diff --git a/src/fsfw_hal/host/HostFilesystem.h b/src/fsfw_hal/host/HostFilesystem.h
index 01e37f087..4dda3ff7a 100644
--- a/src/fsfw_hal/host/HostFilesystem.h
+++ b/src/fsfw_hal/host/HostFilesystem.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class HostFilesystem : public HasFileSystemIF {
   ReturnValue_t rename(const char *oldPath, char *newPath, FileSystemArgsIF *args) override;
 
   std::error_code errorCode;
-
+  using HasFileSystemIF::createFile;
+  using HasFileSystemIF::removeFile;
  private:
 };
 #endif  // FSFW_HAL_HOSTFILESYSTEM_H
diff --git a/unittests/hal/testHostFilesystem.cpp b/unittests/hal/testHostFilesystem.cpp
index 19af1c6b2..a7166b019 100644
--- a/unittests/hal/testHostFilesystem.cpp
+++ b/unittests/hal/testHostFilesystem.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 #include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
 
 #include "fsfw_hal/host/HostFilesystem.h"
+#include <filesystem>
 
-TEST_CASE("Host Filesystem", "[hal][host]") { auto hostFs = HostFilesystem(); }
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+TEST_CASE("Host Filesystem", "[hal][host]") {
+  namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+  auto hostFs = HostFilesystem();
+  auto tmpDir = fs::temp_directory_path();
+
+  SECTION("Create file") {
+    fs::path file = tmpDir / "hello.txt";
+    FilesystemParams params(file.c_str());
+    REQUIRE(hostFs.createFile(params) == result::OK);
+    REQUIRE(fs::exists(file));
+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(fs::remove(file));
+  }
+
+  SECTION("Remove File") {
+    fs::path file = tmpDir / "hello.txt";
+    FilesystemParams params(file.c_str());
+    REQUIRE(hostFs.createFile(params) == result::OK);
+    REQUIRE(fs::exists(file));
+    REQUIRE(hostFs.removeFile(file.c_str()) == result::OK);
+    REQUIRE(not fs::exists(file));
+  }
+
+}
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