diff --git a/test/conformance/runtime/filesystem_test.go b/test/conformance/runtime/filesystem_test.go
index 5c34ee7cd162..beeb789f7840 100644
--- a/test/conformance/runtime/filesystem_test.go
+++ b/test/conformance/runtime/filesystem_test.go
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ func testFiles(t *testing.T, clients *test.Clients, paths map[string]types.FileI
 				return fmt.Errorf("%s has invalid permissions string %s: %w", path, riFile.Perm, err)
 			}
 		}
+
+		riFileAccess, ok := ri.Host.FileAccess[path]
+		if ok && riFileAccess.ReadErr != "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Want no read errors for file %s, got error: %s", path, riFileAccess.ReadErr)
+		}
+		if ok && riFileAccess.WriteErr != "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Want no write errors for file %s, got error: %s", path, riFileAccess.WriteErr)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/test/test_images/runtime/handlers/file_access_attempt.go b/test/test_images/runtime/handlers/file_access_attempt.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92ac3a20e7df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_images/runtime/handlers/file_access_attempt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Knative Authors
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	"knative.dev/serving/test/types"
+)
+
+type permissionBits uint32
+
+const (
+	otherRead permissionBits = 1 << (2 - iota)
+	otherWrite
+)
+
+func (p permissionBits) hasPermission(mode permissionBits) bool {
+	return p&mode == mode
+}
+
+func fileAccessAttempt(filePaths ...string) map[string]types.FileAccessInfo {
+	files := map[string]types.FileAccessInfo{}
+	for _, path := range filePaths {
+		accessInfo := types.FileAccessInfo{}
+
+		if err := checkReadable(path); err != nil {
+			accessInfo.ReadErr = err.Error()
+		}
+
+		if err := checkWritable(path); err != nil {
+			accessInfo.WriteErr = err.Error()
+		}
+
+		files[path] = accessInfo
+	}
+	return files
+}
+
+// checkReadable function checks whether path file or directory is readable
+func checkReadable(path string) error {
+	file, err := os.Stat(path) // It should only return error only if file does not exist
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// We aren't expected to be able to read, so just exit
+	perm := permissionBits(file.Mode().Perm())
+	if !perm.hasPermission(otherRead) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if file.IsDir() {
+		_, err := ioutil.ReadDir(path)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	readFile, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_RDONLY, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return readFile.Close()
+}
+
+// checkWritable function checks whether path file or directory is writable
+func checkWritable(path string) error {
+	file, err := os.Stat(path) // It should only return error only if file does not exist
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// We aren't expected to be able to write, so just exits
+	perm := permissionBits(file.Mode().Perm())
+	if !perm.hasPermission(otherWrite) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if file.IsDir() {
+		writeFile, err := ioutil.TempFile(path, "random")
+		if writeFile != nil {
+			os.Remove(writeFile.Name())
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	writeFile, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND, 0)
+	if writeFile != nil {
+		defer writeFile.Close()
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/test/test_images/runtime/handlers/runtime.go b/test/test_images/runtime/handlers/runtime.go
index 85d06ce51cb4..21d29acf5b36 100644
--- a/test/test_images/runtime/handlers/runtime.go
+++ b/test/test_images/runtime/handlers/runtime.go
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"knative.dev/serving/test/types"
 )
 
+var fileAccessExclusions = []string{
+	"/dev/tty",
+	"/dev/console",
+}
+
 func runtimeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	log.Println("Retrieving Runtime Information")
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -38,14 +43,33 @@ func runtimeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	k := &types.RuntimeInfo{
 		Request: requestInfo(r),
 		Host: &types.HostInfo{EnvVars: env(),
-			Files:   fileInfo(filePaths...),
-			Cgroups: cgroups(cgroupPaths...),
-			Mounts:  mounts(),
-			Stdin:   stdin(),
-			User:    userInfo(),
-			Args:    args(),
+			Files:      fileInfo(filePaths...),
+			FileAccess: fileAccessAttempt(excludeFilePaths(filePaths, fileAccessExclusions)...),
+			Cgroups:    cgroups(cgroupPaths...),
+			Mounts:     mounts(),
+			Stdin:      stdin(),
+			User:       userInfo(),
+			Args:       args(),
 		},
 	}
 
 	writeJSON(w, k)
 }
+
+func excludeFilePaths(filePaths []string, excludedPaths []string) []string {
+	var paths []string
+	for _, path := range filePaths {
+		excluded := false
+		for _, excludedPath := range excludedPaths {
+			if path == excludedPath {
+				excluded = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !excluded {
+			paths = append(paths, path)
+		}
+	}
+	return paths
+}
diff --git a/test/types/runtime.go b/test/types/runtime.go
index 08744adfb20d..c8dd7c242e18 100644
--- a/test/types/runtime.go
+++ b/test/types/runtime.go
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ type HostInfo struct {
 	Files map[string]FileInfo `json:"files"`
 	// EnvVars is a map of all environment variables set.
 	EnvVars map[string]string `json:"envs"`
+	// FileAccess is a map of file access information
+	FileAccess map[string]FileAccessInfo `json:"fileaccess"`
 	// Cgroups is a list of cgroup information.
 	Cgroups []*Cgroup `json:"cgroups"`
 	// Mounts is a list of mounted volume information, or error.
@@ -189,6 +191,16 @@ type FileInfo struct {
 	Error string `json:"error,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// FileAccessInfo contains the file access information
+type FileAccessInfo struct {
+	// ReadErr is the String representation of an error received when attempting to read
+	// a file or directory
+	ReadErr string `json:"read_error,omitempty"`
+	// WriteErr is the String representation of an error received when attempting to write
+	// to a file or directory
+	WriteErr string `json:"write_error,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // Cgroup contains the Cgroup value for a given setting.
 type Cgroup struct {
 	// Name is the full path name of the cgroup.