRecord.key(),
+                                ValueAndTimestamp.make(inputRecord.value(), inputRecord.timestamp()),
+                                inputRecord.timestamp());
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Set<StoreBuilder<?>> stores() {
+                final StoreBuilder<TimestampedWindowStore<String, String>> store = createStores()
+                        .timestampedWindowStoreBuilder(
+                                Stores.inMemoryWindowStore("my-store", Duration.ofSeconds(60L),
+                                        Duration.ofSeconds(60L), false),
+                                Serdes.String(),
+                                Serdes.String());
+                return Set.of(store);
+            }
+        });
+        try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(builder.build())) {
+            driver.createInputTopic("input", new StringSerializer(), new StringSerializer())
+                    .pipeInput("foo", "bar", 0);
+            final WindowStore<String, ValueAndTimestamp<String>> store = driver.getTimestampedWindowStore("my-store");
+            this.softly.assertThat(store.fetch("foo", 0L)).isEqualTo(ValueAndTimestamp.make("bar", 0L));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldCreateWindowStore() {
+        final StreamsBuilder builder = new StreamsBuilder();
+        final KStream<String, String> input =
+                builder.stream("input", Consumed.with(Serdes.String(), Serdes.String()));
+        input.<String, String>process(new ProcessorSupplier<>() {
+            @Override
+            public Processor<String, String, String, String> get() {
+                return new SimpleProcessor<>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void process(final Record<String, String> inputRecord) {
+                        final WindowStore<String, String> store = this.getStateStore("my-store");
+                        store.put(inputRecord.key(), inputRecord.value(), inputRecord.timestamp());
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Set<StoreBuilder<?>> stores() {
+                final StoreBuilder<WindowStore<String, String>> store = createStores()
+                        .windowStoreBuilder(Stores.inMemoryWindowStore("my-store", Duration.ofSeconds(60L),
+                                        Duration.ofSeconds(60L), false), Serdes.String(),
+                                Serdes.String());
+                return Set.of(store);
+            }
+        });
+        try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(builder.build())) {
+            driver.createInputTopic("input", new StringSerializer(), new StringSerializer())
+                    .pipeInput("foo", "bar", 0);
+            final WindowStore<String, String> store = driver.getWindowStore("my-store");
+            this.softly.assertThat(store.fetch("foo", 0L)).isEqualTo("bar");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldCreateVersionedKeyValueStore() {
+        final StreamsBuilder builder = new StreamsBuilder();
+        final KStream<String, String> input =
+                builder.stream("input", Consumed.with(Serdes.String(), Serdes.String()));
+        input.<String, String>process(new ProcessorSupplier<>() {
+            @Override
+            public Processor<String, String, String, String> get() {
+                return new SimpleProcessor<>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void process(final Record<String, String> inputRecord) {
+                        final VersionedKeyValueStore<String, String> store = this.getStateStore("my-store");
+                        store.put(inputRecord.key(), inputRecord.value(), inputRecord.timestamp());
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Set<StoreBuilder<?>> stores() {
+                final StoreBuilder<VersionedKeyValueStore<String, String>> store = createStores()
+                        .versionedKeyValueStoreBuilder(
+                                Stores.persistentVersionedKeyValueStore("my-store", Duration.ofSeconds(60L)),
+                                Serdes.String(),
+                                Serdes.String());
+                return Set.of(store);
+            }
+        });
+        try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(builder.build())) {
+            driver.createInputTopic("input", new StringSerializer(), new StringSerializer())
+                    .pipeInput("foo", "bar", 0);
+            final VersionedKeyValueStore<String, String> store = driver.getVersionedKeyValueStore("my-store");
+            this.softly.assertThat(store.get("foo", 0L)).isEqualTo(new VersionedRecord<>("bar", 0L));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldCreateTimestampedKeyValueStore() {
+        final StreamsBuilder builder = new StreamsBuilder();
+        final KStream<String, String> input =
+                builder.stream("input", Consumed.with(Serdes.String(), Serdes.String()));
+        input.<String, String>process(new ProcessorSupplier<>() {
+            @Override
+            public Processor<String, String, String, String> get() {
+                return new SimpleProcessor<>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void process(final Record<String, String> inputRecord) {
+                        final TimestampedKeyValueStore<String, String> store = this.getStateStore("my-store");
+                        store.put(inputRecord.key(),
+                                ValueAndTimestamp.make(inputRecord.value(), inputRecord.timestamp()));
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Set<StoreBuilder<?>> stores() {
+                final StoreBuilder<TimestampedKeyValueStore<String, String>> store = createStores()
+                        .timestampedKeyValueStoreBuilder(Stores.inMemoryKeyValueStore("my-store"),
+                                Serdes.String(),
+                                Serdes.String());
+                return Set.of(store);
+            }
+        });
+        try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(builder.build())) {
+            driver.createInputTopic("input", new StringSerializer(), new StringSerializer())
+                    .pipeInput("foo", "bar", 0);
+            final KeyValueStore<String, ValueAndTimestamp<String>> store =
+                    driver.getTimestampedKeyValueStore("my-store");
+            this.softly.assertThat(store.get("foo")).isEqualTo(ValueAndTimestamp.make("bar", 0L));
+        }
+    }
+}