diff --git a/eng/.docsettings.yml b/eng/.docsettings.yml
index 5b049a71dcf4..690ec90b26cf 100644
--- a/eng/.docsettings.yml
+++ b/eng/.docsettings.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ known_content_issues:
   - ['sdk/storage/azure-storage-queue/swagger/README.md', '#3113']
   - ['sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/README.md', '#3113']
   - ['sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/swagger/README.md', '#3113']
+  - ['sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/README.md', '#3113']
   - ['sdk/storage/README.md', '#3113']
   - ['sdk/textanalytics/azure-ai-textanalytics/swagger/README.md', '#3113']
   - ['sdk/template/azure-sdk-template/README.md','has other required sections']
diff --git a/eng/jacoco-test-coverage/pom.xml b/eng/jacoco-test-coverage/pom.xml
index e2c8ebc0bd95..ba4132fbd4e7 100644
--- a/eng/jacoco-test-coverage/pom.xml
+++ b/eng/jacoco-test-coverage/pom.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@
       <artifactId>azure-storage-blob-cryptography</artifactId>
       <version>12.2.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-storage-blob-cryptography;current} -->
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+      <artifactId>azure-storage-blob-nio</artifactId>
+      <version>12.0.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-storage-blob-nio;current} -->
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-storage-file-share</artifactId>
diff --git a/eng/spotbugs-aggregate-report/pom.xml b/eng/spotbugs-aggregate-report/pom.xml
index 8d076005a4d0..96b1dce22795 100644
--- a/eng/spotbugs-aggregate-report/pom.xml
+++ b/eng/spotbugs-aggregate-report/pom.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
                 <source>..\..\sdk\storage\azure-storage-blob-batch\src\samples\java\com</source>
                 <source>..\..\sdk\storage\azure-storage-blob-cryptography\src\main\java\com</source>
                 <source>..\..\sdk\storage\azure-storage-blob-cryptography\src\samples\java\com</source>
+                <source>..\..\sdk\storage\azure-storage-blob-nio\src\main\java\com</source>
+                <source>..\..\sdk\storage\azure-storage-blob-nio\src\samples\java\com</source>
                 <source>..\..\sdk\storage\azure-storage-file-share\src\main\java\com</source>
                 <source>..\..\sdk\storage\azure-storage-file-share\src\samples\java\com</source>
                 <source>..\..\sdk\storage\azure-storage-file-datalake\src\main\java\com</source>
@@ -240,6 +242,11 @@
           <artifactId>azure-storage-blob-cryptography</artifactId>
           <version>12.2.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-storage-blob-cryptography;current} -->
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+          <artifactId>azure-storage-blob-nio</artifactId>
+          <version>12.0.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-storage-blob-nio;current} -->
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
           <artifactId>azure-storage-file-share</artifactId>
diff --git a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
index fc6972cf85f2..532c37545d12 100644
--- a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
+++ b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ com.azure:azure-sdk-template;1.0.4-beta.2;1.0.4-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-storage-blob;12.2.0-beta.1;12.2.0-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-storage-blob-batch;12.1.0;12.2.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-storage-blob-cryptography;12.1.0;12.2.0-beta.1
+com.azure:azure-storage-blob-nio;12.0.0-beta.1;12.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-storage-common;12.2.0-beta.1;12.2.0-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-storage-file-share;12.1.0-beta.1;12.1.0-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-storage-file-datalake;12.0.0-beta.8;12.0.0-beta.9
diff --git a/pom.client.xml b/pom.client.xml
index b16aaaf56573..fb966de07912 100644
--- a/pom.client.xml
+++ b/pom.client.xml
@@ -457,6 +457,10 @@
                 <title>Azure Storage Blobs - Cryptography</title>
                 <packages>com.azure.storage.blob.cryptography*</packages>
               </group>
+              <group>
+                <title>Azure Storage Blobs - NIO</title>
+                <packages>com.azure.storage.blob.nio*</packages>
+              </group>
               <group>
                 <title>Azure Storage - Files</title>
                 <packages>com.azure.storage.file*</packages>
@@ -1238,6 +1242,7 @@
     <module>sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob</module>
     <module>sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-batch</module>
     <module>sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-cryptography</module>
+    <module>sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio</module>
     <module>sdk/storage/azure-storage-common</module>
     <module>sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-share</module>
     <module>sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-datalake</module>
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..972764e38a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Release History
+
+This package's
+[documentation](LINK)
+and
+[samples](LINK)
+demonstrate the new API.
+
+## 12.0.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+- Initial Release. Please see the README and wiki for information on the new design.
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/README.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..870343ccd659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+# Azure Storage Blob implementation of Java NIO
+## This README is not yet updated for this project and is a skeleton copied from blobs
+
+[Source code][source] | [API reference documentation][docs] | [REST API documentation][rest_docs] | [Product documentation][product_docs] | [Samples][samples]
+
+## Getting started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- [Java Development Kit (JDK)][jdk] with version 8 or above
+- [Azure Subscription][azure_subscription]
+- [Create Storage Account][storage_account]
+
+### Adding the package to your product
+
+[//]: # ({x-version-update-start;com.azure:azure-storage-blob-nio;current})
+```xml
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+    <artifactId>azure-storage-blob-nio</artifactId>
+    <version>12.0.0-beta.1</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+[//]: # ({x-version-update-end})
+
+### Default HTTP Client
+All client libraries, by default, use the Netty HTTP client. Adding the above dependency will automatically configure 
+Storage Blob to use the Netty HTTP client. 
+
+### Alternate HTTP client
+If, instead of Netty it is preferable to use OkHTTP, there is an HTTP client available for that too. Exclude the default
+Netty and include the OkHTTP client in your pom.xml.
+
+[//]: # ({x-version-update-start;com.azure:azure-storage-blob;current})
+```xml
+<!-- Add the Storage Blob dependency without the Netty HTTP client -->
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+    <artifactId>azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
+    <version>12.2.0-beta.2</version>
+    <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+            <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+            <artifactId>azure-core-http-netty</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+    </exclusions>
+</dependency>
+```
+[//]: # ({x-version-update-end})
+[//]: # ({x-version-update-start;com.azure:azure-core-http-okhttp;current})
+```xml
+<!-- Add the OkHTTP client to use with Storage Blob -->
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+    <artifactId>azure-core-http-okhttp</artifactId>
+    <version>1.1.0</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+[//]: # ({x-version-update-end})
+
+### Configuring HTTP Clients
+When an HTTP client is included on the classpath, as shown above, it is not necessary to specify it in the client library [builders](#create-blobserviceclient) unless you want to customize the HTTP client in some fashion. If this is desired, the `httpClient` builder method is often available to achieve just this by allowing users to provide custom (or customized) `com.azure.core.http.HttpClient` instances.
+
+For starters, by having the Netty or OkHTTP dependencies on your classpath, as shown above, you can create new instances of these `HttpClient` types using their builder APIs. For example, here is how you would create a Netty HttpClient instance:
+
+### Default SSL library
+All client libraries, by default, use the Tomcat-native Boring SSL library to enable native-level performance for SSL operations. The Boring SSL library is an uber jar containing native libraries for Linux / macOS / Windows, and provides better performance compared to the default SSL implementation within the JDK. For more information, including how to reduce the dependency size, refer to the [performance tuning][performance_tuning] section of the wiki.
+
+```java
+HttpClient client = new NettyAsyncHttpClientBuilder()
+        .port(8080)
+        .wiretap(true)
+        .build();
+```
+
+### Create a Storage Account
+To create a Storage Account you can use the [Azure Portal][storage_account_create_portal] or [Azure CLI][storage_account_create_cli].
+
+```bash
+az storage account create \
+    --resource-group <resource-group-name> \
+    --name <storage-account-name> \
+    --location <location>
+```
+
+### Authenticate the client
+
+In order to interact with the Storage Service (Blob, Queue, Message, MessageId, File) you'll need to create an instance of the Service Client class.
+To make this possible you'll need the Account SAS (shared access signature) string of the Storage Account. Learn more at [SAS Token][sas_token]
+
+#### Get credentials
+
+##### SAS Token
+
+a. Use the Azure CLI snippet below to get the SAS token from the Storage Account.
+
+```bash
+az storage blob generate-sas \
+    --account-name {Storage Account name} \
+    --container-name {container name} \
+    --name {blob name} \
+    --permissions {permissions to grant} \
+    --expiry {datetime to expire the SAS token} \
+    --services {storage services the SAS allows} \
+    --resource-types {resource types the SAS allows}
+```
+
+Example:
+
+```bash
+CONNECTION_STRING=<connection-string>
+
+az storage blob generate-sas \
+    --account-name MyStorageAccount \
+    --container-name MyContainer \
+    --name MyBlob \
+    --permissions racdw \
+    --expiry 2020-06-15
+```
+
+b. Alternatively, get the Account SAS Token from the Azure Portal.
+
+1. Go to your Storage Account
+2. Select `Shared access signature` from the menu on the left
+3. Click on `Generate SAS and connection string` (after setup)
+
+##### **Shared Key Credential**
+
+a. Use Account name and Account key. Account name is your Storage Account name.
+
+1. Go to your Storage Account
+2. Select `Access keys` from the menu on the left
+3. Under `key1`/`key2` copy the contents of the `Key` field
+
+or
+
+b. Use the connection string.
+
+1. Go to your Storage Account
+2. Select `Access keys` from the menu on the left
+3. Under `key1`/`key2` copy the contents of the `Connection string` field
+
+## Key concepts
+
+Blob Storage is designed for:
+
+- Serving images or documents directly to a browser
+- Storing files for distributed access
+- Streaming video and audio
+- Writing to log files
+- Storing data for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and archiving
+- Storing data for analysis by an on-premises or Azure-hosted service
+
+## Examples
+
+The following sections provide several code snippets covering some of the most common Azure Storage Blob tasks, including:
+
+- [Create a `BlobServiceClient`](#create-a-blobserviceclient)
+
+
+### Create a `BlobServiceClient`
+
+Create a `BlobServiceClient` using the [`sasToken`](#get-credentials) generated above.
+
+```java
+BlobServiceClient blobServiceClient = new BlobServiceClientBuilder()
+        .endpoint("<your-storage-blob-url>")
+        .sasToken("<your-sasToken>")
+        .buildClient();
+```
+
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+When interacting with blobs using this Java client library, errors returned by the service correspond to the same HTTP
+status codes returned for [REST API][error_codes] requests. For example, if you try to retrieve a container or blob that
+doesn't exist in your Storage Account, a `404` error is returned, indicating `Not Found`.
+
+## Next steps
+
+Several Storage blob Java SDK samples are available to you in the SDK's GitHub repository. These samples provide example code for additional scenarios commonly encountered while working with Key Vault:
+
+## Next steps Samples
+Samples are explained in detail [here][samples_readme].
+
+## Contributing
+
+This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][cla] declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution.
+
+When you submit a pull request, a CLA-bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., label, comment). Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA.
+
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct][coc]. For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ][coc_faq] or contact [opencode@microsoft.com][coc_contact] with any additional questions or comments.
+
+<!-- LINKS -->
+[source]: src
+[samples_readme]: src/samples/README.md
+[docs]: http://azure.github.io/azure-sdk-for-java/
+[rest_docs]: https://docs.microsoft.com/rest/api/storageservices/blob-service-rest-api
+[product_docs]: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-overview
+[sas_token]: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-dotnet-shared-access-signature-part-1
+[jdk]: https://docs.microsoft.com/java/azure/jdk/
+[azure_subscription]: https://azure.microsoft.com/free/
+[storage_account]: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-quickstart-create-account?tabs=azure-portal
+[storage_account_create_cli]: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-quickstart-create-account?tabs=azure-cli
+[storage_account_create_portal]: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-quickstart-create-account?tabs=azure-portal
+[identity]: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/blob/master/sdk/identity/azure-identity/README.md
+[error_codes]: https://docs.microsoft.com/rest/api/storageservices/blob-service-error-codes
+[samples]: src/samples
+[cla]: https://cla.microsoft.com
+[coc]: https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/
+[coc_faq]: https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/
+[coc_contact]: mailto:opencode@microsoft.com
+[performance_tuning]: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/wiki/Performance-Tuning
+
+![Impressions](https://azure-sdk-impressions.azurewebsites.net/api/impressions/azure-sdk-for-java%2Fsdk%2Fstorage%2Fazure-storage-blob%2FREADME.png)
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/pom.xml b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7df33047ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+    <artifactId>azure-client-sdk-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>1.7.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-client-sdk-parent;current} -->
+    <relativePath>../../../pom.client.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+  <artifactId>azure-storage-blob-nio</artifactId>
+  <version>12.0.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-storage-blob-nio;current} -->
+
+  <name>Microsoft Azure implementation of NIO on top of Azure Blob Storage</name>
+  <description>This module contains an implementation of Java's NIO interface on top of Azure Blob Storage.</description>
+  <url>https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java</url>
+
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <site>
+      <id>azure-java-build-docs</id>
+      <url>${site.url}/site/${project.artifactId}</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+
+  <scm>
+    <url>scm:git:https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java</url>
+    <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:Azure/azure-sdk-for-java.git</connection>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+  </scm>
+
+  <properties>
+    <src.dir>src/main/java</src.dir>
+    <test.dir>src/test/java</test.dir>
+  </properties>
+
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <id>bintray</id>
+      <name>Groovy Bintray</name>
+      <url>https://dl.bintray.com/groovy/maven</url>
+      <releases>
+        <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+      </releases>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+      <artifactId>azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
+      <version>12.2.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-storage-blob;dependency} -->
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.7.28</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.slf4j:slf4j-api;external_dependency} -->
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+      <artifactId>azure-core-test</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.0-beta.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;unreleased_com.azure:azure-core-test;dependency} -->
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+      <artifactId>azure-core-http-netty</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-core-http-netty;dependency} -->
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+      <artifactId>azure-identity</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-identity;dependency} -->
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+      <version>1.7.25</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.slf4j:slf4j-simple;external_dependency} -->
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>reactor-test</artifactId>
+      <version>3.3.0.RELEASE</version> <!-- {x-version-update;io.projectreactor:reactor-test;external_dependency} -->
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>
+      <artifactId>adal4j</artifactId>
+      <version>1.6.4</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.microsoft.azure:adal4j;external_dependency} -->
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.spockframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spock-core</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3-groovy-2.5</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.spockframework:spock-core;external_dependency} -->
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>cglib</groupId>
+      <artifactId>cglib-nodep</artifactId>
+      <version>3.2.7</version> <!-- {x-version-update;cglib:cglib-nodep;external_dependency} -->
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+  </build>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java8</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[1.8,9)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.8.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin;external_dependency} -->
+            <configuration>
+              <source>1.8</source>
+              <target>1.8</target>
+              <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
+              <failOnWarning>true</failOnWarning>
+              <compilerArgs>
+                <arg>-Xlint:all</arg>
+                <arg>-Xlint:-serial</arg>
+                <arg>-Xlint:-deprecation</arg>
+                <arg>-Xlint:-processing</arg>
+              </compilerArgs>
+              <excludes>
+                <exclude>module-info.java</exclude>
+              </excludes>
+            </configuration>
+
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>test-compile</id>
+                <phase>process-test-sources</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>testCompile</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <compilerId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</compilerId>
+                  <compilerArgs>-warn:-unused</compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+              <execution>
+                <id>default-testCompile</id>
+                <phase>process-test-sources</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>testCompile</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <compilerId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</compilerId>
+                  <compilerArgs>-warn:-unused</compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <dependencies>
+              <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+                <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
+                <version>3.4.0-01</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-eclipse-compiler;external_dependency} -->
+              </dependency>
+              <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+                <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-batch</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5.8-01</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-eclipse-batch;external_dependency} -->
+              </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.0-M3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin;external_dependency} -->
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+
+    <profile>
+      <id>java9plus</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <!-- Skip maven compiler and use gmavenplus plugin instead -->
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.8.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin;external_dependency} -->
+            <configuration>
+              <source>9</source>
+              <target>9</target>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>test-compile</id>
+                <phase>process-test-sources</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>testCompile</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <compilerId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</compilerId>
+                  <compilerArgs>-warn:-unused</compilerArgs>
+                  <release>8</release>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+              <execution>
+                <id>default-testCompile</id>
+                <phase>process-test-sources</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>testCompile</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <compilerId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</compilerId>
+                  <compilerArgs>-warn:-unused</compilerArgs>
+                  <release>8</release>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <dependencies>
+              <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+                <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
+                <version>3.4.0-01</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-eclipse-compiler;external_dependency} -->
+              </dependency>
+              <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+                <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-batch</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5.8-01</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-eclipse-batch;external_dependency} -->
+              </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+          </plugin>
+
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.0-M3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin;external_dependency} -->
+            <configuration>
+              <argLine>
+              </argLine>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+</project>
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/com/azure/storage/blob/nio/AzureFileSystemProvider.java b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/com/azure/storage/blob/nio/AzureFileSystemProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72e5dd611c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/com/azure/storage/blob/nio/AzureFileSystemProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+package com.azure.storage.blob.nio;
+
+/**
+ * Empty class.
+ */
+public class AzureFileSystemProvider  {
+
+}
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/com/azure/storage/blob/nio/package-info.java b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/com/azure/storage/blob/nio/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..96cd1fbd6275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/com/azure/storage/blob/nio/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+/**
+ * Package containing the classes for loading the AzureFileSystemProvider based on Azure Storage Blobs.
+ */
+package com.azure.storage.blob.nio;
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/module-info.java b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/module-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58d95ad8f306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+module com.azure.storage.blob.nio {
+    requires transitive com.azure.core;
+    requires transitive com.azure.storage.common;
+    requires com.azure.storage.blob;
+    requires com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml;
+
+    exports com.azure.storage.blob.nio;
+
+    opens com.azure.storage.blob.nio to
+        com.fasterxml.jackson.databind,
+        com.azure.core;
+}
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/resources/META_INF/services/java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/resources/META_INF/services/java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d26d6d7a2f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob-nio/src/main/resources/META_INF/services/java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+main.java.com.azure.storage.nio.blob.AzureFileSystemProvider
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