diff --git a/device.go b/device.go
index d5e8c53738..98a2c27f88 100644
--- a/device.go
+++ b/device.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 	driverSCSIType      = "scsi"
 	driverNvdimmType    = "nvdimm"
 	driverEphemeralType = "ephemeral"
+	driverLocalType     = "local"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/mount.go b/mount.go
index 7b74b1f258..c5bd49fac0 100644
--- a/mount.go
+++ b/mount.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -176,6 +177,19 @@ func parseMountFlagsAndOptions(optionList []string) (int, string, error) {
 	return flags, strings.Join(options, ","), nil
 }
 
+func parseOptions(optionList []string) map[string]string {
+	options := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, opt := range optionList {
+		idx := strings.Index(opt, "=")
+		if idx < 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+		key, val := opt[:idx], opt[idx+1:]
+		options[key] = val
+	}
+	return options
+}
+
 func removeMounts(mounts []string) error {
 	for _, mount := range mounts {
 		if err := syscall.Unmount(mount, 0); err != nil {
@@ -198,6 +212,7 @@ var storageHandlerList = map[string]storageHandler{
 	driverMmioBlkType:   virtioMmioBlkStorageHandler,
 	driverSCSIType:      virtioSCSIStorageHandler,
 	driverEphemeralType: ephemeralStorageHandler,
+	driverLocalType:     localStorageHandler,
 }
 
 func ephemeralStorageHandler(storage pb.Storage, s *sandbox) (string, error) {
@@ -215,6 +230,29 @@ func ephemeralStorageHandler(storage pb.Storage, s *sandbox) (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }
 
+func localStorageHandler(storage pb.Storage, s *sandbox) (string, error) {
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+	newStorage := s.setSandboxStorage(storage.MountPoint)
+	if newStorage {
+
+		// Extract and parse the mode out of the storage options.
+		// Default to os.ModePerm.
+		opts := parseOptions(storage.Options)
+		mode := os.ModePerm
+		if val, ok := opts["mode"]; ok {
+			m, err := strconv.ParseUint(val, 8, 32)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			mode = os.FileMode(m)
+		}
+
+		return "", os.MkdirAll(storage.MountPoint, mode)
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
 // virtio9pStorageHandler handles the storage for 9p driver.
 func virtio9pStorageHandler(storage pb.Storage, s *sandbox) (string, error) {
 	return commonStorageHandler(storage)
diff --git a/mount_test.go b/mount_test.go
index db66a3bece..2d6894f66b 100644
--- a/mount_test.go
+++ b/mount_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,66 @@ func TestEphemeralStorageHandlerSuccessful(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err, "ephemeralStorageHandler() failed: %v", err)
 }
 
+func TestLocalStorageHandlerSuccessful(t *testing.T) {
+	skipUnlessRoot(t)
+
+	storage, err := createSafeAndFakeStorage()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer syscall.Unmount(storage.MountPoint, 0)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(storage.MountPoint)
+
+	sbs := make(map[string]*sandboxStorage)
+	_, err = localStorageHandler(storage, &sandbox{storages: sbs})
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "localStorageHandler() failed: %v", err)
+}
+
+func TestLocalStorageHandlerPermModeSuccessful(t *testing.T) {
+	skipUnlessRoot(t)
+
+	storage, err := createSafeAndFakeStorage()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer syscall.Unmount(storage.MountPoint, 0)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(storage.MountPoint)
+
+	// Set the mode to be 0400 (ready only)
+	storage.Options = []string{
+		"mode=0400",
+	}
+
+	sbs := make(map[string]*sandboxStorage)
+	_, err = localStorageHandler(storage, &sandbox{storages: sbs})
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "localStorageHandler() failed: %v", err)
+
+	// Check the mode of the mountpoint
+	info, err := os.Stat(storage.MountPoint)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0400|os.ModeDir, info.Mode())
+}
+
+func TestLocalStorageHandlerPermModeFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	skipUnlessRoot(t)
+
+	storage, err := createSafeAndFakeStorage()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	//defer syscall.Unmount(storage.MountPoint, 0)
+	//defer os.RemoveAll(storage.MountPoint)
+
+	// Set the mode to something invalid
+	storage.Options = []string{
+		"mode=abcde",
+	}
+
+	sbs := make(map[string]*sandboxStorage)
+	_, err = localStorageHandler(storage, &sandbox{storages: sbs})
+	assert.NotNil(t, err, "localStorageHandler() should have failed")
+}
+
 func TestVirtio9pStorageHandlerSuccessful(t *testing.T) {
 	skipUnlessRoot(t)