diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7dac07a1f..8c6cdc9b0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4028,6 +4028,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "transientdisk"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "gam",
+ "graphics-server",
+ "log",
+ "num-derive",
+ "num-traits",
+ "usb-device-xous",
+ "xous 0.9.31 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "xous-api-log",
+ "xous-api-names",
+ "xous-ipc 0.9.31 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "trng"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a49ff184f..784b87c0d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ members = [
   "apps/repl",
   "apps/vault",
   "apps/vault/tools/vaultbackup-rs",
+  "apps/transientdisk",
   "services/libstd-test",
   "services/ffi-test",
   "services/tts",
diff --git a/apps/manifest.json b/apps/manifest.json
index 9e2c4234f..fe58e2d00 100644
--- a/apps/manifest.json
+++ b/apps/manifest.json
@@ -59,5 +59,13 @@
             }
         },
         "submenu": 1
+    },
+    "transientdisk": {
+        "context_name": "Transient USB disk",
+        "menu_name": {
+            "appmenu.transientdisk": {
+                "en": "Transient USB disk"
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/transientdisk/Cargo.toml b/apps/transientdisk/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7198b553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/transientdisk/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "transientdisk"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+log = "0.4.14"
+num-derive = {version = "0.3.3", default-features = false}
+num-traits = {version = "0.2.14", default-features = false}
+xous = "0.9.31"
+xous-ipc = "0.9.31"
+log-server = { package = "xous-api-log", version = "0.1.26" }
+xous-names = { package = "xous-api-names", version = "0.9.28" }
+gam = {path = "../../services/gam" }
+graphics-server = {path = "../../services/graphics-server" }
+usb-device-xous = {path="../../services/usb-device-xous"}
diff --git a/apps/transientdisk/src/main.rs b/apps/transientdisk/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f72628a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/transientdisk/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+#![cfg_attr(target_os = "none", no_std)]
+#![cfg_attr(target_os = "none", no_main)]
+
+use core::fmt::Write;
+use graphics_server::api::GlyphStyle;
+use graphics_server::{DrawStyle, Gid, PixelColor, Point, Rectangle, TextBounds, TextView};
+use num_traits::*;
+
+pub(crate) const SERVER_NAME_TRANSIENTDISK: &str = "_Transient Disk_";
+
+/// Top level application events.
+#[derive(Debug, num_derive::FromPrimitive, num_derive::ToPrimitive)]
+pub(crate) enum TradOp {
+    /// Redraw the screen
+    Redraw = 0,
+
+    FocusChange,
+
+    Read,
+    Write,
+    MaxLba,
+
+    /// Quit the application
+    Quit,
+}
+
+// Framework code to draw a string of text on the screen.
+// Taken from hello app.
+struct UI {
+    content: Gid,
+    gam: gam::Gam,
+    _gam_token: [u32; 4],
+    screensize: Point,
+    #[cfg(feature = "tts")]
+    tts: TtsFrontend,
+}
+
+impl UI {
+    fn new(xns: &xous_names::XousNames, sid: xous::SID) -> Self {
+        let gam = gam::Gam::new(&xns).expect("Can't connect to GAM");
+        let gam_token = gam
+            .register_ux(gam::UxRegistration {
+                app_name: xous_ipc::String::<128>::from_str(gam::APP_NAME_TRANSIENTDISK),
+                ux_type: gam::UxType::Chat,
+                predictor: None,
+                listener: sid.to_array(),
+                redraw_id: TradOp::Redraw.to_u32().unwrap(),
+                gotinput_id: None,
+                audioframe_id: None,
+                rawkeys_id: None,
+                focuschange_id: Some(TradOp::FocusChange.to_u32().unwrap()),
+            })
+            .expect("Could not register GAM UX")
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let content = gam
+            .request_content_canvas(gam_token)
+            .expect("Could not get content canvas");
+        let screensize = gam
+            .get_canvas_bounds(content)
+            .expect("Could not get canvas dimensions");
+        Self {
+            gam,
+            _gam_token: gam_token,
+            content,
+            screensize,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Clear the entire screen.
+    fn clear_area(&self) {
+        self.gam
+            .draw_rectangle(
+                self.content,
+                Rectangle::new_with_style(
+                    Point::new(0, 0),
+                    self.screensize,
+                    DrawStyle {
+                        fill_color: Some(PixelColor::Light),
+                        stroke_color: None,
+                        stroke_width: 0,
+                    },
+                ),
+            )
+            .expect("can't clear content area");
+    }
+
+    /// Redraw the text view onto the screen.
+    fn redraw(&mut self) {
+        self.clear_area();
+
+        let mut text_view = TextView::new(
+            self.content,
+            TextBounds::GrowableFromBr(
+                Point::new(
+                    self.screensize.x - 45,
+                    self.screensize.y - (self.screensize.y / 2),
+                ),
+                (self.screensize.x / 5 * 4) as u16,
+            ),
+        );
+
+        text_view.border_width = 1;
+        text_view.draw_border = true;
+        text_view.clear_area = true;
+        text_view.rounded_border = Some(3);
+        text_view.style = GlyphStyle::ExtraLarge;
+        write!(text_view.text, "1.44mb flash drive now available.")
+            .expect("Could not write to text view");
+
+        self.gam
+            .post_textview(&mut text_view)
+            .expect("Could not render text view");
+        self.gam.redraw().expect("Could not redraw screen");
+    }
+}
+
+struct FlashDrive {
+    capacity: usize,
+    block_size: usize,
+    memory: xous::MemoryRange,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum FlashDriveError {
+    CapacityNotPageAligned,
+}
+
+impl FlashDrive {
+    fn new(capacity: usize, block_size: usize) -> Result<Self, FlashDriveError> {
+        if (capacity % 1024) != 0 {
+            return Err(FlashDriveError::CapacityNotPageAligned);
+        }
+
+        let mut backing = xous::syscall::map_memory(
+            None,
+            None,
+            capacity,
+            xous::MemoryFlags::R | xous::MemoryFlags::W,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        // initialize backing slice with bogus data
+        let backing_slice: &mut [u32] = backing.as_slice_mut();
+        for (index, d) in backing_slice.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            *d = index as u32;
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            capacity,
+            block_size,
+            memory: backing,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn read(&mut self, lba: usize, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        let backing_slice: &[u8] = self.memory.as_slice();
+
+        let rawdata = &backing_slice[lba * self.block_size..(lba + 1) * self.block_size];
+
+        data[..self.block_size].copy_from_slice(rawdata);
+    }
+
+    fn write(&mut self, lba: usize, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        let backing_slice: &mut [u8] = self.memory.as_slice_mut();
+        backing_slice[lba * self.block_size..(lba + 1) * self.block_size]
+            .copy_from_slice(&data[..self.block_size]);
+    }
+
+    fn max_lba(&self) -> u32 {
+        (self.capacity as u32 / 512) - 1
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> ! {
+    log_server::init_wait().unwrap();
+    log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::Info);
+    log::info!("Hello world PID is {}", xous::process::id());
+
+    let xns = xous_names::XousNames::new().unwrap();
+
+    // Register the server with xous
+    let sid = xns
+        .register_name(SERVER_NAME_TRANSIENTDISK, None)
+        .expect("can't register server");
+
+    let mut ui = UI::new(&xns, sid);
+
+    let mut fd = FlashDrive::new(1445888, 512).expect("cannot create flash drive instance");
+
+    #[cfg(all(
+        any(feature = "precursor", feature = "renode"),
+        feature = "mass-storage"
+    ))]
+    let usb = usb_device_xous::UsbHid::new();
+
+    #[cfg(all(
+        any(feature = "precursor", feature = "renode"),
+        feature = "mass-storage"
+    ))]
+    let core_before_ms = usb.get_current_core().unwrap();
+
+    let mut usb_setup = false;
+
+    loop {
+        let mut msg = xous::receive_message(sid).unwrap();
+        log::debug!("Got message: {:?}", msg);
+
+        match FromPrimitive::from_usize(msg.body.id()) {
+            Some(TradOp::Redraw) => {
+                log::info!("Got redraw");
+                ui.redraw();
+            }
+            Some(TradOp::Quit) => {
+                log::info!("Quitting application");
+                break;
+            }
+            Some(TradOp::FocusChange) => xous::msg_scalar_unpack!(msg, new_state_code, _, _, _, {
+                let new_state = gam::FocusState::convert_focus_change(new_state_code);
+                match new_state {
+                    gam::FocusState::Background => {
+                        #[cfg(all(
+                            any(feature = "precursor", feature = "renode"),
+                            feature = "mass-storage"
+                        ))]
+                        {
+                            usb.reset_block_device();
+                            usb.switch_to_core(core_before_ms).unwrap();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    gam::FocusState::Foreground => {
+                        if usb_setup {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        #[cfg(all(
+                            any(feature = "precursor", feature = "renode"),
+                            feature = "mass-storage"
+                        ))]
+                        {
+                            usb.set_block_device(
+                                TradOp::Read.to_usize().unwrap(),
+                                TradOp::Write.to_usize().unwrap(),
+                                TradOp::MaxLba.to_usize().unwrap(),
+                            );
+
+                            usb.set_block_device_sid(sid.clone());
+
+                            usb.switch_to_core(usb_device_xous::UsbDeviceType::MassStorage)
+                                .unwrap();
+                        }
+                        usb_setup = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }),
+            Some(TradOp::Read) => {
+                let body = msg
+                    .body
+                    .memory_message_mut()
+                    .expect("incorrect message type received");
+                let lba = body.offset.map(|v| v.get()).unwrap_or_default();
+                let data = body.buf.as_slice_mut::<u8>();
+
+                fd.read(lba, data);
+            }
+            Some(TradOp::Write) => {
+                let body = msg
+                    .body
+                    .memory_message_mut()
+                    .expect("incorrect message type received");
+                let lba = body.offset.map(|v| v.get()).unwrap_or_default();
+                let data = body.buf.as_slice_mut::<u8>();
+
+                fd.write(lba, data);
+            }
+            Some(TradOp::MaxLba) => {
+                xous::return_scalar(msg.sender, fd.max_lba() as usize).unwrap();
+            }
+            _ => {
+                log::error!("Got unknown message");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    log::info!("Quitting");
+    xous::terminate_process(0)
+}