diff --git a/virtcontainers/persist/fs/mockfs.go b/virtcontainers/persist/fs/mockfs.go
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+// Copyright (c) 2020 Intel Corporation
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package fs
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	persistapi "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/persist/api"
+)
+
+type MockFS struct {
+	// inherit from FS. Overwrite if needed.
+	*FS
+}
+
+func MockStorageRootPath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "vc", "mockfs")
+}
+
+func MockRunStoragePath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(MockStorageRootPath(), sandboxPathSuffix)
+}
+
+func MockRunVMStoragePath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(MockStorageRootPath(), vmPathSuffix)
+}
+
+func MockStorageDestroy() {
+	os.RemoveAll(MockStorageRootPath())
+}
+
+func MockFSInit() (persistapi.PersistDriver, error) {
+	driver, err := Init()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not create Mock FS driver: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fsDriver, ok := driver.(*FS)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not create Mock FS driver")
+	}
+
+	fsDriver.storageRootPath = MockStorageRootPath()
+	fsDriver.driverName = "mockfs"
+
+	return &MockFS{fsDriver}, nil
+}