diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
index 325ded5..3e0f4c3 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@
 	exit(exit_code);
 }
 
-int os_write_file(const char *name, const void *buf, int size)
+int os_write_file(const char *fname, const void *buf, int size)
 {
-	char fname[256];
 	int fd;
 
 	fd = os_open(fname, OS_O_WRONLY | OS_O_CREAT | OS_O_TRUNC);
@@ -110,14 +109,53 @@
 	}
 	if (os_write(fd, buf, size) != size) {
 		printf("Cannot write to file '%s'\n", fname);
+		os_close(fd);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	os_close(fd);
-	printf("Write '%s', size %#x (%d)\n", name, size, size);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int os_read_file(const char *fname, void **bufp, int *sizep)
+{
+	off_t size;
+	int ret = -EIO;
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = os_open(fname, OS_O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		printf("Cannot open file '%s'\n", fname);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	size = os_lseek(fd, 0, OS_SEEK_END);
+	if (size < 0) {
+		printf("Cannot seek to end of file '%s'\n", fname);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	if (os_lseek(fd, 0, OS_SEEK_SET) < 0) {
+		printf("Cannot seek to start of file '%s'\n", fname);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	*bufp = os_malloc(size);
+	if (!*bufp) {
+		printf("Not enough memory to read file '%s'\n", fname);
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	if (os_read(fd, *bufp, size) != size) {
+		printf("Cannot read from file '%s'\n", fname);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	os_close(fd);
+	*sizep = size;
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	os_close(fd);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Restore tty state when we exit */
 static struct termios orig_term;
 static bool term_setup;
diff --git a/include/os.h b/include/os.h
index 28eb625..6f33b08 100644
--- a/include/os.h
+++ b/include/os.h
@@ -350,4 +350,18 @@
  */
 int os_write_file(const char *name, const void *buf, int size);
 
+/**
+ * os_read_file() - Read a file from the host filesystem
+ *
+ * This can be useful when reading test data into sandbox for use by test
+ * routines. The data is allocated using os_malloc() and should be freed by
+ * the caller.
+ *
+ * @name:	File path to read from
+ * @bufp:	Returns buffer containing data read
+ * @sizep:	Returns size of data
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+int os_read_file(const char *name, void **bufp, int *sizep);
+
 #endif