diff --git a/common/dal2/src/accessor.rs b/common/dal2/src/accessor.rs
index 9c2c9981ee24..3f7a330ab5b3 100644
--- a/common/dal2/src/accessor.rs
+++ b/common/dal2/src/accessor.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures::AsyncRead;
 
@@ -51,3 +54,21 @@ pub trait Accessor: Send + Sync {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 }
+
+/// All functions in `Accessor` only requires `&self`, so it's safe to implement
+/// `Accessor` for `Arc<dyn Accessor>`.
+#[async_trait]
+impl Accessor for Arc<dyn Accessor> {
+    async fn read(&self, args: &OpRead) -> Result<Reader> {
+        self.as_ref().read(args).await
+    }
+    async fn write(&self, r: Reader, args: &OpWrite) -> Result<usize> {
+        self.as_ref().write(r, args).await
+    }
+    async fn stat(&self, args: &OpStat) -> Result<Object> {
+        self.as_ref().stat(args).await
+    }
+    async fn delete(&self, args: &OpDelete) -> Result<()> {
+        self.as_ref().delete(args).await
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/dal2/src/layer.rs b/common/dal2/src/layer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a32aedfb85cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/dal2/src/layer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Datafuse Labs.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::Accessor;
+
+/// Layer is used to intercept the operations on the underlying storage.
+///
+/// Struct that implement this trait must accept input `Arc<dyn Accessor>` as inner,
+/// and returns a new `Arc<dyn Accessor>` as output.
+///
+/// All functions in `Accessor` requires `&self`, so it's implementor's responsibility
+/// to maintain the internal mutability. Please also keep in mind that `Accessor`
+/// requires `Send` and `Sync`.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use dal2::{Accessor, Layer};
+///
+/// struct Trace {
+///     inner: Arc<dyn Accessor>,
+/// }
+///
+/// impl Accessor for Trace {}
+///
+/// impl Layer for Trace {
+///     fn layer(&self, inner: Arc<dyn Accessor>) -> Arc<dyn Accessor> {
+///         Arc::new(Trace { inner })
+///     }
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub trait Layer {
+    fn layer(&self, inner: Arc<dyn Accessor>) -> Arc<dyn Accessor>;
+}
diff --git a/common/dal2/src/lib.rs b/common/dal2/src/lib.rs
index 0e8d0077d59d..764566a825d9 100644
--- a/common/dal2/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/dal2/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ mod accessor;
 pub use accessor::Accessor;
 pub use accessor::Reader;
 
+mod layer;
+pub use layer::Layer;
+
 mod operator;
 pub use operator::Operator;
 
diff --git a/common/dal2/src/operator.rs b/common/dal2/src/operator.rs
index c03315a1753f..08a6d4f610bc 100644
--- a/common/dal2/src/operator.rs
+++ b/common/dal2/src/operator.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use crate::ops::OpRead;
 use crate::ops::OpStat;
 use crate::ops::OpWrite;
 use crate::Accessor;
+use crate::Layer;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Operator {
@@ -30,6 +31,13 @@ impl Operator {
         Self { accessor }
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn layer(self, layer: impl Layer) -> Self {
+        Operator {
+            accessor: layer.layer(self.accessor.clone()),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn inner(&self) -> Arc<dyn Accessor> {
         self.accessor.clone()
     }
diff --git a/common/dal2/tests/it/layer.rs b/common/dal2/tests/it/layer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..41e8534039a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/dal2/tests/it/layer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Datafuse Labs.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use common_dal2::ops::OpDelete;
+use common_dal2::services::fs;
+use common_dal2::Accessor;
+use common_dal2::Layer;
+use common_dal2::Operator;
+use futures::lock::Mutex;
+
+struct Test {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    inner: Arc<dyn Accessor>,
+    deleted: Arc<Mutex<bool>>,
+}
+
+impl Layer for &Test {
+    fn layer(&self, inner: Arc<dyn Accessor>) -> Arc<dyn Accessor> {
+        Arc::new(Test {
+            inner: inner.clone(),
+            deleted: self.deleted.clone(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl Accessor for Test {
+    async fn delete(&self, _args: &OpDelete) -> common_dal2::error::Result<()> {
+        let mut x = self.deleted.lock().await;
+        *x = true;
+
+        // We will not call anything here to test the layer.
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_layer() {
+    let test = Test {
+        inner: Arc::new(fs::Backend::build().finish()),
+        deleted: Arc::new(Mutex::new(false)),
+    };
+
+    let op = Operator::new(fs::Backend::build().finish()).layer(&test);
+
+    op.delete("xxxxx").run().await.unwrap();
+
+    assert!(*test.deleted.clone().lock().await);
+}
diff --git a/common/dal2/tests/it/main.rs b/common/dal2/tests/it/main.rs
index 91cba5b23ed6..d7f4b951b445 100644
--- a/common/dal2/tests/it/main.rs
+++ b/common/dal2/tests/it/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+mod layer;
 mod ops;
 mod services;
 mod wraps;