diff --git a/vfs/src/lib.rs b/vfs/src/lib.rs
index 27a31a9d..8a59b7e0 100644
--- a/vfs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vfs/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod memory_backend;
 mod noop_backend;
+mod snapshot;
 mod std_backend;
 
 use std::io;
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 pub use memory_backend::MemoryBackend;
 pub use noop_backend::NoopBackend;
+pub use snapshot::VfsSnapshot;
 pub use std_backend::StdBackend;
 
 mod sealed {
diff --git a/vfs/src/memory_backend.rs b/vfs/src/memory_backend.rs
index d16cdd04..4fe27269 100644
--- a/vfs/src/memory_backend.rs
+++ b/vfs/src/memory_backend.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,71 @@
+use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
 use std::io;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use crate::{Metadata, ReadDir, VfsBackend, VfsEvent};
+use crate::{Metadata, ReadDir, VfsBackend, VfsEvent, VfsSnapshot};
 
 /// `VfsBackend` that reads from an in-memory filesystem.
+#[derive(Debug)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
-pub struct MemoryBackend;
+pub struct MemoryBackend {
+    entries: HashMap<PathBuf, Entry>,
+    orphans: BTreeSet<PathBuf>,
+}
 
 impl MemoryBackend {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self
+        Self {
+            entries: HashMap::new(),
+            orphans: BTreeSet::new(),
+        }
     }
+
+    pub fn load_snapshot<P: Into<PathBuf>>(&mut self, path: P, snapshot: VfsSnapshot) {
+        let path = path.into();
+
+        if let Some(parent_path) = path.parent() {
+            if let Some(parent_entry) = self.entries.get_mut(parent_path) {
+                if let Entry::Dir { children } = parent_entry {
+                    children.insert(path.clone());
+                } else {
+                    panic!(
+                        "Tried to load snapshot as child of file, {}",
+                        parent_path.display()
+                    );
+                }
+            } else {
+                self.orphans.insert(path.clone());
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.orphans.insert(path.clone());
+        }
+
+        match snapshot {
+            VfsSnapshot::File { contents } => {
+                self.entries.insert(path, Entry::File { contents });
+            }
+            VfsSnapshot::Dir { children } => {
+                self.entries.insert(
+                    path.clone(),
+                    Entry::Dir {
+                        children: BTreeSet::new(),
+                    },
+                );
+
+                for (child_name, child) in children {
+                    let full_path = path.join(child_name);
+                    self.load_snapshot(full_path, child);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum Entry {
+    File { contents: Vec<u8> },
+
+    Dir { children: BTreeSet<PathBuf> },
 }
 
 impl VfsBackend for MemoryBackend {
diff --git a/vfs/src/snapshot.rs b/vfs/src/snapshot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ddb9363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vfs/src/snapshot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum VfsSnapshot {
+    File {
+        contents: Vec<u8>,
+    },
+
+    Dir {
+        children: BTreeMap<String, VfsSnapshot>,
+    },
+}
+
+impl VfsSnapshot {
+    pub fn file<C: Into<Vec<u8>>>(contents: C) -> Self {
+        Self::File {
+            contents: contents.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn dir<K: Into<String>, I: IntoIterator<Item = (K, VfsSnapshot)>>(children: I) -> Self {
+        Self::Dir {
+            children: children
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|(key, value)| (key.into(), value))
+                .collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}