diff --git a/src/_pytest/python_api.py b/src/_pytest/python_api.py
index f398902ff..a33c38700 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python_api.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python_api.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # mypy: allow-untyped-defs
 import math
 import pprint
+import sys
 from collections.abc import Collection
 from collections.abc import Sized
 from decimal import Decimal
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ from _pytest.outcomes import fail
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from numpy import ndarray
+    from typing_extensions import TypeGuard
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
+    from exceptiongroup import BaseExceptionGroup
 
 
 def _compare_approx(
@@ -975,6 +980,108 @@ def raises(  # noqa: F811
 raises.Exception = fail.Exception  # type: ignore
 
 
+@final
+class RaisesGroup(ContextManager[_pytest._code.ExceptionInfo[BaseExceptionGroup[E]]]):
+    """Helper for catching exceptions wrapped in an ExceptionGroup.
+
+    Similar to pytest.raises, except:
+    * It requires that the exception is inside an exceptiongroup
+    * It is only able to be used as a contextmanager
+    * Due to the above, is not split into a caller function and a cm class
+    Similar to trio.RaisesGroup, except:
+    * does not handle multiple levels of nested groups.
+    * does not have trio.Matcher, to add matching on the sub-exception
+    * does not handle multiple exceptions in the exceptiongroup.
+
+    TODO: copy over docstring example usage from trio.RaisesGroup
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        exception: Type[E],
+        check: Optional[Callable[[BaseExceptionGroup[E]], bool]] = None,
+    ):
+        # copied from raises() above
+        if not isinstance(exception, type) or not issubclass(exception, BaseException):
+            msg = "expected exception must be a BaseException type, not {}"  # type: ignore[unreachable]
+            not_a = (
+                exception.__name__
+                if isinstance(exception, type)
+                else type(exception).__name__
+            )
+            raise TypeError(msg.format(not_a))
+
+        self.exception = exception
+        self.check = check
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> _pytest._code.ExceptionInfo[BaseExceptionGroup[E]]:
+        self.excinfo: _pytest._code.ExceptionInfo[
+            BaseExceptionGroup[E]
+        ] = _pytest._code.ExceptionInfo.for_later()
+        return self.excinfo
+
+    def matches(
+        self,
+        exc_val: Optional[BaseException],
+    ) -> "TypeGuard[BaseExceptionGroup[E]]":
+        return (
+            exc_val is not None
+            and isinstance(exc_val, BaseExceptionGroup)
+            and len(exc_val.exceptions) == 1
+            and isinstance(exc_val.exceptions[0], self.exception)
+            and (self.check is None or self.check(exc_val))
+        )
+
+    def assert_matches(
+        self,
+        exc_val: Optional[BaseException],
+    ) -> "TypeGuard[BaseExceptionGroup[E]]":
+        assert (
+            exc_val is not None
+        ), "Internal Error: exc_type is not None but exc_val is"
+        assert isinstance(
+            exc_val, BaseExceptionGroup
+        ), f"Expected an ExceptionGroup, not {type(exc_val)}"
+        assert (
+            len(exc_val.exceptions) == 1
+        ), f"Wrong number of exceptions: got {len(exc_val.exceptions)}, expected 1."
+        assert isinstance(
+            exc_val.exceptions[0], self.exception
+        ), f"Wrong type in group: got {type(exc_val.exceptions[0])}, expected {self.exception}"
+        if self.check is not None:
+            assert self.check(exc_val), f"Check failed on {repr(exc_val)}."
+
+        return True
+
+    def __exit__(
+        self,
+        exc_type: Optional[Type[BaseException]],
+        exc_val: Optional[BaseException],
+        exc_tb: Optional[TracebackType],
+    ) -> bool:
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
+        if exc_type is None:
+            fail("DID NOT RAISE ANY EXCEPTION, expected " + self.expected_type())
+        assert self.excinfo is not None, "__exit__ without __enter__"
+
+        self.assert_matches(exc_val)
+
+        # Cast to narrow the exception type now that it's verified.
+        exc_info = cast(
+            Tuple[Type[BaseExceptionGroup[E]], BaseExceptionGroup[E], TracebackType],
+            (exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb),
+        )
+        self.excinfo.fill_unfilled(exc_info)
+        return True
+
+    def expected_type(self) -> str:
+        if not issubclass(self.exception, Exception):
+            base = "Base"
+        else:
+            base = ""
+        return f"{base}ExceptionGroup({self.exception})"
+
+
 @final
 class RaisesContext(ContextManager[_pytest._code.ExceptionInfo[E]]):
     def __init__(
diff --git a/src/pytest/__init__.py b/src/pytest/__init__.py
index 449cb39b8..9e84a11dc 100644
--- a/src/pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pytest/__init__.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ from _pytest.python import Module
 from _pytest.python import Package
 from _pytest.python_api import approx
 from _pytest.python_api import raises
+from _pytest.python_api import RaisesGroup
 from _pytest.recwarn import deprecated_call
 from _pytest.recwarn import WarningsRecorder
 from _pytest.recwarn import warns
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "PytestUnraisableExceptionWarning",
     "PytestWarning",
     "raises",
+    "RaisesGroup",
     "RecordedHookCall",
     "register_assert_rewrite",
     "RunResult",
diff --git a/testing/python/raises_group.py b/testing/python/raises_group.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6edf3d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/python/raises_group.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import re
+import sys
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import pytest
+from _pytest.outcomes import Failed
+from pytest import RaisesGroup
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing_extensions import assert_type
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
+    from exceptiongroup import ExceptionGroup
+
+
+def test_raises_group() -> None:
+    # wrong type to constructor
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError,
+        match="^expected exception must be a BaseException type, not ValueError$",
+    ):
+        RaisesGroup(ValueError())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+    # working example
+    with RaisesGroup(ValueError):
+        raise ExceptionGroup("foo", (ValueError(),))
+
+    with RaisesGroup(ValueError, check=lambda x: True):
+        raise ExceptionGroup("foo", (ValueError(),))
+
+    # wrong subexception
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AssertionError,
+        match="Wrong type in group: got <class 'SyntaxError'>, expected <class 'ValueError'>",
+    ):
+        with RaisesGroup(ValueError):
+            raise ExceptionGroup("foo", (SyntaxError(),))
+
+    # will error if there's excess exceptions
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AssertionError, match="Wrong number of exceptions: got 2, expected 1"
+    ):
+        with RaisesGroup(ValueError):
+            raise ExceptionGroup("", (ValueError(), ValueError()))
+
+    # double nested exceptions is not (currently) supported (contrary to expect*)
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AssertionError,
+        match="Wrong type in group: got <class '(exceptiongroup.)?ExceptionGroup'>, expected <class 'ValueError'>",
+    ):
+        with RaisesGroup(ValueError):
+            raise ExceptionGroup("", (ExceptionGroup("", (ValueError(),)),))
+
+    # you'd need to write
+    with RaisesGroup(ExceptionGroup) as excinfo:
+        raise ExceptionGroup("", (ExceptionGroup("", (ValueError(),)),))
+    RaisesGroup(ValueError).assert_matches(excinfo.value.exceptions[0])
+
+    # unwrapped exceptions are not accepted (contrary to expect*)
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AssertionError, match="Expected an ExceptionGroup, not <class 'ValueError'."
+    ):
+        with RaisesGroup(ValueError):
+            raise ValueError
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AssertionError,
+        match=re.escape("Check failed on ExceptionGroup('foo', (ValueError(),))."),
+    ):
+        with RaisesGroup(ValueError, check=lambda x: False):
+            raise ExceptionGroup("foo", (ValueError(),))
+
+
+def test_RaisesGroup_matches() -> None:
+    eeg = RaisesGroup(ValueError)
+    # exc_val is None
+    assert not eeg.matches(None)
+    # exc_val is not an exceptiongroup
+    assert not eeg.matches(ValueError())
+    # wrong length
+    assert not eeg.matches(ExceptionGroup("", (ValueError(), ValueError())))
+    # wrong type
+    assert not eeg.matches(ExceptionGroup("", (TypeError(),)))
+    # check fails
+    assert not RaisesGroup(ValueError, check=lambda _: False).matches(
+        ExceptionGroup("", (ValueError(),))
+    )
+    # success
+    assert eeg.matches(ExceptionGroup("", (ValueError(),)))
+
+
+def test_RaisesGroup_assert_matches() -> None:
+    """Check direct use of RaisesGroup.assert_matches, without a context manager"""
+    eeg = RaisesGroup(ValueError)
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+        eeg.assert_matches(None)
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+        eeg.assert_matches(ValueError())
+    eeg.assert_matches(ExceptionGroup("", (ValueError(),)))
+
+
+def test_message() -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(
+        Failed,
+        match=re.escape(
+            f"DID NOT RAISE ANY EXCEPTION, expected ExceptionGroup({repr(ValueError)})"
+        ),
+    ):
+        with RaisesGroup(ValueError):
+            ...
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        Failed,
+        match=re.escape(
+            f"DID NOT RAISE ANY EXCEPTION, expected BaseExceptionGroup({repr(KeyboardInterrupt)})"
+        ),
+    ):
+        with RaisesGroup(KeyboardInterrupt):
+            ...
+
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+
+    def test_types_1() -> None:
+        with RaisesGroup(ValueError) as e:
+            raise ExceptionGroup("foo", (ValueError(),))
+        assert_type(e.value, BaseExceptionGroup[ValueError])
+
+    def test_types_2() -> None:
+        exc: ExceptionGroup[ValueError] | ValueError = ExceptionGroup(
+            "", (ValueError(),)
+        )
+        if RaisesGroup(ValueError).assert_matches(exc):
+            assert_type(exc, BaseExceptionGroup[ValueError])
+
+    def test_types_3() -> None:
+        e: BaseExceptionGroup[KeyboardInterrupt] = BaseExceptionGroup(
+            "", (KeyboardInterrupt(),)
+        )
+        if RaisesGroup(ValueError).matches(e):
+            assert_type(e, BaseExceptionGroup[ValueError])
+
+    def test_types_4() -> None:
+        e: BaseExceptionGroup[KeyboardInterrupt] = BaseExceptionGroup(
+            "", (KeyboardInterrupt(),)
+        )
+        # not currently possible: https://github.com/python/typing/issues/930
+        RaisesGroup(ValueError).assert_matches(e)
+        assert_type(e, BaseExceptionGroup[ValueError])  # type: ignore[assert-type]