diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/BUILD.bazel b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/BUILD.bazel
index 548d9a72510a..eb74204552e2 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 load("@io_bazel_rules_sass//:defs.bzl", "sass_binary", "sass_library")
-load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ng_e2e_test_library", "ng_module")
+load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ng_e2e_test_library", "ng_module", "ng_web_test_suite")
 load("//src/e2e-app:test_suite.bzl", "e2e_test_suite")
 
 ng_module(
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ sass_binary(
     src = "radio.scss",
 )
 
+ng_web_test_suite(
+    name = "unit_tests",
+    static_files = ["@npm//:node_modules/@material/radio/dist/mdc.radio.js"],
+    deps = [
+        "//src/material-experimental:mdc_require_config.js",
+        "//src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness:harness_tests",
+    ],
+)
+
 ng_e2e_test_library(
     name = "e2e_test_sources",
     srcs = glob(["**/*.e2e.spec.ts"]),
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/BUILD.bazel b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..28a1dd42d816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ng_test_library", "ts_library")
+
+ts_library(
+    name = "harness",
+    srcs = glob(
+        ["**/*.ts"],
+        exclude = ["**/*.spec.ts"],
+    ),
+    deps = [
+        "//src/cdk-experimental/testing",
+        "//src/cdk/coercion",
+    ],
+)
+
+ng_test_library(
+    name = "harness_tests",
+    srcs = glob(["**/*.spec.ts"]),
+    deps = [
+        ":harness",
+        "//src/cdk-experimental/testing",
+        "//src/cdk-experimental/testing/testbed",
+        "//src/material/radio",
+        "@npm//@angular/forms",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness-filters.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness-filters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e24a23e5ed4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness-filters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+export type RadioButtonHarnessFilters = {
+  label?: string|RegExp,
+  id?: string;
+  name?: string,
+};
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness.spec.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c911dad6acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import {HarnessLoader} from '@angular/cdk-experimental/testing';
+import {TestbedHarnessEnvironment} from '@angular/cdk-experimental/testing/testbed';
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+import {ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
+import {MatRadioModule} from '@angular/material/radio';
+import {MatRadioButtonHarness} from './radio-harness';
+
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<MultipleRadioButtonsHarnessTest>;
+let loader: HarnessLoader;
+let radioButtonHarness: typeof MatRadioButtonHarness;
+
+describe('MatRadioButtonHarness', () => {
+  describe('non-MDC-based', () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await TestBed
+          .configureTestingModule({
+            imports: [MatRadioModule, ReactiveFormsModule],
+            declarations: [MultipleRadioButtonsHarnessTest],
+          })
+          .compileComponents();
+
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MultipleRadioButtonsHarnessTest);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      loader = TestbedHarnessEnvironment.loader(fixture);
+      radioButtonHarness = MatRadioButtonHarness;
+    });
+
+    runTests();
+  });
+
+  describe(
+      'MDC-based',
+      () => {
+          // TODO: run tests for MDC based radio-button once implemented.
+      });
+});
+
+/** Shared tests to run on both the original and MDC-based radio-button's. */
+function runTests() {
+  it('should load all radio-button harnesses', async () => {
+    const radios = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness);
+    expect(radios.length).toBe(4);
+  });
+
+  it('should load radio-button with exact label', async () => {
+    const radios = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness.with({label: 'Option #2'}));
+    expect(radios.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(await radios[0].getId()).toBe('opt2');
+    expect(await radios[0].getLabelText()).toBe('Option #2');
+  });
+
+  it('should load radio-button with regex label match', async () => {
+    const radios = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness.with({label: /#3$/i}));
+    expect(radios.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(await radios[0].getId()).toBe('opt3');
+    expect(await radios[0].getLabelText()).toBe('Option #3');
+  });
+
+  it('should load radio-button with id', async () => {
+    const radios = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness.with({id: 'opt3'}));
+    expect(radios.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(await radios[0].getId()).toBe('opt3');
+    expect(await radios[0].getLabelText()).toBe('Option #3');
+  });
+
+  it('should load radio-buttons with same name', async () => {
+    const radios = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness.with({name: 'group1'}));
+    expect(radios.length).toBe(2);
+
+    expect(await radios[0].getId()).toBe('opt1');
+    expect(await radios[1].getId()).toBe('opt2');
+  });
+
+  it('should get checked state', async () => {
+    const [uncheckedRadio, checkedRadio] = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness);
+    expect(await uncheckedRadio.isChecked()).toBe(false);
+    expect(await checkedRadio.isChecked()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should get label text', async () => {
+    const [firstRadio, secondRadio, thirdRadio] = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness);
+    expect(await firstRadio.getLabelText()).toBe('Option #1');
+    expect(await secondRadio.getLabelText()).toBe('Option #2');
+    expect(await thirdRadio.getLabelText()).toBe('Option #3');
+  });
+
+  it('should get disabled state', async () => {
+    const [firstRadio] = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness);
+    expect(await firstRadio.isDisabled()).toBe(false);
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.disableAll = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(await firstRadio.isDisabled()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should focus radio-button', async () => {
+    const radioButton = await loader.getHarness(radioButtonHarness.with({id: 'opt2'}));
+    expect(getActiveElementTagName()).not.toBe('input');
+    await radioButton.focus();
+    expect(getActiveElementTagName()).toBe('input');
+  });
+
+  it('should blur radio-button', async () => {
+    const radioButton = await loader.getHarness(radioButtonHarness.with({id: 'opt2'}));
+    await radioButton.focus();
+    expect(getActiveElementTagName()).toBe('input');
+    await radioButton.blur();
+    expect(getActiveElementTagName()).not.toBe('input');
+  });
+
+  it('should check radio-button', async () => {
+    const [uncheckedRadio, checkedRadio] = await loader.getAllHarnesses(radioButtonHarness);
+    await uncheckedRadio.check();
+    expect(await uncheckedRadio.isChecked()).toBe(true);
+    // Checked radio state should change since the two radio's
+    // have the same name and only one can be selected.
+    expect(await checkedRadio.isChecked()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should not be able to check disabled radio-button', async () => {
+    fixture.componentInstance.disableAll = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const radioButton = await loader.getHarness(radioButtonHarness.with({id: 'opt3'}));
+    expect(await radioButton.isChecked()).toBe(false);
+    await radioButton.check();
+    expect(await radioButton.isChecked()).toBe(false);
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.disableAll = false;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(await radioButton.isChecked()).toBe(false);
+    await radioButton.check();
+    expect(await radioButton.isChecked()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should get required state', async () => {
+    const radioButton = await loader.getHarness(radioButtonHarness.with({id: 'required-radio'}));
+    expect(await radioButton.isRequired()).toBe(true);
+  });
+}
+function getActiveElementTagName() {
+  return document.activeElement ? document.activeElement.tagName.toLowerCase() : '';
+}
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <mat-radio-button *ngFor="let value of values, let i = index"
+                      [name]="value === 'opt3' ? 'group2' : 'group1'"
+                      [disabled]="disableAll"
+                      [checked]="value === 'opt2'"
+                      [id]="value"
+                      [required]="value === 'opt2'"
+                      [value]="value">
+      Option #{{i + 1}}
+    </mat-radio-button>
+
+    <mat-radio-button id="required-radio" required name="acceptsTerms">
+      Accept terms of conditions
+    </mat-radio-button>
+  `
+})
+class MultipleRadioButtonsHarnessTest {
+  values = ['opt1', 'opt2', 'opt3'];
+  disableAll = false;
+}
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d2fd82c117d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/harness/radio-harness.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {ComponentHarness, HarnessPredicate} from '@angular/cdk-experimental/testing';
+import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {RadioButtonHarnessFilters} from './radio-harness-filters';
+
+/**
+ * Harness for interacting with a standard mat-radio-button in tests.
+ * @dynamic
+ */
+export class MatRadioButtonHarness extends ComponentHarness {
+  static hostSelector = 'mat-radio-button';
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a `HarnessPredicate` that can be used to search for a radio-button with
+   * specific attributes.
+   * @param options Options for narrowing the search:
+   *   - `label` finds a radio-button with specific label text.
+   *   - `name` finds a radio-button with specific name.
+   * @return a `HarnessPredicate` configured with the given options.
+   */
+  static with(options: RadioButtonHarnessFilters = {}): HarnessPredicate<MatRadioButtonHarness> {
+    return new HarnessPredicate(MatRadioButtonHarness)
+        .addOption(
+            'label', options.label,
+            (harness, label) => HarnessPredicate.stringMatches(harness.getLabelText(), label))
+        .addOption(
+            'name', options.name, async (harness, name) => (await harness.getName()) === name)
+        .addOption('id', options.id, async (harness, id) => (await harness.getId()) === id);
+  }
+
+  private _textLabel = this.locatorFor('.mat-radio-label-content');
+  private _clickLabel = this.locatorFor('.mat-radio-label');
+  private _input = this.locatorFor('input');
+
+  /** Whether the radio-button is checked. */
+  async isChecked(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const checked = (await this._input()).getAttribute('checked');
+    return coerceBooleanProperty(await checked);
+  }
+
+  /** Whether the radio-button is disabled. */
+  async isDisabled(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const disabled = (await this._input()).getAttribute('disabled');
+    return coerceBooleanProperty(await disabled);
+  }
+
+  /** Whether the radio-button is required. */
+  async isRequired(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const required = (await this._input()).getAttribute('required');
+    return coerceBooleanProperty(await required);
+  }
+
+  /** Gets a promise for the radio-button's name. */
+  async getName(): Promise<string|null> {
+    return (await this._input()).getAttribute('name');
+  }
+
+  /** Gets a promise for the radio-button's id. */
+  async getId(): Promise<string|null> {
+    return (await this.host()).getAttribute('id');
+  }
+
+  /** Gets a promise for the radio-button's label text. */
+  async getLabelText(): Promise<string> {
+    return (await this._textLabel()).text();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Focuses the radio-button and returns a void promise that indicates when the
+   * action is complete.
+   */
+  async focus(): Promise<void> {
+    return (await this._input()).focus();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Blurs the radio-button and returns a void promise that indicates when the
+   * action is complete.
+   */
+  async blur(): Promise<void> {
+    return (await this._input()).blur();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Puts the radio-button in a checked state by clicking it if it is currently unchecked,
+   * or doing nothing if it is already checked. Returns a void promise that indicates when
+   * the action is complete.
+   */
+  async check(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!(await this.isChecked())) {
+      return (await this._clickLabel()).click();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/radio.spec.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/radio.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4882d270483e..000000000000
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-radio/radio.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-// TODO: copy tests from existing mat-radio, update as necessary to fix.