diff --git a/vunit/vhdl/com/src/com_types.vhd b/vunit/vhdl/com/src/com_types.vhd
index 51d673214..6bc4cbd36 100644
--- a/vunit/vhdl/com/src/com_types.vhd
+++ b/vunit/vhdl/com/src/com_types.vhd
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ package com_types_pkg is
   -- Misc
   impure function to_integer(actor : actor_t) return integer;
   impure function to_actor(value : integer) return actor_t;
+
+  -- Private
+  impure function is_valid(code : integer) return boolean;
 end package;
 
 package body com_types_pkg is
diff --git a/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/src/vc_context.vhd b/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/src/vc_context.vhd
index 71bba4de8..903083bbd 100644
--- a/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/src/vc_context.vhd
+++ b/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/src/vc_context.vhd
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ context vc_context is
   use vunit_lib.stream_slave_pkg.all;
   use vunit_lib.sync_pkg.all;
   use vunit_lib.uart_pkg.all;
+  use vunit_lib.vc_pkg.all;
   use vunit_lib.wishbone_pkg.all;
   context vunit_lib.com_context;
 end context;
diff --git a/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/src/vc_pkg.vhd b/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/src/vc_pkg.vhd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd39ce993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/src/vc_pkg.vhd
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+-- License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+-- You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+--
+-- Copyright (c) 2014-2024, Lars Asplund lars.anders.asplund@gmail.com
+--
+-- This package contains common functionality for VCs.
+
+context work.vunit_context;
+context work.com_context;
+
+package vc_pkg is
+  type unexpected_msg_type_policy_t is (fail, ignore);
+
+  type std_cfg_t is record
+    p_data : integer_vector_ptr_t;
+  end record;
+
+  constant null_std_cfg : std_cfg_t := (
+    p_data => null_integer_vector_ptr
+  );
+
+  -- Creates a standard VC configuration with an id, an actor, a logger, a
+  -- checker, and an unexpected message type policy.
+  --
+  -- If id = null_id, the id will be assigned the name provider:vc_name:n where n is 1
+  -- for the first instance and increasing with one for every additional instance.
+  --
+  -- The id must not have an associated actor before the call as that may indicate
+  -- several users of the same actor.
+  --
+  -- If a logger exist for the id, it will be reused. If not, a new logger is created.
+  -- A new checker is created that reports to the logger.
+  impure function create_std_cfg(
+    id : id_t := null_id;
+    provider : string := "";
+    vc_name : string := "";
+    unexpected_msg_type_policy : unexpected_msg_type_policy_t := fail
+  ) return std_cfg_t;
+
+  -- Used to create enumerated ids from a parent id. The first created
+  -- id will be <parent name>:1, the second <parent name>:2 and so on
+  impure function enumerate(parent : id_t) return id_t;
+
+  -- These functions extracts information from the standard VC configuration
+  impure function get_id(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return id_t;
+  impure function get_actor(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return actor_t;
+  impure function get_logger(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return logger_t;
+  impure function get_checker(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return checker_t;
+  impure function unexpected_msg_type_policy(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return unexpected_msg_type_policy_t;
+
+  -- Handle messages with unexpected message type according to the standard configuration
+  procedure unexpected_msg_type(msg_type : msg_type_t; std_cfg : std_cfg_t);
+
+end package;
+
+package body vc_pkg is
+  constant vc_pkg_logger  : logger_t  := get_logger("vunit_lib:vc_pkg");
+  constant vc_pkg_checker : checker_t := new_checker(vc_pkg_logger);
+
+  constant id_idx : natural := 0;
+  constant actor_idx : natural := 1;
+  constant logger_idx : natural := 2;
+  constant checker_idx : natural := 3;
+  constant unexpected_msg_type_policy_idx : natural := 4;
+  constant std_cfg_length : natural := unexpected_msg_type_policy_idx + 1;
+
+  impure function enumerate(parent : id_t) return id_t is
+  begin
+    return get_id(to_string(num_children(parent) + 1), parent => parent);
+  end;
+
+  impure function create_std_cfg(
+    id : id_t := null_id;
+    provider : string := "";
+    vc_name : string := "";
+    unexpected_msg_type_policy : unexpected_msg_type_policy_t := fail
+  ) return std_cfg_t is
+    variable std_cfg : std_cfg_t;
+    variable provider_id : id_t;
+    variable vc_id : id_t;
+    variable instance_id : id_t;
+    variable actor : actor_t;
+    variable logger : logger_t;
+  begin
+    std_cfg.p_data := new_integer_vector_ptr(std_cfg_length);
+
+    if id /= null_id then
+      instance_id := id;
+    else
+      if provider = "" then
+        check_failed(vc_pkg_checker, "A provider must be provided.");
+
+        -- Simplifies testing when vc_pkg_checker logger is mocked
+        return null_std_cfg;
+      end if;
+
+      if vc_name = "" then
+        check_failed(vc_pkg_checker, "A VC name must be provided.");
+
+        -- Simplifies testing when vc_pkg_checker logger is mocked
+        return null_std_cfg;
+      end if;
+
+      provider_id := get_id(provider);
+      vc_id := get_id(vc_name, parent => provider_id);
+      instance_id := enumerate(vc_id);
+    end if;
+    set(std_cfg.p_data, id_idx, to_integer(instance_id));
+
+    if find(instance_id, enable_deferred_creation => false) /= null_actor then
+      check_failed(vc_pkg_checker, "An actor already exists for " & full_name(instance_id) & ".");
+
+      -- Simplifies testing when vc_pkg_checker logger is mocked
+      return null_std_cfg;
+    else
+      actor := new_actor(instance_id);
+    end if;
+    set(std_cfg.p_data, actor_idx, to_integer(actor));
+
+    logger := get_logger(instance_id);
+    set(std_cfg.p_data, logger_idx, to_integer(logger));
+
+    set(std_cfg.p_data, checker_idx, to_integer(new_checker(logger)));
+
+    set(
+      std_cfg.p_data,
+      unexpected_msg_type_policy_idx,
+      unexpected_msg_type_policy_t'pos(unexpected_msg_type_policy)
+    );
+
+    return std_cfg;
+  end;
+
+  impure function get_id(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return id_t is
+  begin
+    return to_id(get(std_cfg.p_data, id_idx));
+  end;
+
+  impure function get_actor(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return actor_t is
+  begin
+    return to_actor(get(std_cfg.p_data, actor_idx));
+  end;
+
+  impure function get_logger(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return logger_t is
+  begin
+    return to_logger(get(std_cfg.p_data, logger_idx));
+  end;
+
+  impure function get_checker(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return checker_t is
+  begin
+    return to_checker(get(std_cfg.p_data, checker_idx));
+  end;
+
+  impure function unexpected_msg_type_policy(std_cfg : std_cfg_t) return unexpected_msg_type_policy_t is
+  begin
+    return unexpected_msg_type_policy_t'val(get(std_cfg.p_data, unexpected_msg_type_policy_idx));
+  end;
+
+  procedure unexpected_msg_type(msg_type : msg_type_t;
+                                std_cfg : std_cfg_t) is
+    constant code : integer := msg_type.p_code;
+  begin
+    if is_already_handled(msg_type) or unexpected_msg_type_policy(std_cfg) = ignore then
+      null;
+    elsif is_valid(code) then
+      check_failed(
+        get_checker(std_cfg),
+        "Got unexpected message " & to_string(to_string_ptr(get(p_msg_types.p_name_ptrs, code)))
+      );
+    else
+      check_failed(
+        get_checker(std_cfg),
+        "Got invalid message with code " & to_string(code)
+      );
+    end if;
+  end procedure;
+end package body;
diff --git a/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/test/tb_vc_pkg.vhd b/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/test/tb_vc_pkg.vhd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cbd45826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vunit/vhdl/verification_components/test/tb_vc_pkg.vhd
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+-- License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+-- You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+--
+-- Copyright (c) 2014-2024, Lars Asplund lars.anders.asplund@gmail.com
+
+library vunit_lib;
+context vunit_lib.vunit_context;
+context work.com_context;
+use work.vc_pkg.all;
+
+entity tb_vc_pkg is
+  generic(runner_cfg : string);
+end entity;
+
+architecture a of tb_vc_pkg is
+begin
+
+  main : process
+    variable std_cfg : std_cfg_t;
+    variable id : id_t;
+    variable actor : actor_t;
+
+    constant vc_pkg_logger : logger_t := get_logger("vunit_lib:vc_pkg");
+    constant unknown_msg_type : msg_type_t := new_msg_type("unknown_msg");
+  begin
+    test_runner_setup(runner, runner_cfg);
+    while test_suite loop
+      if run("Test that provider must be supplied with null_id") then
+        mock(vc_pkg_logger, error);
+        std_cfg := create_std_cfg(vc_name => "my_vc");
+        check_only_log(vc_pkg_logger, "A provider must be provided.", error);
+        unmock(vc_pkg_logger);
+
+      elsif run("Test that vc_name must be supplied with null_id") then
+        mock(vc_pkg_logger, error);
+        std_cfg := create_std_cfg(provider => "provider");
+        check_only_log(vc_pkg_logger, "A VC name must be provided.", error);
+        unmock(vc_pkg_logger);
+
+      elsif run("Test standard config with specified id") then
+        id := get_id("id");
+        std_cfg := create_std_cfg(id => id);
+        check(get_id(std_cfg) = id);
+        check(get_actor(std_cfg) = find(id, enable_deferred_creation => false));
+        check(get_logger(std_cfg) = get_logger(id));
+        check(get_logger(get_checker(std_cfg)) = get_logger(id));
+        check(unexpected_msg_type_policy(std_cfg) = fail);
+
+      elsif run("Test standard config with null_id") then
+        for instance in 1 to 3 loop
+          std_cfg := create_std_cfg(provider => "provider", vc_name => "vc_name");
+          id := get_id(std_cfg);
+          check(id = get_id("provider:vc_name:" & to_string(instance)));
+          check(get_actor(std_cfg) = find(id, enable_deferred_creation => false));
+          check(get_logger(std_cfg) = get_logger(id));
+          check(get_logger(get_checker(std_cfg)) = get_logger(id));
+          check(unexpected_msg_type_policy(std_cfg) = fail);
+        end loop;
+
+      elsif run("Test standard config with specified unexpected message type policy") then
+        std_cfg := create_std_cfg(
+          provider => "provider",
+          vc_name => "vc_name",
+          unexpected_msg_type_policy => ignore
+          );
+        id := get_id(std_cfg);
+        check(id = get_id("provider:vc_name:1"));
+        check(get_actor(std_cfg) = find(id, enable_deferred_creation => false));
+        check(get_logger(std_cfg) = get_logger(id));
+        check(get_logger(get_checker(std_cfg)) = get_logger(id));
+        check(unexpected_msg_type_policy(std_cfg) = ignore);
+
+      elsif run("Test failing on reused actor") then
+        mock(vc_pkg_logger, error);
+        id := get_id("foo:bar");
+        actor := new_actor(id);
+        std_cfg := create_std_cfg(id => id);
+        check_only_log(vc_pkg_logger, "An actor already exists for foo:bar.", error);
+        unmock(vc_pkg_logger);
+
+      elsif run("Test failing on unexpected message") then
+        id := get_id("id");
+        std_cfg := create_std_cfg(id => id);
+        mock(get_logger(id), error);
+        unexpected_msg_type(unknown_msg_type, std_cfg);
+        check_only_log(get_logger(id), "Got unexpected message unknown_msg", error);
+        unmock(get_logger(id));
+
+      elsif run("Test ignoring unexpected message") then
+        id := get_id("id");
+        std_cfg := create_std_cfg(id => id, unexpected_msg_type_policy => ignore);
+        mock(get_logger(id), error);
+        unexpected_msg_type(unknown_msg_type, std_cfg);
+        check_no_log;
+        unmock(get_logger(id));
+
+      end if;
+    end loop;
+    test_runner_cleanup(runner, fail_on_warning => true);
+  end process;
+end architecture;