diff --git a/components/fatfs/src/ffconf.h b/components/fatfs/src/ffconf.h
index 8d579002b6..62cbeb9423 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/src/ffconf.h
+++ b/components/fatfs/src/ffconf.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 /* This option switches fast seek function. (0:Disable or 1:Enable) */
 
 
-#define FF_USE_EXPAND	0
+#define FF_USE_EXPAND	1
 /* This option switches f_expand function. (0:Disable or 1:Enable) */
 
 
diff --git a/components/fatfs/test_apps/flash_wl/main/test_fatfs_flash_wl.c b/components/fatfs/test_apps/flash_wl/main/test_fatfs_flash_wl.c
index 5374b88de3..155769ceb0 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/test_apps/flash_wl/main/test_fatfs_flash_wl.c
+++ b/components/fatfs/test_apps/flash_wl/main/test_fatfs_flash_wl.c
@@ -194,6 +194,15 @@ TEST_CASE("(WL) can truncate", "[fatfs][wear_levelling]")
     test_teardown();
 }
 
+#if FF_USE_EXPAND
+TEST_CASE("(WL) can esp_vfs_fat_create_contiguous_file", "[fatfs][wear_levelling]")
+{
+    test_setup();
+    test_fatfs_create_contiguous_file("/spiflash", "/spiflash/expand.txt");
+    test_teardown();
+}
+#endif
+
 TEST_CASE("(WL) stat returns correct values", "[fatfs][wear_levelling]")
 {
     test_setup();
diff --git a/components/fatfs/test_apps/sdcard/main/test_fatfs_sdmmc.c b/components/fatfs/test_apps/sdcard/main/test_fatfs_sdmmc.c
index bfda90cf45..6d66dcd6de 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/test_apps/sdcard/main/test_fatfs_sdmmc.c
+++ b/components/fatfs/test_apps/sdcard/main/test_fatfs_sdmmc.c
@@ -198,6 +198,16 @@ TEST_CASE("(SD) can ftruncate", "[fatfs][sdmmc]")
     test_teardown_sdmmc(card);
 }
 
+#if FF_USE_EXPAND
+TEST_CASE("(SD) can esp_vfs_fat_create_contiguous_file", "[fatfs][sdmmc]")
+{
+    sdmmc_card_t *card = NULL;
+    test_setup_sdmmc(&card);
+    test_fatfs_create_contiguous_file("/sdcard", "/sdcard/expand.txt");
+    test_teardown_sdmmc(card);
+}
+#endif
+
 TEST_CASE("(SD) stat returns correct values", "[fatfs][sdmmc]")
 {
     sdmmc_card_t *card = NULL;
diff --git a/components/fatfs/test_apps/test_fatfs_common/test_fatfs_common.c b/components/fatfs/test_apps/test_fatfs_common/test_fatfs_common.c
index 77372fbbd5..aa7be418c0 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/test_apps/test_fatfs_common/test_fatfs_common.c
+++ b/components/fatfs/test_apps/test_fatfs_common/test_fatfs_common.c
@@ -1011,3 +1011,28 @@ void test_fatfs_info(const char* base_path, const char* filepath)
     ESP_LOGD("fatfs info", "total_bytes=%llu, free_bytes_after_delete=%llu", total_bytes, free_bytes_new);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(free_bytes, free_bytes_new);
 }
+
+#if FF_USE_EXPAND
+void test_fatfs_create_contiguous_file(const char* base_path, const char* full_path)
+{
+    size_t desired_file_size = 64;
+
+    // Don't check for errors, file may not exist at first
+    remove(full_path); // esp_vfs_fat_create_contiguous_file will fail if the file already exists
+
+    esp_err_t err = esp_vfs_fat_create_contiguous_file(base_path, full_path, desired_file_size, true);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, err);
+
+    struct stat st;
+    size_t size;
+
+    stat(full_path, &st);
+    size = st.st_size;
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(desired_file_size, size);
+
+    bool is_contiguous = false;
+    err = esp_vfs_fat_test_contiguous_file(base_path, full_path, &is_contiguous);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ESP_OK, err);
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(is_contiguous);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/components/fatfs/test_apps/test_fatfs_common/test_fatfs_common.h b/components/fatfs/test_apps/test_fatfs_common/test_fatfs_common.h
index dad352e2c4..e7366fe1e1 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/test_apps/test_fatfs_common/test_fatfs_common.h
+++ b/components/fatfs/test_apps/test_fatfs_common/test_fatfs_common.h
@@ -76,3 +76,7 @@ void test_leading_spaces(void);
 void test_fatfs_rw_speed(const char* filename, void* buf, size_t buf_size, size_t file_size, bool write);
 
 void test_fatfs_info(const char* base_path, const char* filepath);
+
+#if FF_USE_EXPAND
+void test_fatfs_create_contiguous_file(const char* base_path, const char* full_path);
+#endif
diff --git a/components/fatfs/vfs/esp_vfs_fat.h b/components/fatfs/vfs/esp_vfs_fat.h
index e89188b2d1..21ab1df360 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/vfs/esp_vfs_fat.h
+++ b/components/fatfs/vfs/esp_vfs_fat.h
@@ -394,6 +394,38 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_fat_spiflash_unmount_ro(const char* base_path, const char* par
  */
 esp_err_t esp_vfs_fat_info(const char* base_path, uint64_t* out_total_bytes, uint64_t* out_free_bytes);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Create a file with contiguous space at given path
+ *
+ * @note The file cannot exist before calling this function (or the file size has to be 0)
+ *       For more information see documentation for `f_expand` from FATFS library
+ *
+ * @param base_path  Base path of the partition examined (e.g. "/spiflash")
+ * @param full_path  Full path of the file (e.g. "/spiflash/ABC.TXT")
+ * @param size       File size expanded to, number of bytes in size to prepare or allocate for the file
+ * @param alloc_now  True == allocate space now, false == prepare to allocate -- see `f_expand` from FATFS
+ * @return
+ *      - ESP_OK on success
+ *      - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if invalid arguments (e.g. any of arguments are NULL or size lower or equal to 0)
+ *      - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE if partition not found
+ *      - ESP_FAIL if another FRESULT error (saved in errno)
+ */
+esp_err_t esp_vfs_fat_create_contiguous_file(const char* base_path, const char* full_path, uint64_t size, bool alloc_now);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Test if a file is contiguous in the FAT filesystem
+ *
+ * @param base_path  Base path of the partition examined (e.g. "/spiflash")
+ * @param full_path  Full path of the file (e.g. "/spiflash/ABC.TXT")
+ * @param[out] is_contiguous  True == allocate space now, false == prepare to allocate -- see `f_expand` from FATFS
+ * @return
+ *      - ESP_OK on success
+ *      - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG if invalid arguments (e.g. any of arguments are NULL)
+ *      - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE if partition not found
+ *      - ESP_FAIL if another FRESULT error (saved in errno)
+ */
+esp_err_t esp_vfs_fat_test_contiguous_file(const char* base_path, const char* full_path, bool* is_contiguous);
+
 /** @cond */
 /**
  * @deprecated Please use `esp_vfs_fat_spiflash_mount_rw_wl` instead
diff --git a/components/fatfs/vfs/vfs_fat.c b/components/fatfs/vfs/vfs_fat.c
index c455e72baf..55cfbd1f0e 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/vfs/vfs_fat.c
+++ b/components/fatfs/vfs/vfs_fat.c
@@ -1190,3 +1190,138 @@ static int vfs_fat_utime(void *ctx, const char *path, const struct utimbuf *time
 }
 
 #endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+
+esp_err_t esp_vfs_fat_create_contiguous_file(const char* base_path, const char* full_path, uint64_t size, bool alloc_now)
+{
+    if (base_path == NULL || full_path == NULL || size <= 0) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+
+    size_t ctx = find_context_index_by_path(base_path);
+    if (ctx == FF_VOLUMES) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+    vfs_fat_ctx_t* fat_ctx = s_fat_ctxs[ctx];
+
+    _lock_acquire(&fat_ctx->lock);
+    const char* file_path = full_path + strlen(base_path); // shift the pointer and omit the base_path
+    prepend_drive_to_path(fat_ctx, &file_path, NULL);
+
+    FIL* file = (FIL*) ff_memalloc(sizeof(FIL));
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        _lock_release(&fat_ctx->lock);
+        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "esp_vfs_fat_create_contiguous_file alloc failed");
+        errno = ENOMEM;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    memset(file, 0, sizeof(*file));
+
+    FRESULT res = f_open(file, file_path, FA_WRITE | FA_OPEN_ALWAYS);
+    if (res != FR_OK) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    res = f_expand(file, size, alloc_now ? 1 : 0);
+    if (res != FR_OK) {
+        f_close(file);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    res = f_close(file);
+    if (res != FR_OK) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    _lock_release(&fat_ctx->lock);
+
+    return 0;
+fail:
+    _lock_release(&fat_ctx->lock);
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s: fresult=%d", __func__, res);
+    errno = fresult_to_errno(res);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static FRESULT test_contiguous_file( // From FATFS examples
+    FIL* fp,    /* [IN]  Open file object to be checked */
+    int* cont   /* [OUT] 1:Contiguous, 0:Fragmented or zero-length */
+) {
+    DWORD clst, clsz, step;
+    FSIZE_t fsz;
+    FRESULT fr;
+
+    *cont = 0;
+    fr = f_rewind(fp);              /* Validates and prepares the file */
+    if (fr != FR_OK) return fr;
+
+#if FF_MAX_SS == FF_MIN_SS
+    clsz = (DWORD)fp->obj.fs->csize * FF_MAX_SS;    /* Cluster size */
+#else
+    clsz = (DWORD)fp->obj.fs->csize * fp->obj.fs->ssize;
+#endif
+    fsz = f_size(fp);
+    if (fsz > 0) {
+        clst = fp->obj.sclust - 1;  /* A cluster leading the first cluster for first test */
+        while (fsz) {
+            step = (fsz >= clsz) ? clsz : (DWORD)fsz;
+            fr = f_lseek(fp, f_tell(fp) + step);    /* Advances file pointer a cluster */
+            if (fr != FR_OK) return fr;
+            if (clst + 1 != fp->clust) break;       /* Is not the cluster next to previous one? */
+            clst = fp->clust; fsz -= step;          /* Get current cluster for next test */
+        }
+        if (fsz == 0) *cont = 1;    /* All done without fail? */
+    }
+
+    return FR_OK;
+}
+
+esp_err_t esp_vfs_fat_test_contiguous_file(const char* base_path, const char* full_path, bool* is_contiguous)
+{
+    if (base_path == NULL || full_path == NULL || is_contiguous == NULL) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+
+    size_t ctx = find_context_index_by_path(base_path);
+    if (ctx == FF_VOLUMES) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+    vfs_fat_ctx_t* fat_ctx = s_fat_ctxs[ctx];
+
+    _lock_acquire(&fat_ctx->lock);
+    const char* file_path = full_path + strlen(base_path); // shift the pointer and omit the base_path
+    prepend_drive_to_path(fat_ctx, &file_path, NULL);
+
+    FIL* file = (FIL*) ff_memalloc(sizeof(FIL));
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        _lock_release(&fat_ctx->lock);
+        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "esp_vfs_fat_test_contiguous_file alloc failed");
+        errno = ENOMEM;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    memset(file, 0, sizeof(*file));
+
+    FRESULT res = f_open(file, file_path, FA_WRITE | FA_OPEN_ALWAYS);
+    if (res != FR_OK) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    res = test_contiguous_file(file, (int*) is_contiguous);
+    if (res != FR_OK) {
+        f_close(file);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    res = f_close(file);
+    if (res != FR_OK) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
+    _lock_release(&fat_ctx->lock);
+
+    return 0;
+fail:
+    _lock_release(&fat_ctx->lock);
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s: fresult=%d", __func__, res);
+    errno = fresult_to_errno(res);
+    return -1;
+}