diff --git a/docs/hpctestlib.rst b/docs/hpctestlib.rst
index 6d52a425e1..80c762fef2 100644
--- a/docs/hpctestlib.rst
+++ b/docs/hpctestlib.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,34 @@ ReFrame Test Library (experimental)
 This is a collection of generic tests that you can either run out-of-the-box by specializing them for your system using the :option:`-S` option or create your site-specific tests by building upon them.
 
 
+Data Analytics
+==============
+
+.. automodule:: hpctestlib.data_analytics.spark.spark_checks
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+
+Interactive Computing
+=====================
+
+.. automodule:: hpctestlib.interactive.jupyter.ipcmagic
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+
+Machine Learning
+================
+
+.. automodule:: hpctestlib.ml.tensorflow.horovod
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+.. automodule:: hpctestlib.ml.pytorch.horovod
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+
 Microbenchmarks
 ===============
 
@@ -55,25 +83,6 @@ GPU benchmarks
    :show-inheritance:
 
 
-Scientific Applications
-=======================
-
-.. automodule:: hpctestlib.sciapps.amber.nve
-   :members:
-   :show-inheritance:
-
-.. automodule:: hpctestlib.sciapps.gromacs.benchmarks
-   :members:
-   :show-inheritance:
-
-Data Analytics
-==============
-
-.. automodule:: hpctestlib.data_analytics.spark.spark_checks
-   :members:
-   :show-inheritance:
-
-
 Python
 ======
 
@@ -82,21 +91,21 @@ Python
    :show-inheritance:
 
 
-Interactive Computing
-=====================
+Scientific Applications
+=======================
 
-.. automodule:: hpctestlib.interactive.jupyter.ipcmagic
+.. automodule:: hpctestlib.sciapps.amber.nve
    :members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
-
-Machine Learning
-================
-
-.. automodule:: hpctestlib.ml.tensorflow.horovod
+.. automodule:: hpctestlib.sciapps.gromacs.benchmarks
    :members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
-.. automodule:: hpctestlib.ml.pytorch.horovod
+
+System
+=======================
+
+.. automodule:: hpctestlib.system.fs.mnt_opts
    :members:
    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/hpctestlib/system/fs/mnt_opts.py b/hpctestlib/system/fs/mnt_opts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53a3782166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hpctestlib/system/fs/mnt_opts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# Copyright 2016-2023 Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS/ETH Zurich)
+# ReFrame Project Developers. See the top-level LICENSE file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+import os
+
+from string import Template
+
+import reframe as rfm
+import reframe.utility.sanity as sn
+import reframe.utility.typecheck as typ
+
+
+@rfm.simple_test
+class filesystem_options_check(rfm.RunOnlyRegressionTest):
+    '''filesystem mount options check
+
+    Check if the mounted filesystems have been configured appropriately
+    based on their type
+    '''
+
+    #: Reference mount options
+    #:
+    #: :type: `Dict[str, str]`. The key should be the file system type.
+    #:   and the value should be a string with mount options.
+    #:   E.g., {'xfs: 'nosuid,logbsize=32k'}
+    fs_ref_opts = variable(typ.Dict, loggable=True)
+
+    #: Fail if the test finds a filesystem type that is not in the
+    #:    reference dictionary
+    #:
+    #: :type: `Bool`.
+    #: :value: ``False``
+    fail_unknown_fs = variable(typ.Bool, value=False, loggable=True)
+
+    executable = 'cat'
+    executable_opts = ['/proc/mounts']
+    tags = {'system', 'fs'}
+
+    @run_before('sanity')
+    def process_system_fs_opts(self):
+        self.filesystem = []
+        stdout = os.path.join(self.stagedir, sn.evaluate(self.stdout))
+        with open(stdout, 'r') as fp:
+            for line in fp:
+                _, mnt_point, type, options, _, _ = line.split()
+                self.filesystem.append((mnt_point, type, options))
+
+    @run_before('sanity')
+    def print_test_variables_to_output(self):
+        '''Write the reference mount point options used by the test
+        at the time of execution.
+        '''
+        stdout = os.path.join(self.stagedir, sn.evaluate(self.stdout))
+        with open(stdout, 'a') as fp:
+            fp.write('\n---- Reference mount options ----\n')
+            for mnt_type, options in self.fs_ref_opts.items():
+                fp.write(f'{mnt_type} {options}\n')
+
+    def explode_opts_str(self, opts_str):
+        result = {}
+        for opt in opts_str.split(','):
+            if opt == '':
+                continue
+
+            opt_parts = opt.split('=', maxsplit=2)
+            keystr = opt_parts[0]
+            valstr = opt_parts[1] if len(opt_parts) > 1 else ''
+            result[keystr] = valstr
+
+        return result
+
+    @sanity_function
+    def assert_mnt_options(self):
+        msg = Template('Found filesystem type(s) - "$mnt_type" - that are not '
+                       'compatible with this test')
+        msg1 = Template('The mount point "$mnt_point" of type "$mnt_type" does'
+                        ' not have the "$opt" option.')
+        msg2 = Template('The "$variable" variable value of "$value" does not '
+                        'match the reference "$ref_value" for the "$mnt_point"'
+                        ' mount point ("$mnt_type" type)')
+
+        errors = []
+        unsupported_types = set()
+        for mnt_point, mnt_type, options in self.filesystem:
+            opts = self.explode_opts_str(options)
+            if mnt_type not in self.fs_ref_opts:
+                unsupported_types.add(mnt_type)
+                continue
+
+            ref_opts = self.explode_opts_str(self.fs_ref_opts[mnt_type])
+            for ref_opt, ref_value in ref_opts.items():
+                if ref_opt not in opts:
+                    errors.append(msg1.substitute(opt=ref_opt,
+                                                  mnt_point=mnt_point,
+                                                  mnt_type=mnt_type))
+                elif ref_value != opts[ref_opt]:
+                    errors.append(msg2.substitute(value=opts[ref_opt],
+                                                  ref_value=ref_value,
+                                                  variable=ref_opt,
+                                                  mnt_point=mnt_point,
+                                                  mnt_type=mnt_type))
+
+        if self.fail_unknown_fs:
+            errors.append(msg.substitute(
+                mnt_type=', '.join(unsupported_types)))
+
+        return sn.assert_true(errors == [], msg='\n'.join(errors))