diff --git a/lib/libfs/context.c b/lib/libfs/context.c
index db9823c..87a0597 100644
--- a/lib/libfs/context.c
+++ b/lib/libfs/context.c
@@ -197,20 +197,20 @@ static enum fs_status handle_msg(struct fs_context *ctx)
 	return FS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static enum fs_status handle_page_request_detach(
+static enum fs_status handle_vm_request_detach(
 	struct fs_context *ctx,
-	equeue_packet_page_request_t *packet,
+	equeue_packet_vm_request_t *packet,
 	struct file_mapping *mapping)
 {
 	if (!mapping) {
 		kern_logf(
 			"received DETACH request from VMO with no associated "
-		        "mapping");
+			"mapping");
 		return FS_ERR_INTERNAL_FAILURE;
 	}
 
 	kern_tracef(
-		"received page request (detach) for file %s",
+		"received vm request (detach) for file %s",
 		mapping->m_file->f_dent->d_name);
 
 	struct fs_file *f = mapping->m_file;
@@ -229,16 +229,19 @@ static enum fs_status handle_page_request_detach(
 	return FS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static enum fs_status handle_page_request_read(
+static enum fs_status handle_vm_request_read(
 	struct fs_context *ctx,
-	equeue_packet_page_request_t *packet,
+	equeue_packet_vm_request_t *packet,
 	struct file_mapping *mapping)
 {
 	kern_tracef(
-		"received page request (read) [%zx-%zx] for file %s",
+		"received vm request (read) [%zx-%zx] for file %s",
 		packet->req_offset,
 		packet->req_offset + packet->req_length,
-		mapping->m_file->f_dent->d_name);
+		mapping ? mapping->m_file->f_dent->d_name : "NULL");
+	if (!mapping) {
+		return FS_ERR_INTERNAL_FAILURE;
+	}
 
 	size_t length = packet->req_length;
 	if (length > TEMP_OBJECT_SIZE) {
@@ -267,25 +270,76 @@ static enum fs_status handle_page_request_read(
 	return FS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static enum fs_status handle_page_request(struct fs_context *ctx)
+static enum fs_status handle_vm_request_attach(
+	struct fs_context *ctx,
+	equeue_packet_vm_request_t *packet)
 {
-	equeue_packet_page_request_t packet;
+	struct file_mapping *src_mapping
+		= (struct file_mapping *)packet->req_src_vmo;
+	kern_logf(
+		"received attach request [%zx] for cow-duplicate of %s",
+		packet->req_id,
+		src_mapping->m_file->f_dent->d_name);
+
+	if (src_mapping->m_type == FILE_MAPPING_SHARED) {
+		kern_logf("cannot attach another shared mapping to file");
+		return FS_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+	}
+
+	kern_handle_t new_vmo = KERN_HANDLE_INVALID;
+	kern_status_t status = vm_controller_prepare_attach(
+		ctx->ctx_vm_controller,
+		packet->req_id,
+		&new_vmo);
+	if (status != KERN_OK) {
+		kern_logf("vm_controller_prepare_attach failed (%d)", status);
+		return FS_ERR_INTERNAL_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	struct file_mapping *new_mapping
+		= fs_context_alloc(ctx, sizeof *new_mapping);
+	if (!new_mapping) {
+		return FS_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
+	}
+
+	memset(new_mapping, 0x0, sizeof *new_mapping);
+
+	new_mapping->m_vmo = new_vmo;
+	new_mapping->m_type = src_mapping->m_type;
+	new_mapping->m_file = src_mapping->m_file;
+	queue_push_back(
+		&new_mapping->m_file->f_mappings,
+		&new_mapping->m_entry);
+
+	vm_controller_finish_attach(
+		ctx->ctx_vm_controller,
+		packet->req_id,
+		(equeue_key_t)new_mapping);
+
+	return FS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static enum fs_status handle_vm_request(struct fs_context *ctx)
+{
+	equeue_packet_vm_request_t packet;
 	kern_status_t status
 		= vm_controller_recv(ctx->ctx_vm_controller, &packet);
 
 	if (status != KERN_OK) {
-		return KERN_BAD_STATE;
+		return FS_ERR_INTERNAL_FAILURE;
 	}
 
 	struct file_mapping *mapping = (struct file_mapping *)packet.req_vmo;
 
 	switch (packet.req_type) {
-	case PAGE_REQUEST_READ:
-		return handle_page_request_read(ctx, &packet, mapping);
-	case PAGE_REQUEST_DETACH:
-		return handle_page_request_detach(ctx, &packet, mapping);
+	case VM_REQUEST_READ:
+		return handle_vm_request_read(ctx, &packet, mapping);
+	case VM_REQUEST_DETACH:
+		return handle_vm_request_detach(ctx, &packet, mapping);
+	case VM_REQUEST_ATTACH:
+		return handle_vm_request_attach(ctx, &packet);
 	default:
-		kern_logf("unknown page request type %zx", packet.req_type);
+		kern_logf("unknown vm request type %zx", packet.req_type);
 		break;
 	}
 	return FS_SUCCESS;
@@ -315,7 +369,7 @@ enum fs_status fs_context_handle_request(struct fs_context *ctx)
 	}
 
 	if (waiters[1].w_observed & VM_CONTROLLER_SIGNAL_REQUEST_RECEIVED) {
-		return handle_page_request(ctx);
+		return handle_vm_request(ctx);
 	}
 
 	return FS_SUCCESS;