diff --git a/components/vfs/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/vfs/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ab4968a9e..e7cfc100f5 100644
--- a/components/vfs/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/vfs/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set(src "test_app_main.c" "test_vfs_access.c"
         "test_vfs_fd.c" "test_vfs_lwip.c"
         "test_vfs_open.c" "test_vfs_paths.c"
         "test_vfs_select.c" "test_vfs_nullfs.c"
+        "test_vfs_minified.c"
         )
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${src}
diff --git a/components/vfs/test_apps/main/test_vfs_minified.c b/components/vfs/test_apps/main/test_vfs_minified.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f103b7b3cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/vfs/test_apps/main/test_vfs_minified.c
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
+ */
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "esp_err.h"
+#include "esp_vfs_minified.h"
+#include "unity.h"
+#include "esp_vfs.h"
+
+#include "unity_test_runner.h"
+
+#define BUF_CAP 1024
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint8_t data[BUF_CAP];
+    size_t head;
+    size_t tail;
+} cb_t;
+
+void cb_reset(cb_t* buf) {
+    buf->head = 0;
+    buf->tail = 0;
+}
+
+size_t cb_count(const cb_t *buf) {
+    return buf->head - buf->tail;
+}
+
+int cb_write(cb_t *buf, const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
+    size_t count = cb_count(buf);
+    size_t space = BUF_CAP - count;
+
+    size_t to_write = (size > space) ? space : size;
+
+    size_t idx = buf->head % BUF_CAP;
+    size_t first_chunk = BUF_CAP - idx;
+    if (first_chunk > to_write)
+        first_chunk = to_write;
+
+    memcpy(&buf->data[idx], data, first_chunk);
+    buf->head += first_chunk;
+
+    if (first_chunk < to_write) {
+        size_t second_chunk = to_write - first_chunk;
+        memcpy(&buf->data[0], data + first_chunk, second_chunk);
+        buf->head += second_chunk;
+    }
+
+    return (int)to_write;
+}
+
+int cb_read(cb_t *buf, uint8_t *dest, size_t count) {
+    size_t available = cb_count(buf);
+    size_t to_read = (count > available) ? available : count;
+
+    size_t idx = buf->tail % BUF_CAP;
+    size_t first_chunk = BUF_CAP - idx;
+    if (first_chunk > to_read)
+        first_chunk = to_read;
+
+    memcpy(dest, &buf->data[idx], first_chunk);
+    buf->tail += first_chunk;
+
+    if (first_chunk < to_read) {
+        size_t second_chunk = to_read - first_chunk;
+        memcpy(dest + first_chunk, &buf->data[0], second_chunk);
+        buf->tail += second_chunk;
+    }
+
+    return (int)to_read;
+}
+
+
+int buffer_open(void *ctx, const char *path, int flags, int mode) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int buffer_write(void *ctx, int fd, const void *data, size_t size) {
+    cb_t* buf = (cb_t*) ctx;
+    return cb_write(buf, data, size);
+}
+
+int buffer_read(void *ctx, int fd, void *data, size_t size) {
+    cb_t* buf = (cb_t*) ctx;
+    return cb_read(buf, data, size);
+}
+
+int buffer_close(void *ctx, int fd) {
+    cb_reset((cb_t*) ctx);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static esp_vfs_minified_t s_buffer_fs = {
+    .write_p = buffer_write,
+    .read_p = buffer_read,
+    .open_p = buffer_open,
+    .close_p = buffer_close,
+};
+
+TEST_CASE("VFS won't create a copy when ESP_FLAG_VFS_STATIC is specified", "[vfs_minified]")
+{
+    TEST_MESSAGE("test");
+    static esp_vfs_dir_t dir = {};
+    static esp_vfs_minified_t vfs = {
+        .dir = &dir,
+    };
+
+    cb_t *buffer = calloc(1, sizeof(cb_t));
+
+    esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
+    err = esp_vfs_register_minified("/buffer", &s_buffer_fs, ESP_VFS_FLAG_CONTEXT_PTR | ESP_VFS_FLAG_STATIC, buffer);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, err);
+
+    err = esp_vfs_register_minified("/static", &vfs, ESP_VFS_FLAG_STATIC, NULL);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, err);
+
+    err = esp_vfs_register_minified("/dynamic", &vfs, ESP_VFS_FLAG_DEFAULT, NULL);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, err);
+
+    FILE *buf_f = fopen("/buffer/a", "r+");
+
+    esp_vfs_dump_registered_paths(buf_f);
+
+    char read_buffer[512];
+    size_t bytes_read = fread(read_buffer, 1, sizeof(read_buffer) - 1, buf_f);
+    read_buffer[bytes_read] = '\0'; // Null-terminate the string
+
+    // Parse the buffer to extract VFS pointers
+    char *line = strtok(read_buffer, "\n");
+    void *static_vfs_ptr = NULL;
+    void *dynamic_vfs_ptr = NULL;
+
+    while (line != NULL) {
+        int index;
+        char path_prefix[64];
+        char ptr_str[32];
+        TEST_MESSAGE(line);
+        if (sscanf(line, "%d:%63s -> %31s", &index, path_prefix, ptr_str) == 3) {
+            void *vfs_ptr = (void *)strtoul(ptr_str, NULL, 0);
+            if (strcmp(path_prefix, "/static") == 0) {
+                static_vfs_ptr = vfs_ptr;
+            } else if (strcmp(path_prefix, "/dynamic") == 0) {
+                dynamic_vfs_ptr = vfs_ptr;
+            }
+        }
+        line = strtok(NULL, "\n");
+    }
+
+    // Check that the pointer for "/static" is the same as 'vfs' and "/dynamic" is different
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_PTR(&vfs, static_vfs_ptr);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL(&vfs, dynamic_vfs_ptr);
+
+    free(buffer);
+    fclose(buf_f);
+
+    esp_vfs_unregister("/buffer");
+    esp_vfs_unregister("/static");
+    esp_vfs_unregister("/dynamic");
+}
diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs.c b/components/vfs/vfs.c
index cc2a2eab03..d01aedbcfb 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs.c
@@ -642,7 +642,13 @@ void esp_vfs_dump_registered_paths(FILE *fp)
     fprintf(fp, "<index>:<VFS Path Prefix> -> <VFS entry ptr>\n");
     fprintf(fp, "------------------------------------------------------\n");
     for (size_t i = 0; i < VFS_MAX_COUNT; ++i) {
-        fprintf(fp, "%d:%s -> %p\n", i, s_vfs[i] ? s_vfs[i]->path_prefix : "NULL", s_vfs[i]);
+        fprintf(
+            fp,
+            "%d:%s -> %p\n",
+            i,
+            s_vfs[i] ? s_vfs[i]->path_prefix : "NULL",
+            s_vfs[i] ? s_vfs[i]->vfs : NULL
+        );
     }
 }