diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java
index 3b942cdb0..ec7e13f8a 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.simplex.SimplexPluginFactory;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.reporting.DevConfig;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.bluetooth.AndroidBluetoothPluginFactory;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.file.AndroidRemovableDrivePluginFactory;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.file.RemovableDriveModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tcp.AndroidLanTcpPluginFactory;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.AndroidTorPluginFactory;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.util.AndroidUtils;
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.TestingConstants.IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
 		GroupListModule.class,
 		GroupConversationModule.class,
 		SharingModule.class,
+		RemovableDriveModule.class
 })
 public class AppModule {
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/removabledrive/RemovableDriveModule.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/removabledrive/RemovableDriveModule.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44dd6e69a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/removabledrive/RemovableDriveModule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.removabledrive;
+
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.ViewModelKey;
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel;
+import dagger.Binds;
+import dagger.Module;
+import dagger.multibindings.IntoMap;
+
+@Module
+public interface RemovableDriveModule {
+
+	@Binds
+	@IntoMap
+	@ViewModelKey(RemovableDriveViewModel.class)
+	ViewModel bindRemovableDriveViewModel(RemovableDriveViewModel removableDriveViewModel);
+
+}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/removabledrive/RemovableDriveViewModel.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/removabledrive/RemovableDriveViewModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9be940d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/removabledrive/RemovableDriveViewModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.removabledrive;
+
+import android.app.Application;
+import android.net.Uri;
+
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.Consumer;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.file.RemovableDriveManager;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.file.RemovableDriveTask;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.file.RemovableDriveTask.State;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.properties.TransportProperties;
+
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.AndroidViewModel;
+import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
+import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
+
+import static java.util.Locale.US;
+import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.file.RemovableDriveConstants.PROP_URI;
+
+@NotNullByDefault
+class RemovableDriveViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
+
+	private static final Logger LOG =
+			getLogger(RemovableDriveViewModel.class.getName());
+
+	private final RemovableDriveManager manager;
+
+	private final ConcurrentHashMap<Consumer<State>, RemovableDriveTask>
+			observers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+	@Inject
+	RemovableDriveViewModel(Application app,
+			RemovableDriveManager removableDriveManager) {
+		super(app);
+
+		this.manager = removableDriveManager;
+	}
+
+	String getFileName() {
+		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss_SSS", US);
+		return sdf.format(new Date());
+	}
+
+
+	LiveData<State> write(ContactId contactId, Uri uri) {
+		TransportProperties p = new TransportProperties();
+		p.put(PROP_URI, uri.toString());
+		return observe(manager.startWriterTask(contactId, p));
+	}
+
+	LiveData<State> read(ContactId contactId, Uri uri) {
+		TransportProperties p = new TransportProperties();
+		p.put(PROP_URI, uri.toString());
+		return observe(manager.startReaderTask(contactId, p));
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	LiveData<State> ongoingWrite(ContactId contactId) {
+		RemovableDriveTask task = manager.getCurrentWriterTask(contactId);
+		if (task == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return observe(task);
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	LiveData<State> ongoingRead(ContactId contactId) {
+		RemovableDriveTask task = manager.getCurrentReaderTask(contactId);
+		if (task == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return observe(task);
+	}
+
+	private LiveData<State> observe(RemovableDriveTask task) {
+		MutableLiveData<State> state = new MutableLiveData<>();
+		Consumer<State> observer = state::postValue;
+		task.addObserver(observer);
+		observers.put(observer, task);
+		return state;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void onCleared() {
+		for (Map.Entry<Consumer<State>, RemovableDriveTask> entry
+				: observers.entrySet()) {
+			entry.getValue().removeObserver(entry.getKey());
+		}
+	}
+}