diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/kvm_utils.py b/client/tests/kvm/kvm_utils.py
index 2bbbe22..1e11441 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/kvm_utils.py
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/kvm_utils.py
@@ -924,3 +924,67 @@ def create_report(report_dir, results_dir):
     reporter = os.path.join(report_dir, 'html_report.py')
     html_file = os.path.join(results_dir, 'results.html')
     os.system('%s -r %s -f %s -R' % (reporter, results_dir, html_file))
+
+
+def is_dir_mounted(source, dest, type, perm):
+    """
+    Check whether `source' is mounted on `dest' with right permission.
+
+    @source: mount source
+    @dest:   mount point
+    @type:   file system type
+    """
+    match_string = "%s %s %s %s" % (source, dest, type, perm)
+    try:
+        f = open("/etc/mtab", "r")
+    except IOError:
+        pass
+    mounted = f.read()
+    f.close()
+    if match_string in mounted: 
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def umount(mount_point):
+    """
+    Umount `mount_point'.
+
+    @mount_point: mount point
+    """
+    cmd = "umount %s" % mount_point
+    s, o = commands.getstatusoutput(cmd)
+    if s != 0:
+        logging.error("Fail to umount: %s" % o)
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def mount(src, mount_point, type, perm = "rw"):
+    """
+    Mount the src into mount_point of the host.
+
+    @src: mount source
+    @mount_point: mount point
+    @type: file system type
+    @perm: mount permission
+    """
+    if is_dir_mounted(src, mount_point, type, perm):
+        return True
+
+    umount(mount_point)
+
+    cmd = "mount -t %s %s %s -o %s" % (type, src, mount_point, perm)
+    logging.debug("Issue mount command: %s" % cmd)
+    s, o = commands.getstatusoutput(cmd)
+    if s != 0:
+        logging.error("Fail to mount: %s " % o)
+        return False
+
+    if is_dir_mounted(src, mount_point, type, perm):
+        logging.info("Successfully mounted %s" % src)
+        return True
+    else:
+        logging.error("Mount verification failed; currently mounted: %s" %
+                                                 file('/etc/mtab').read())
+        return False
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/tests/image_copy.py b/client/tests/kvm/tests/image_copy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..800fb90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/tests/image_copy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import os, logging, commands
+from autotest_lib.client.common_lib import error
+import kvm_utils
+
+def run_image_copy(test, params, env):
+    """
+    Copy guest images from NFS server.
+    1) Mount the NFS directory
+    2) Check the existence of source image
+    3) If existence copy the image from NFS
+
+    @param test: kvm test object
+    @param params: Dictionary with the test parameters
+    @param env: Dictionary with test environment.
+    """
+    mount_dest_dir = params.get("dst_dir",'/mnt/images')
+    if not os.path.exists(mount_dest_dir):
+        os.mkdir(mount_dest_dir)
+
+    src_dir = params.get('nfs_images_dir')
+    image_dir = os.path.join(os.environ['AUTODIR'],'tests/kvm/images')
+    if not os.path.exists(image_dir):
+        image_dir = os.path.dirname(params.get("image_name"))
+
+    image = os.path.split(params['image_name'])[1]+'.'+params['image_format']
+
+    src_path = os.path.join(mount_dest_dir, image)
+    dst_path = os.path.join(image_dir, image)
+
+    if not kvm_utils.mount(src_dir, mount_dest_dir, "nfs", "ro"):
+        raise error.TestError("Fail to mount the %s to %s" %
+                                  (src_dir, mount_dest_dir))
+                              
+    # Check the existence of source image
+    if not os.path.exists(src_path):
+        raise error.TestError("Could not found %s in src directory" % src_path)
+
+    logging.info("Copying image '%s'..." % image)
+    cmd = "cp %s %s" % (src_path, dst_path)
+    s, o = commands.getstatusoutput(cmd)
+    if s != 0:
+        raise error.TestFail("Failed to copy image %s: %s" % (cmd, o))
diff --git a/client/tests/kvm/tests_base.cfg.sample b/client/tests/kvm/tests_base.cfg.sample
index b8f25f4..bdeac19 100644
--- a/client/tests/kvm/tests_base.cfg.sample
+++ b/client/tests/kvm/tests_base.cfg.sample
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ variants:
         floppy = "images/floppy.img"
         extra_params += " -boot d"
 
+    - image_copy:
+        type = image_copy
+        vms = ''
+        # Here specify the NFS directory that contains all images
+        nfs_images_dir = 
+
     - setup:        install unattended_install
         type = steps
         fail_if_stuck_for = 300
