diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_process.go b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_process.go
index 41a3101..fd2c87c 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_process.go
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_process.go
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ package diskfill
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"github.com/steadybit/action-kit/go/action_kit_commons/utils"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/steadybit/action-kit/go/action_kit_commons/utils"
 )
 
 type diskfillProcess struct {
@@ -92,3 +93,17 @@ func (df *diskfillProcess) Args() []string {
 func (df *diskfillProcess) Noop() bool {
 	return df.cmd.Args[0] == "echo" && df.cmd.Args[1] == "noop"
 }
+
+func CheckPathWritableProcess(ctx context.Context, targetPath string) error {
+	if out, err := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, "test", "-d", targetPath).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target path %q does not exist: %w: %s", targetPath, err, string(out))
+	}
+
+	checkFile := filepath.Join(targetPath, ".steadybit-diskfill-check")
+	if out, err := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, "touch", checkFile).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target path %q is not writable: %w: %s", targetPath, err, string(out))
+	}
+
+	_ = utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, "rm", "-f", checkFile).Run()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_runc.go b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_runc.go
index 87ad31a..ec8a23a 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_runc.go
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_runc.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package diskfill
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func createBundle(ctx context.Context, r ociruntime.OciRuntime, sidecar SidecarO
 
 	if targetPath != "" {
 		if err := bundle.MountFromProcess(ctx, sidecar.TargetProcess.Pid, targetPath, mountpointInContainer); err != nil {
-			log.Warn().Err(err).Msgf("failed to mount %s", targetPath)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to mount %s: %w", targetPath, err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -183,6 +184,31 @@ func createBundle(ctx context.Context, r ociruntime.OciRuntime, sidecar SidecarO
 	return bundle, nil
 }
 
+func CheckPathWritableRunc(ctx context.Context, r ociruntime.OciRuntime, sidecar SidecarOpts, targetPath string) error {
+	bundle, err := createBundle(ctx, r, sidecar, targetPath,
+		"sh", "-c", "test -d "+mountpointInContainer+" && touch "+mountpointInContainer+"/.steadybit-diskfill-check && rm -f "+mountpointInContainer+"/.steadybit-diskfill-check")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target path %q is not accessible: %w", targetPath, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := bundle.Remove(); err != nil {
+			log.Warn().Str("id", bundle.ContainerId()).Err(err).Msg("failed to remove bundle")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	var errb bytes.Buffer
+	err = r.Run(ctx, bundle, ociruntime.IoOpts{Stderr: &errb})
+	defer func() {
+		if err := r.Delete(context.Background(), bundle.ContainerId(), true); err != nil {
+			log.Debug().Str("id", bundle.ContainerId()).Err(err).Msg("failed to delete check container")
+		}
+	}()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target path %q does not exist or is not writable: %w: %s", targetPath, err, errb.String())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getNextContainerId(executionId uuid.UUID, suffix string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("sb-diskfill-%d-%s-%s", time.Now().UnixMilli(), utils.ShortenUUID(executionId), suffix)
 }