diff --git a/spec/shared/workflow_base_shared.rb b/spec/shared/workflow_base_shared.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53e33b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/shared/workflow_base_shared.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+shared_examples_for "WorkflowBase" do
+  it "raises an exception for missing States field" do
+    payload = {"StartAt" => "Missing"}
+    expect { described_class.new(payload, ["Map"]) }
+      .to raise_error(Floe::InvalidWorkflowError, "Map does not have required field \"States\"")
+  end
+
+  it "raises an exception for missing StartAt field" do
+    payload = {"States" => {"First" => {"Type" => "Succeed"}}}
+    expect { described_class.new(payload, ["Map"]) }
+      .to raise_error(Floe::InvalidWorkflowError, "Map does not have required field \"StartAt\"")
+  end
+
+  it "raises an exception if StartAt isn't in States" do
+    payload = {"StartAt" => "First", "States" => {"Second" => {"Type" => "Succeed"}}}
+    expect { described_class.new(payload, ["Map"]) }
+      .to raise_error(Floe::InvalidWorkflowError, "Map field \"StartAt\" value \"First\" is not found in \"States\"")
+  end
+
+  it "raises an exception if a Next state isn't in States" do
+    payload = {"StartAt" => "First", "States" => {"First" => {"Type" => "Pass", "Next" => "Last"}}}
+    expect { described_class.new(payload, ["Map"]) }
+      .to raise_error(Floe::InvalidWorkflowError, "States.First field \"Next\" value \"Last\" is not found in \"States\"")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index e0044d97..5146a7b0 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 end
 
 Dir['./spec/support/**/*.rb'].sort.each { |f| require f }
+Dir['./spec/shared/**/*.rb'].sort.each { |f| require f }
 
 # See https://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
 RSpec.configure do |config|
diff --git a/spec/workflow/branch_spec.rb b/spec/workflow/branch_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8751462d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/workflow/branch_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+RSpec.describe Floe::Workflow::Branch do
+  include_examples "WorkflowBase"
+end
diff --git a/spec/workflow/item_processor_spec.rb b/spec/workflow/item_processor_spec.rb
index 0dd52dbc..c00c8610 100644
--- a/spec/workflow/item_processor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workflow/item_processor_spec.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,3 @@
 RSpec.describe Floe::Workflow::ItemProcessor do
-  it "raises an exception for missing States field" do
-    payload = {"StartAt" => "Missing"}
-    expect { described_class.new(payload, ["Map"]) }
-      .to raise_error(Floe::InvalidWorkflowError, "Map does not have required field \"States\"")
-  end
-
-  it "raises an exception for missing StartAt field" do
-    payload = {"States" => {"First" => {"Type" => "Succeed"}}}
-    expect { described_class.new(payload, ["Map"]) }
-      .to raise_error(Floe::InvalidWorkflowError, "Map does not have required field \"StartAt\"")
-  end
-
-  it "raises an exception if StartAt isn't in States" do
-    payload = {"StartAt" => "First", "States" => {"Second" => {"Type" => "Succeed"}}}
-    expect { described_class.new(payload, ["Map"]) }
-      .to raise_error(Floe::InvalidWorkflowError, "Map field \"StartAt\" value \"First\" is not found in \"States\"")
-  end
-
-  it "raises an exception if a Next state isn't in States" do
-    payload = {"StartAt" => "First", "States" => {"First" => {"Type" => "Pass", "Next" => "Last"}}}
-    expect { described_class.new(payload, ["Map"]) }
-      .to raise_error(Floe::InvalidWorkflowError, "States.First field \"Next\" value \"Last\" is not found in \"States\"")
-  end
+  include_examples "WorkflowBase"
 end