diff --git a/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/cfg/stm32g474re_nucleo64/vfsconf.h b/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/cfg/stm32g474re_nucleo64/vfsconf.h
index 07e8dbd5c..aee43bf70 100644
--- a/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/cfg/stm32g474re_nucleo64/vfsconf.h
+++ b/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/cfg/stm32g474re_nucleo64/vfsconf.h
@@ -38,8 +38,22 @@
 /**
  * @brief   Maximum filename length.
  */
-#if !defined(VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
-#define VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN                 15
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX                 15
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Maximum paths length.
+ */
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX                 1023
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Number of shared path buffers.
+ */
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM                1
 #endif
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/cfg/stm32l4r9ai_discovery/vfsconf.h b/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/cfg/stm32l4r9ai_discovery/vfsconf.h
index db4824c55..c11cc733f 100644
--- a/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/cfg/stm32l4r9ai_discovery/vfsconf.h
+++ b/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/cfg/stm32l4r9ai_discovery/vfsconf.h
@@ -38,8 +38,22 @@
 /**
  * @brief   Maximum filename length.
  */
-#if !defined(VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
-#define VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN                 15
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX                 15
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Maximum paths length.
+ */
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX                 1023
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Number of shared path buffers.
+ */
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM                1
 #endif
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/main.c b/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/main.c
index 1bb01d9bc..01da2b8ad 100644
--- a/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/main.c
+++ b/demos/STM32/RT-VFS-FATFS/main.c
@@ -274,11 +274,13 @@ int main(void) {
   /* Initializing an overlay VFS object overlaying a FatFS driver,
      no need for names, both are root.*/
   drvOverlayObjectInit(&root_overlay_driver,
-                       drvFatFSObjectInit(&root_driver, ""), "");
+                       drvFatFSObjectInit(&root_driver, ""),
+                       NULL,
+                       "");
 #else
   /* Initializing an overlay VFS object as a root, no overlaid driver,
      no need for a name.*/
-  drvOverlayObjectInit(&root_overlay_driver, NULL, "");
+  drvOverlayObjectInit(&root_overlay_driver, NULL, NULL, "");
 #endif
 
   /* Registering a streams VFS driver on the VFS overlay root as "/dev".*/
diff --git a/os/vfs/drivers/fatfs/drvfatfs.c b/os/vfs/drivers/fatfs/drvfatfs.c
index 0a1b87559..a2381c8b7 100644
--- a/os/vfs/drivers/fatfs/drvfatfs.c
+++ b/os/vfs/drivers/fatfs/drvfatfs.c
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ static msg_t node_dir_next(void *instance, vfs_node_info_t *nip) {
         else {
           nip->attr = (vfs_nodeattr_t)fip->fattrib;
           nip->size = (vfs_offset_t)fip->fsize;
-          strncpy(nip->name, fip->fname, VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN);
-          nip->name[VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN] = '\0';
+          strncpy(nip->name, fip->fname, VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX);
+          nip->name[VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX] = '\0';
           err = VFS_RET_SUCCESS;
         }
       }
diff --git a/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.c b/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.c
index 6b6318432..62c8aa083 100644
--- a/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.c
+++ b/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static struct {
 static msg_t match_driver(vfs_overlay_driver_c *odp,
                           const char **pathp,
                           vfs_driver_c **vdpp) {
-  char fname[VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN + 1];
+  char fname[VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX + 1];
   msg_t err;
   vfs_driver_c **pp;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static msg_t match_driver(vfs_overlay_driver_c *odp,
     /* Searching among registered drivers.*/
     pp = &odp->drivers[0];
     while (pp < &odp->drivers[odp->next_driver]) {
-      if (strncmp(fname, (*pp)->rootname, VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN) == 0) {
+      if (strncmp(fname, (*pp)->rootname, VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX) == 0) {
         *vdpp = *pp;
         return VFS_RET_SUCCESS;
       }
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ void __drv_overlay_init(void) {
  *
  * @param[out] vodp             pointer to a @p vfs_overlay_driver_c structure
  * @param[out] overlaid_drv     pointer to a driver to be overlaid
+ * @param[out] path_prefix      prefix to be added to the paths or @p NULL
  * @param[in] rootname          name to be attributed to this object
  * @return                      A pointer to this initialized object.
  *
@@ -307,11 +308,13 @@ void __drv_overlay_init(void) {
  */
 vfs_driver_c *drvOverlayObjectInit(vfs_overlay_driver_c *vodp,
                                    vfs_driver_c *overlaid_drv,
+                                   const char *path_prefix,
                                    const char *rootname) {
 
   __base_object_objinit_impl(vodp, &driver_vmt);
   vodp->rootname     = rootname;
   vodp->overlaid_drv = overlaid_drv;
+  vodp->path_prefix  = path_prefix;
   vodp->next_driver  = 0U;
 
   return (vfs_driver_c *)vodp;
@@ -320,8 +323,8 @@ vfs_driver_c *drvOverlayObjectInit(vfs_overlay_driver_c *vodp,
 /**
  * @brief   Registers a VFS driver as an overlay.
  *
- * @param[in] vodp      pointer to a @p vfs_overlay_driver_c structure
- * @return              The operation result.
+ * @param[in] vodp              pointer to a @p vfs_overlay_driver_c structure
+ * @return                      The operation result.
  *
  * @api
  */
diff --git a/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.h b/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.h
index 352bf281a..21f083acc 100644
--- a/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.h
+++ b/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ typedef struct vfs_overlay_dir_node {
   __vfs_driver_data                                                         \
   /* Driver to be overlaid or NULL.*/                                       \
   vfs_driver_c                      *overlaid_drv;                          \
+  /* Path prefix for the overlaid driver or NULL.*/                         \
+  const char                        *path_prefix ;                          \
   /* Next registration slot.*/                                              \
   unsigned                          next_driver;                            \
   /* Registration slots.*/                                                  \
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ extern "C" {
   void __drv_overlay_init(void);
   vfs_driver_c *drvOverlayObjectInit(vfs_overlay_driver_c *vodp,
                                      vfs_driver_c *overlaid_drv,
+                                     const char *path_prefix,
                                      const char *rootname);
   msg_t drvOverlayRegisterDriver(vfs_overlay_driver_c *vodp,
                                  vfs_driver_c *vdp);
diff --git a/os/vfs/drivers/streams/drvstreams.c b/os/vfs/drivers/streams/drvstreams.c
index 7a08ed669..d095d1d13 100644
--- a/os/vfs/drivers/streams/drvstreams.c
+++ b/os/vfs/drivers/streams/drvstreams.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static msg_t drv_open_file(void *instance,
   (void)oflag;
 
   do {
-    char fname[VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN + 1];
+    char fname[VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX + 1];
 
     err = vfs_parse_match_separator(&path);
     VFS_BREAK_ON_ERROR(err);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static msg_t drv_open_file(void *instance,
 
     dsep = &drvp->streams[0];
     while (dsep->name != NULL) {
-      if (strncmp(fname, dsep->name, VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN) == 0) {
+      if (strncmp(fname, dsep->name, VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX) == 0) {
         vfs_streams_file_node_c *sfnp;
 
         sfnp = chPoolAlloc(&vfs_streams_driver_static.file_nodes_pool);
diff --git a/os/vfs/include/vfs.h b/os/vfs/include/vfs.h
index 1de27f0d3..adf9e7bae 100644
--- a/os/vfs/include/vfs.h
+++ b/os/vfs/include/vfs.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 /* Dependencies.*/
-#include "osal.h"
+#include "ch.h"
 #include "oop_base_object.h"
 #include "oop_referenced_object.h"
 #include "oop_synchronized_object.h"
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 /* Base VFS headers.*/
 #include "vfserrors.h"
 #include "vfsparser.h"
+#include "vfsbuffers.h"
 #include "vfsnodes.h"
 #include "vfsdrivers.h"
 
diff --git a/os/vfs/include/vfsbuffers.h b/os/vfs/include/vfsbuffers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f6c90795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/vfs/include/vfsbuffers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+    ChibiOS - Copyright (C) 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,
+              2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021 Giovanni Di Sirio.
+
+    This file is part of ChibiOS.
+
+    ChibiOS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation version 3 of the License.
+
+    ChibiOS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @file    vfs/include/vfsbuffers.h
+ * @brief   VFS header file.
+ * @details VFS shared path buffers header file.
+ *
+ * @addtogroup VFS_BUFFERS
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#ifndef VFS_BUFFERS_H
+#define VFS_BUFFERS_H
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module constants.                                                         */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module pre-compile time settings.                                         */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Derived constants and error checks.                                       */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module data structures and types.                                         */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module macros.                                                            */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* External declarations.                                                    */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+  void __vfs_buffers_init(void);
+  char *vfs_buffer_take(void);
+  void vfs_buffer_release(char *buf);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module inline functions.                                                  */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+#endif /* VFS_BUFFERS_H */
+
+/** @} */
diff --git a/os/vfs/include/vfschecks.h b/os/vfs/include/vfschecks.h
index 86d662258..644dcc6ef 100644
--- a/os/vfs/include/vfschecks.h
+++ b/os/vfs/include/vfschecks.h
@@ -49,12 +49,28 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Configuration options checks.*/
-#if !defined(VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN)
-#error "VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN not defined in vfsconf.h"
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX)
+#error "VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX not defined in vfsconf.h"
 #endif
 
-#if VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN < 12
-#error "invalid value for VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN"
+#if VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX < 12
+#error "invalid value for VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX"
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX)
+#error "VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX not defined in vfsconf.h"
+#endif
+
+#if VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX < 63
+#error "invalid value for VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX"
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM)
+#error "VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM not defined in vfsconf.h"
+#endif
+
+#if VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM < 1
+#error "invalid value for VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM"
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(VFS_CFG_ENABLE_DRV_OVERLAY)
diff --git a/os/vfs/include/vfsnodes.h b/os/vfs/include/vfsnodes.h
index 589713a59..1523803b3 100644
--- a/os/vfs/include/vfsnodes.h
+++ b/os/vfs/include/vfsnodes.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ typedef struct vfs_node_info {
   /**
    * @brief   Name of the node.
    */
-  char                  name[VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN + 1];
+  char                  name[VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX + 1];
 } vfs_node_info_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/os/vfs/src/vfs.c b/os/vfs/src/vfs.c
index 91840995d..cd3b2eb67 100644
--- a/os/vfs/src/vfs.c
+++ b/os/vfs/src/vfs.c
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
  */
 void vfsInit(void) {
 
+  /* Shared buffers manager initialization.*/
+  __vfs_buffers_init();
+
 #if VFS_CFG_ENABLE_DRV_OVERLAY == TRUE
   __drv_overlay_init();
 #endif
diff --git a/os/vfs/src/vfsbuffers.c b/os/vfs/src/vfsbuffers.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e534c637e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/vfs/src/vfsbuffers.c
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+    ChibiOS - Copyright (C) 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,
+              2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021 Giovanni Di Sirio.
+
+    This file is part of ChibiOS.
+
+    ChibiOS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation version 3 of the License.
+
+    ChibiOS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @file    vfs/src/vfsbuffers.c
+ * @brief   VFS shared path buffers code.
+ *
+ * @addtogroup VFS_BUFFERS
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#include "vfs.h"
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module local definitions.                                                 */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module exported variables.                                                */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module local types.                                                       */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module local variables.                                                   */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/**
+ * @brief   VFS static data.
+ */
+static struct {
+  /**
+   * @brief   Guarded pool of path buffers.
+   */
+  guarded_memory_pool_t             path_buffers_pool;
+  /**
+   * @brief   Shared path buffers.
+   */
+  char                              path_buffers[VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM]
+                                                [VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX + 1];
+} vfs_buffers_static;
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module local functions.                                                   */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Module exported functions.                                                */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/**
+ * @brief   VFS initialization.
+ *
+ * @init
+ */
+void __vfs_buffers_init(void) {
+
+  chGuardedPoolObjectInit(&vfs_buffers_static.path_buffers_pool,
+                          VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX + 1);
+  chGuardedPoolLoadArray(&vfs_buffers_static.path_buffers_pool,
+                         &vfs_buffers_static.path_buffers[0],
+                         VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Claims a path buffer, waiting if not available.
+ *
+ * @return                      Pointer to the taken buffer.
+ */
+char *vfs_buffer_take(void) {
+
+  return (char *)chGuardedPoolAllocTimeout(&vfs_buffers_static.path_buffers_pool,
+                                           TIME_INFINITE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Releases a path buffer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] buf               Buffer to be released.
+ */
+void vfs_buffer_release(char *buf) {
+
+  chGuardedPoolFree(&vfs_buffers_static.path_buffers_pool, (void *)buf);
+}
+
+/** @} */
diff --git a/os/vfs/src/vfsparser.c b/os/vfs/src/vfsparser.c
index 0e164dcd1..0143b3ac4 100644
--- a/os/vfs/src/vfsparser.c
+++ b/os/vfs/src/vfsparser.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ msg_t vfs_parse_filename(const char **pathp, char *fname) {
       return VFS_RET_ENOENT;
     }
 
-    if (n > VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN) {
+    if (n > VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX) {
       return VFS_RET_ENOENT;
     }
 
diff --git a/os/vfs/templates/vfsconf.h b/os/vfs/templates/vfsconf.h
index db4824c55..c11cc733f 100644
--- a/os/vfs/templates/vfsconf.h
+++ b/os/vfs/templates/vfsconf.h
@@ -38,8 +38,22 @@
 /**
  * @brief   Maximum filename length.
  */
-#if !defined(VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
-#define VFS_CFG_MAX_NAMELEN                 15
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_NAMELEN_MAX                 15
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Maximum paths length.
+ */
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX                 1023
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Number of shared path buffers.
+ */
+#if !defined(VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+#define VFS_CFG_PATHBUFS_NUM                1
 #endif
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/os/vfs/vfs.mk b/os/vfs/vfs.mk
index 34246b3a8..403cd70c7 100644
--- a/os/vfs/vfs.mk
+++ b/os/vfs/vfs.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # List of all the ChibiOS/VFS files.
 VFSSRC := $(CHIBIOS)/os/vfs/src/vfsparser.c \
+          $(CHIBIOS)/os/vfs/src/vfsbuffers.c \
           $(CHIBIOS)/os/vfs/src/vfs.c \
           $(CHIBIOS)/os/vfs/drivers/fatfs/drvfatfs.c \
           $(CHIBIOS)/os/vfs/drivers/overlay/drvoverlay.c \