diff --git a/packages/nitro/package.json b/packages/nitro/package.json
index ba00de5a22..3413a1e010 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/package.json
+++ b/packages/nitro/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "std-env": "^2.3.0",
     "table": "^6.0.9",
     "ufo": "^0.6.11",
+    "unstorage": "^0.1.2",
     "upath": "^2.0.1",
     "vue": "3.0.11",
     "vue-bundle-renderer": "^0.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/context.ts b/packages/nitro/src/context.ts
index c5fd8d408d..d393ec0c70 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/context.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/context.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { Preset } from '@nuxt/un'
 import { tryImport, resolvePath, detectTarget, extendPreset } from './utils'
 import * as PRESETS from './presets'
 import type { NodeExternalsOptions } from './rollup/plugins/externals'
+import type { StorageOptions } from './rollup/plugins/storage'
 import type { ServerMiddleware } from './server/middleware'
 
 export interface NitroContext {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export interface NitroContext {
     serverDir: string
     publicDir: string
   }
+  storage: StorageOptions,
   _nuxt: {
     majorVersion: number
     dev: boolean
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ export function getNitroContext (nuxtOptions: NuxtOptions, input: NitroInput): N
       serverDir: '{{ output.dir }}/server',
       publicDir: '{{ output.dir }}/public'
     },
+    storage: { mounts: { } },
     _nuxt: {
       majorVersion: nuxtOptions._majorVersion || 2,
       dev: nuxtOptions.dev,
@@ -129,6 +132,22 @@ export function getNitroContext (nuxtOptions: NuxtOptions, input: NitroInput): N
 
   nitroContext._internal.hooks.addHooks(nitroContext.hooks)
 
+  // Dev-only storage
+  if (nitroContext._nuxt.dev) {
+    const fsMounts = {
+      root: resolve(nitroContext._nuxt.rootDir),
+      src: resolve(nitroContext._nuxt.srcDir),
+      build: resolve(nitroContext._nuxt.buildDir),
+      cache: resolve(nitroContext._nuxt.rootDir, '.nuxt/nitro/cache')
+    }
+    for (const p in fsMounts) {
+      nitroContext.storage.mounts[p] = nitroContext.storage.mounts[p] || {
+        driver: 'fs',
+        driverOptions: { base: fsMounts[p] }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // console.log(nitroContext)
   // process.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/rollup/config.ts b/packages/nitro/src/rollup/config.ts
index dd9ef31ac7..a544a0760e 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/rollup/config.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/rollup/config.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { staticAssets, dirnames } from './plugins/static'
 import { middleware } from './plugins/middleware'
 import { esbuild } from './plugins/esbuild'
 import { raw } from './plugins/raw'
+import { storage } from './plugins/storage'
 
 export type RollupConfig = InputOptions & { output: OutputOptions }
 
@@ -153,6 +154,9 @@ export const getRollupConfig = (nitroContext: NitroContext) => {
     rollupConfig.plugins.push(staticAssets(nitroContext))
   }
 
+  // Storage
+  rollupConfig.plugins.push(storage(nitroContext.storage))
+
   // Middleware
   rollupConfig.plugins.push(middleware(() => {
     const _middleware = [
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/rollup/plugins/storage.ts b/packages/nitro/src/rollup/plugins/storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a37e561f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/rollup/plugins/storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import virtual from '@rollup/plugin-virtual'
+
+export interface StorageOptions {
+  mounts: {
+    [path: string]: {
+      driver: 'fs' | 'http' | 'memory',
+      driverOptions?: Record<string, any>
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const drivers = {
+  fs: 'unstorage/drivers/fs',
+  http: 'unstorage/drivers/http',
+  memory: 'unstorage/drivers/memory'
+}
+
+export function storage (opts: StorageOptions) {
+  const mounts: { path: string, driver: string, opts: object }[] = []
+
+  for (const path in opts.mounts) {
+    const mount = opts.mounts[path]
+    mounts.push({
+      path,
+      driver: drivers[mount.driver] || mount.driver,
+      opts: mount.driverOptions || {}
+    })
+  }
+
+  const driverImports = Array.from(new Set(mounts.map(m => m.driver)))
+
+  return virtual({
+    '~nitro/storage': `
+import { createStorage } from 'unstorage'
+${driverImports.map(i => `import ${getImportName(i)} from '${i}'`).join('\n')}
+
+export const storage = createStorage({})
+
+${mounts.map(m => `storage.mount('${m.path}', ${getImportName(m.driver)}(${JSON.stringify(m.opts)}))`).join('\n')}
+`
+  })
+}
+
+function getImportName (id: string) {
+  return '_' + id.replace(/[\\/.]/g, '_')
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 14a598e247..2376d77fcf 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1704,6 +1704,7 @@ __metadata:
     table: ^6.0.9
     ufo: ^0.6.11
     unbuild: ^0.1.12
+    unstorage: ^0.1.2
     upath: ^2.0.1
     vue: 3.0.11
     vue-bundle-renderer: ^0.2.3
@@ -3301,7 +3302,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"anymatch@npm:^3.0.3, anymatch@npm:~3.1.1":
+"anymatch@npm:^3.0.3, anymatch@npm:^3.1.1, anymatch@npm:~3.1.1":
   version: 3.1.2
   resolution: "anymatch@npm:3.1.2"
   dependencies:
@@ -6829,7 +6830,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"h3@npm:^0.2.9":
+"h3@npm:^0.2.5, h3@npm:^0.2.9":
   version: 0.2.9
   resolution: "h3@npm:0.2.9"
   checksum: 8249aa37f0938b8b18d06818179b32a8fa5d29806c2ebe8c1bb483397776c377dde4d3c2c371b56ba1253e06d54528339a63fce8b3aa2707e796d4c1f1ab48a7
@@ -8755,6 +8756,23 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"listhen@npm:^0.1.4":
+  version: 0.1.4
+  resolution: "listhen@npm:0.1.4"
+  dependencies:
+    chalk: ^4.1.0
+    clipboardy: ^2.3.0
+    defu: ^3.2.2
+    get-port-please: ^2.1.0
+    http-shutdown: ^1.2.2
+    ohmyfetch: ^0.1.8
+    open: ^7.3.0
+    selfsigned: ^1.10.8
+    ufo: ^0.6.6
+  checksum: ce3d3a9c46afd77282364af0eb5ec584a72e40fa27ae111393a9c8110192e5bf5efd1afb941433d4907dd2f6d2f3499d2311280ec3271c9091b2ac7c276bc79a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "listhen@npm:^0.2.3":
   version: 0.2.3
   resolution: "listhen@npm:0.2.3"
@@ -10175,6 +10193,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"ohmyfetch@npm:^0.1.8":
+  version: 0.1.8
+  resolution: "ohmyfetch@npm:0.1.8"
+  dependencies:
+    node-fetch: ^2.6.1
+  checksum: 3bc6d541107a3ae7087a9c41b88f731706da96f01d339cceb51c69a0328578c1f362e69da7dfb98dc0d55cd4d09b061418bf2eaa644074b2f4e0db7cc099a63e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "ohmyfetch@npm:^0.2.0":
   version: 0.2.0
   resolution: "ohmyfetch@npm:0.2.0"
@@ -10213,6 +10240,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"open@npm:^7.3.0":
+  version: 7.4.2
+  resolution: "open@npm:7.4.2"
+  dependencies:
+    is-docker: ^2.0.0
+    is-wsl: ^2.1.1
+  checksum: 07545fa768e5fbc25c6f53c6f17465f1b7ee663a494f87608d99a7b3227c83d2d2e0f0e5ecb70325b4ddef97dcd02d206f9afe3f8d6bb3d6612db9ca310ed4eb
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "open@npm:^8.0.5":
   version: 8.0.5
   resolution: "open@npm:8.0.5"
@@ -13555,7 +13592,7 @@ typescript@^4.2.4:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ufo@npm:^0.6.10, ufo@npm:^0.6.11":
+"ufo@npm:^0.6.10, ufo@npm:^0.6.11, ufo@npm:^0.6.6":
   version: 0.6.11
   resolution: "ufo@npm:0.6.11"
   checksum: 3b0393dbec80e0f7072959903dc39f64368211645cafce291bf440d48e8a5c8c33c9a13ac8a6839be42d63ed0d797090d6376490aad40709d292069d2cb29c7c
@@ -13723,6 +13760,24 @@ typescript@^4.2.4:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"unstorage@npm:^0.1.2":
+  version: 0.1.2
+  resolution: "unstorage@npm:0.1.2"
+  dependencies:
+    anymatch: ^3.1.1
+    chokidar: ^3.5.1
+    h3: ^0.2.5
+    listhen: ^0.1.4
+    mri: ^1.1.6
+    ohmyfetch: ^0.1.8
+    ufo: ^0.6.10
+    ws: ^7.4.4
+  bin:
+    unstorage: dist/cli.js
+  checksum: cfe1404663c409384e7b7db8614923c69f5a94d97516a10c8a9e13eb88725d58c17caf0dad3e2cd58ddaf169bb7d6182db0bf871ee41b704e78ca15dc523e130
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "untyped@npm:^0.2.5":
   version: 0.2.5
   resolution: "untyped@npm:0.2.5"